Is there a way to identify inhabited systems?

Kleinholz · Dec 18, 2014

I'm exploring the galaxy at the moment with a nebula as target. At a certain point of my journey i didn't encounter any inhabited systems at all anymore, and i wonder if this is just the region i'm in or if i'm too far out (around 400LY from LHS 3447). Anyway, i got loads of system data to sell (and worried i won't be able to due to the old bug), some cargo to get rid of on a black market and a damaged ship that could also use an integrity check.

So, is there a way to identify inhabited system, or will i encounter some sooner or later anyway? Thanks!

SnakeyesX · Dec 18, 2014

Yes, turn on allegiances in the galaxy map. If the system shows up as grey (none) there are no stations, if it is colored (Red: Empire, Blue:Fed, Green:Indi, Orange:Alliance) it has stations. There are no stations outside the 300 LY civilized bubble.

technophebe · Dec 18, 2014

In the galaxy map, go to the view tab and set 'show by size = population'. Then move the population 'min' slider up 1 blip; all uninhabited systems will disappear.

Thrace Fulton · Dec 18, 2014

SnakeyesX said:
Yes, turn on allegiances in the galaxy map. If the system shows up as grey (none) there are no stations, if it is colored (Red: Empire, Blue:Fed, Green:Indi, Orange:Alliance) it has stations. There are no stations outside the 300 LY civilized bubble.

This is not quite accurate. It is possible to have a system fall within the control of a faction but have no occupants. The most telling view within Galaxy Map is the "Economy" view, which will show no dot for a system with no stations. But even then, given the number of outposts out there that have no commodity market, I suppose it's possible to have one with an outpost that's not yet started a market. These would most likely be seen on the fringes of inhabited space.

I believe there is also a "Government" type option to view, which would be probably about as accurate since it shows up even for Anarchy systems.

Kleinholz · Dec 18, 2014

Thanks guys, that helped alot. I find it quite a shame though that there is a "border of civilization", i'm not even a day out if i were to jump back without exploring, so why didn't mankind go further?

SnakeyesX · Dec 18, 2014

WiseguyJim said:
This is not quite accurate. It is possible to have a system fall within the control of a faction but have no occupants.

I would like an example of this, I have never seen it.

agent1138 · Dec 18, 2014

I usually check for population on the galaxy map in the info section, hasn't been wrong so far.

Dragotha · Dec 18, 2014

Kleinholz said:
I'm exploring the galaxy at the moment with a nebula as target. At a certain point of my journey i didn't encounter any inhabited systems at all anymore, and i wonder if this is just the region i'm in or if i'm too far out (around 400LY from LHS 3447). Anyway, i got loads of system data to sell (and worried i won't be able to due to the old bug), some cargo to get rid of on a black market and a damaged ship that could also use an integrity check.

So, is there a way to identify inhabited system, or will i encounter some sooner or later anyway? Thanks!

You won't find any that far out. All inhabited space is three or four hundred ly across.

Thrace Fulton · Dec 18, 2014

I'll have to look when I can get in game tonight. But there are a few resource-rich but uninhabited systems that were claimed by the Feds the last time I looked (Gamma).