How Far Out Have You Travelled for an Earth-Like Planet Scan?

[Isthisnameok]

I'm about to start on an Exploring Adventure, how do you know if it's an EL planet as soon as you get to the star system, Advance Scanner + Detailed Scanner tells you they type of planet without going up to it?

No, it doesn't tell you what kind of planet it is, you still need to explore it. However if you use your advanced scanner (also known as the foghorn) as you enter a system it will give you a picture of what planets there are if you look at the systems map. From there you have to look at it by eye. There have been a few times I have thought that there was a EL planet in a system only to be disappointed when i go and scan it and find its only a water world.

Here is a picture of the different planets to help you classify before scanning.

 

[Aussiedroid]

I'm about to start on an Exploring Adventure, how do you know if it's an EL planet as soon as you get to the star system, Advance Scanner + Detailed Scanner tells you they type of planet without going up to it?

You can never really be sure until you scan it, but generally you will see it from the system map. May be a water world, but generally something good. You will learn to start picking such things out as explore further. From my experience they are also more common around F & G type stars, approx 1k ls from the star (although thats not always the case).

 

[Fendalton]

Extensive System Map usage, awesome, thanks!

 

[Zenith]

I will travel ANY distance to bag an Earth-like world in a system.

I can also tell with 100% certainty if it's an Earth-like world, or merely a terrestrial water world.
Like the Unknown Artefact hunt going on at the moment... LISTEN to the worlds on the System Map for a few seconds.

Water worlds have a specific harmonic tone with a sound of bubbling/trickling water underneath it.
Earth-like worlds have a chord of harmonic tones and NO water sound underneath, as well as noticeable green on the blue and white. The green is the giveaway.
High Metal Content worlds have their tone and a buzz sound like an electric guitar.
Ice worlds sound like quietly howling wind.
Water-life bearing gas giants also have the bubbling/trickling water sound underneath.
Ammonia-life bearing gas giants are almost completely silent.
Ammonia worlds are also silent, and can be spotted by the sharply defined dark brown splotches on the paler brown planet. I think they look like a melted Mars bar that's been stirred.

I'm still working on the sounds of different classes of gas giant, but I think I'll be able to distinguish a class I/II/III/IV/V planet.

 

[pippo]

I will travel ANY distance to bag an Earth-like world in a system.

I can also tell with 100% certainty if it's an Earth-like world, or merely a terrestrial water world.
Like the Unknown Artefact hunt going on at the moment... LISTEN to the worlds on the System Map for a few seconds.

Water worlds have a specific harmonic tone with a sound of bubbling/trickling water underneath it.
Earth-like worlds have a chord of harmonic tones and NO water sound underneath, as well as noticeable green on the blue and white. The green is the giveaway.
High Metal Content worlds have their tone and a buzz sound like an electric guitar.
Ice worlds sound like quietly howling wind.
Water-life bearing gas giants also have the bubbling/trickling water sound underneath.
Ammonia-life bearing gas giants are almost completely silent.
Ammonia worlds are also silent, and can be spotted by the sharply defined dark brown splotches on the paler brown planet. I think they look like a melted Mars bar that's been stirred.

I'm still working on the sounds of different classes of gas giant, but I think I'll be able to distinguish a class I/II/III/IV/V planet.

Really cool tips, have some rep…

 

[Aussiedroid]

Thanks for the tips Zenith.

That is very observant - I will have to try this out and see if I can pick the differences.

For the Gas Giants, I saw a post a little while ago that had the pics for each type on your targeting hologram. I think you can spot them by that method generally, although for those I am not so fussed which one I grab. I did notice that 'Mars Bar' pattern to those with life as you mentioned though.

 

[wiblflibl]

Having some RL stuff to do and a potential ELW orbiting the secondary star 187Kls away I set the SC throttle to 50%, went to ... ahem ... drop the kids off at the swimming pool, came back with about 2 minutes SC at 100% left, and ... it only was a genuine ELW, with a terraformable high metal next to it and a few other high metal planets. Result!

 

[Murishani]

I will travel ANY distance to bag an Earth-like world in a system.

I can also tell with 100% certainty if it's an Earth-like world, or merely a terrestrial water world.
Like the Unknown Artefact hunt going on at the moment... LISTEN to the worlds on the System Map for a few seconds.

Water worlds have a specific harmonic tone with a sound of bubbling/trickling water underneath it.
Earth-like worlds have a chord of harmonic tones and NO water sound underneath, as well as noticeable green on the blue and white. The green is the giveaway.
High Metal Content worlds have their tone and a buzz sound like an electric guitar.
Ice worlds sound like quietly howling wind.
Water-life bearing gas giants also have the bubbling/trickling water sound underneath.
Ammonia-life bearing gas giants are almost completely silent.
Ammonia worlds are also silent, and can be spotted by the sharply defined dark brown splotches on the paler brown planet. I think they look like a melted Mars bar that's been stirred.

I'm still working on the sounds of different classes of gas giant, but I think I'll be able to distinguish a class I/II/III/IV/V planet.

Zenith, if you wouldn't mind, could you check out: https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=144148 and https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=144533
Were discussing this exact topic, and thats a lot of science you just dropped on us.
I have questions and don't want to hijack the thread with them.
have some rep!

 

[Alex Brentnall]

I know I've just necroed an old thread but I just travelled 300,000LY and it was an earth like. So happy right now that I took the time

 

[Himilco]

Distance within a system is of no consequence to me. I conduct a DSS on every astronomical object revealed in each system except for asteroid fields.

But to each his or her own. There is no "right way" to go exploring...we all go for our own reasons.

 

[insanephoton]

Hi everyone,

500.000 ls (actually a bit more...) to find out it was a measly water world... FRUSTRATING, but what shall I do, shout at algae?

Haggis McMoose,
hating hydrospheres

What's worse than a water world... a water world with ammonia atmosphere

 

[Will of the Warrior]

I always thought the sound design was amazing in this game, but I hadn't really listened. Amazing ear, Zenith. +Rep

I never miss anything worth credits and don't mind the long hauls. Many of the ELW that I've come across appear bright blue on the system map and some have visible continents.

 

[Engadine]

Not too sure, although I'd probably travel the full distance, 400k+ if it looked like either an ELW or WW.

Will be sure to try and keep a note.

 

[westsidekef]

Distance within a system is of no consequence to me. I conduct a DSS on every astronomical object revealed in each system except for asteroid fields.

But to each his or her own. There is no "right way" to go exploring...we all go for our own reasons.

I'm totally with you Himilco; every rock and moon. I fancy myself a surveyor rather than an ELW hunter and feel bad if I leave that ice-ball orbiting the L-type out at 350Kls.

 

[Katejina]

Just under 400kls I think. Always travel out for those and WW. Gives me a chance to clean up around my desk/room/house.