Kind of confused

[Thwarptide]

Howdy Cmdrs & Commanderette, 07
I've recently been gleening a nebula that I thought that by now would have been explored to death. For the most part it has, but I've found a few systems that weren't.

One in particular that had been previously FSS scanned, I FSS scanned anyway (for the monetary value). I was surprised to find several Biological signals on one moon. According to the system map data, no mapping had been done. I was the first to do so. When I was done, I went to the moon to further investigate by mapping it then landing at one of the 3 sites. I chose the largest one. Man this place must go one for 3km at least. (I'm going to pick it bone clean).
By all this, it's apparent that I'm the first to land here. (big dern deal).

I've seen these growths before in another region before. But what confuses me is the Codex. The regional codex does not list this/these particular biological life forms as having been found or even unconfirmed. Basically it's just a bunch of seed pods, growths, excrements (eeeew). So I'm not sure that they're even going to be listed in the codex. Perhaps they're not there because nobody bothered to map the moon?

I truly don't know enough how the codex works just yet. But I've been paying a lot closer attention over the Last couple weeks.
Would someone care to clarify the codex for me?
Here's a shot of when I just got in the srv. Hope it helps you help me.

 

[Maggie_Oz]

It will be interesting to see what happens when you dock and sell the data, perhaps it will update then ?

 

[Thwarptide]

It will be interesting to see what happens when you dock and sell the data, perhaps it will update then ?

Yeah, maybe, but I've seen stuff I've bumped into almost instantly pop in there, when I've only FSS scanned. About a month ago I realized that I honked a black hole somewhere between the bubble and Colonia.
Regional discoverys by other players get listed. Like I said, I know I'm the first here. So why it's not in the codex yet is difficult to ascertain. Perhaps your right. Until I sell the mapping data, it won't.
I wish I understood how it worked. But I'm not about to rush to find out. There's a ton of materials to gather in the one spot alone. There are two others on the Moon I intend to pick clean; and hopefully have most bins of these materials full. Sheesh, iron has been full for a month .

Thanks for chiming in Commanderette 07

 

[Sapyx]

The lifeforms in the OP's photo are bark mounds, which can be found in pretty much any nebula in the galaxy. To get the Codex entry, you need to point your ship (or the turret on your SRV) at them and "fire" your compositional scanner. All ships and SRVs are equipped with a compositional scanner, thoguh you will have to put the scanner in a fire group in order to fire it.

Attached to these lifeforms (and any other lifeform you might find growing on an airless planet) are often smaller, parasitic lifeforms (mussalian seed pods, cordycep growths, etc). These parasitic lifeforms are not truly separate lifeforms and are never listed in the Codex; they're just there to give you something to shoot at. They thus serve the same function at Biological sites that the various crystal attachments do at Geological sites: shoot them enough and they detach from the larger lifeform; scoop them up and they become a piece of raw material for your mats supply. There are five different kinds of growth, and each growth type will give you a different type of mat. Which mat, specifically, will depend on the composition of the planet, as stated in the system map.

Biological sites are the most efficient way to collect raw mats, as the mat sources (the parasitic lifeforms) are often clustered together much more tightly than the geysers and whatnot around geological sites are.

 

[Thwarptide]

The lifeforms in the OP's photo are bark mounds, which can be found in pretty much any nebula in the galaxy. To get the Codex entry, you need to point your ship (or the turret on your SRV) at them and "fire" your compositional scanner. All ships and SRVs are equipped with a compositional scanner, thoguh you will have to put the scanner in a fire group in order to fire it. [

Attached to these lifeforms (and any other lifeform you might find growing on an airless planet) are often smaller, parasitic lifeforms (mussalian seed pods, cordycep growths, etc). These parasitic lifeforms are not truly separate lifeforms and are never listed in the Codex; they're just there to give you something to shoot at. They thus serve the same function at Biological sites that the various crystal attachments do at Geological sites: shoot them enough and they detach from the larger lifeform; scoop them up and they become a piece of raw material for your mats supply. There are five different kinds of growth, and each growth type will give you a different type of mat. Which mat, specifically, will depend on the composition of the planet, as stated in the system map.

Biological sites are the most efficient way to collect raw mats, as the mat sources (the parasitic lifeforms) are often clustered together much more tightly than the geysers and whatnot around geological sites are.

I knew they were bark mounds, but I did not know they were the dominant life form.
Did not know why my composition scanner popped up when I first got in the srv. (now I do)
For the very reason of seeking out bio sites is the very fact you mentioned, THEY'RE the MOST EFFICIENT and simplest way to prospect for what the planet has to offer. Especially if you don't like wandering aimlessly, mucking about, chasing signal bars.
However I did hit the wrong tab on the codex. There is one other Bark mound bio site listed on the other side of the region. Just pulled out the composition scanner and fired away, So it's confirmed for sure that my name is going up on the codex (big dern deal). I want credits more, way more than glory, unless I discover Raxxla first.

Left the planet after getting all the materials, 4 jumps latter I found another bio-site unconfirmed.

Thank you for helping to clear up my confusion. 07

 

[Sapyx]

There is one other Bark mound bio site listed on the other side of the region. So it's for sure that my name is going up on the codex (big dern deal)

Unfortunately, that's not how the Codex works. The Codex only ever mentions the first person to ever discover an object in a region. Second place doesn't get a trophy. So, whereas before you scanned those bark mounds, your Codex would have had bark mounds listed as being "Reported" in that region. Now that you've scanned one, they're "Confirmed" for you. But nobody else will see your name in their Codex, since you're merely a Confirmer, rather than a First Reporter.

Likewise, for you personally, only the first entry per region counts. Your Codex lists bark mounds as "Confirmed" in that region after scanning the first one. Finding another planet with bark mounds (or another hundred planets for that matter) in that same region will not be mentioned in your Codex.

As for credits, getting a "Confirmed" Codex entry gives you 50,000 credits. Finding a second planet in the same region with the same Codex entry only gets you 2500 credits. I don't actually think there's any extra bonus for being a "First Reporter"; the glory of getting your name splashed across every Codex in the galaxy is apparently considered enough of a bonus.

 

[Thwarptide]

Killjoy! You're just a bundle of positive support today, aren't you? No doubt "Tall Poppy Syndrome"

50k, 2500k, credits are credits. Glory is worthless. But it's a materials I'm going after when I find em. Many I need, I definitely would like full bins on; and quite a few are dern close. The others I'll never need, well maybe a raw material trader has something to offer?

 

[Thwarptide]

Unfortunately, that's not how the Codex works. The Codex only ever mentions the first person to ever discover an object in a region. Second place doesn't get a trophy. So, whereas before you scanned those bark mounds, your Codex would have had bark mounds listed as being "Reported" in that region. Now that you've scanned one, they're "Confirmed" for you. But nobody else will see your name in their Codex, since you're merely a Confirmer, rather than a First Reporter.

Likewise, for you personally, only the first entry per region counts. Your Codex lists bark mounds as "Confirmed" in that region after scanning the first one. Finding another planet with bark mounds (or another hundred planets for that matter) in that same region will not be mentioned in your Codex.

As for credits, getting a "Confirmed" Codex entry gives you 50,000 credits. Finding a second planet in the same region with the same Codex entry only gets you 2500 credits. I don't actually think there's any extra bonus for being a "First Reporter"; the glory of getting your name splashed across every Codex in the galaxy is apparently considered enough of a bonus.

Um, holy mother load, Batman.

Left the most outside star of the nebula by 5 jumps or 300lyrs and of course I started finding undiscovered (extra virgin) systems. But I think I just found a mother load of bio signals. Time for confirmation. I'm going to be very busy. Keep you posted.