I'm on my way back from doing the same thing. Pretty easy and kind of fun. Think of exploration as the only ironman mode in the game. Take heat sinks, afmu and an srv or two! Have fun!
Personally, I went with the Orca but there's no need to be so extravagant. A DBE wourld get the job done faster.
Personally, I went with the Orca but there's no need to be so extravagant. A DBE wourld get the job done faster.
The system you originally spawned in when you first started your current save. Most likely either LHS 3447 or the newer Horizons planetary base, which a quick search suggests is in Asellus Primus.
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On your right hand panel there is a tab where you can view all sorts of statistics about your ship and "career" in game. Scrolling down to the Exploration stats, there will be a farthest distance travelled. That's what you're looking for. Not at my computer or I'd screenshot it for you.
Best I could do for now is this:
That's the screen you want to be on. Scroll down for the info you seek
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No notification is actively sent to you so far as I know. It's a passive achievement.
It takes a long time if you explore. I am currently at 2,800LY from LHS 3447. I have a good scanner and a surface scanner. It has taken me a week to get that far.
I have an ASP explorer. 34LY jump.
Remember to jump in a relatively straight route. I bookmarked a sytem that someone else had jumped to, and that gave me a point. I plan a route out to about 200 or more LY and jump along the systems, scanning all the planets along the way. Should have a big payout when I get home. (Taking a long time to scan eleventy gazillion planets)
When you have 5000ly under your belt, I think you can approach Palin's base and do business.
I have an ASP explorer. 34LY jump.
Remember to jump in a relatively straight route. I bookmarked a sytem that someone else had jumped to, and that gave me a point. I plan a route out to about 200 or more LY and jump along the systems, scanning all the planets along the way. Should have a big payout when I get home. (Taking a long time to scan eleventy gazillion planets)
When you have 5000ly under your belt, I think you can approach Palin's base and do business.
Scanning absolutely everything can be quite a waste unless all you want is your name attached to the rock. There are lots of charts available on what's worth what, but definitely doesn't take that long unless you just feel like doing that. Also, you can chart up to 999 LY away and there are filters you can use if you want to avoid certain things. Just a jump, scoop, jump race 5K away doesn't take very long at all if that's your only goal (though I'd say that's a waste as exploration has its own flavour of fun). So far, what I've really enjoyed the most is the ironman aspect of it. Literally, it's the only official ironman mode in the game.
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You could fit a passenger cabin and select a long range tour.
If it works out, you'll have access to Palin, exploration data to sell and a multimillion Cr payout.
Plus the benefit of an interesting destination.
If it works out, you'll have access to Palin, exploration data to sell and a multimillion Cr payout.
Plus the benefit of an interesting destination.
This is very good advice.
So for there is a statistic that shows something like "total LY from start". This means you need to go 5000 ly from that location in distance so mearly hopping around the bubble a lot won't do.
My personal recommendation is get a ship with large jump range and stuff then plot a course 5000 LY away. Since you can only plot by 1000Ly at a time you may way to book mark in 1000 Ly increments.
From there fly out 5000 Ly.
As you fly use advanced discovery scanner on each system. I wouldnt bother to scan the planets or anything just do the advanced discovery scanner unless you want to make the trip last longer.
On the way back I recommend jumping a couple stars to the side and make a parallel plot back to the bubble. This way you hit new stars on the way back you can scan so you end up with 10,000 LY worth of data you can sell when you get back.
Once you get back:
- Search in IDDB for a station with Sirius Corporation as the controlling faction
- Sell the data from your exploration there.
- You should hit allied with Sirius there. You'll need rep with that faction to gain the permit to Sirius system for Marco Qwent so this kills 2 birds with one stone.
My personal recommendation is get a ship with large jump range and stuff then plot a course 5000 LY away. Since you can only plot by 1000Ly at a time you may way to book mark in 1000 Ly increments.
From there fly out 5000 Ly.
As you fly use advanced discovery scanner on each system. I wouldnt bother to scan the planets or anything just do the advanced discovery scanner unless you want to make the trip last longer.
On the way back I recommend jumping a couple stars to the side and make a parallel plot back to the bubble. This way you hit new stars on the way back you can scan so you end up with 10,000 LY worth of data you can sell when you get back.
Once you get back:
- Search in IDDB for a station with Sirius Corporation as the controlling faction
- Sell the data from your exploration there.
- You should hit allied with Sirius there. You'll need rep with that faction to gain the permit to Sirius system for Marco Qwent so this kills 2 birds with one stone.
@dreaux:
A few tips for the trip:
Choosing the right two passenger missions you should get paid at least (distance in ly * 3) in million credits.
Made 35mil from two missions when unlocking palin.
The scan data from this trip also gave me at least 15mil on top of that.
The entire trip can be done within one afternoon of honk-jumping.
Do not underestimate the new exploration data payouts. They'reinsane properly balanced.
A few tips for the trip:
- Get an Asp-X
- Equip 2 business class cabins in the class 5+6 slots
- Grab 2 separate tourist missions going to the same system 5-6k ly out
- Take an advanced discovery scanner with you
Choosing the right two passenger missions you should get paid at least (distance in ly * 3) in million credits.
Made 35mil from two missions when unlocking palin.
The scan data from this trip also gave me at least 15mil on top of that.
The entire trip can be done within one afternoon of honk-jumping.
Do not underestimate the new exploration data payouts. They're
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Thanks, good advice. The one thing I am still not clear about is the total ly's from the "Start". What is that start location? Where do I start from? Does it start once I got the invitation from Sirius?
I noticed in the right panel 'view engineers' and select Palin and there is a progress bar. Mine says 500 of 5k traveled. After seeing that I set a course 600 ly's from Anlave.
I made it so that most of the trip was outside of the bubble. However when I looked again after traveling the 600 ly at the progress bar it still said 500ly and so it did not add on the 600ly I had just traveled.
Perhaps I am going in the wrong direction or doing wrong since the 600ly was not added to the progress bar? At least I got 2xp points on Exploring as well as 1.5 mil credits on exploring data.
So go to your right panel.
go to statu tab
then where it goes reuptation have that go to the side till you get to statistics
scroll down here until you hit exploration
you are wanting to look at "max distance from start"
This means how many light years from the starting point you have traveled.
You literally just need to be 5000 ly away from that starting point
There is a problem with the progress bar not updating on the engineers. Just ignore that. Logging off and on usually resolves it. As long as you have done it in the statistics thats what counts.
As long as you are going in a strait line. So its not how far your jumping around total. Its literally the distance from the starting location is what matters. So you just need to be 5000 ly from the starting location.
go to statu tab
then where it goes reuptation have that go to the side till you get to statistics
scroll down here until you hit exploration
you are wanting to look at "max distance from start"
This means how many light years from the starting point you have traveled.
You literally just need to be 5000 ly away from that starting point
There is a problem with the progress bar not updating on the engineers. Just ignore that. Logging off and on usually resolves it. As long as you have done it in the statistics thats what counts.
As long as you are going in a strait line. So its not how far your jumping around total. Its literally the distance from the starting location is what matters. So you just need to be 5000 ly from the starting location.
It really isn't so important. Just fly straight out from the bubble and keep going. It'll get to 5000 before you know it. It's the system you started from, but if you go straight out from the bubble, you'll be fine. Once that number gets to 5k, turn around. Even if you follow the same route back, the odds of you hitting the same star twice is quite low.