So Universal Cartographic pays different amounts of money depending on scan datas. Has anyone thought about the reasons behind those differences? Obviously, the value of the stellar boedies depends on their usefulness and how well Universal Cartographics will be able to resell them. I haven't any remarks on the low value bodies, but let's take a look at the ones of higher value.
Earth Like Worlds
Well it is obvious that these are very valuable, because immediately colonisable (after extinguishing the possible ferocious, carnivorous giants of dozens of meters and hundreds of tons).
Terraformable High Metal Content Planets
Those can be made colonisable. Much less risks of "higher lifeforms" colonizing it already, but much more work towards making them colonizable. And their content is valuable to the indutries.
Terraformable Rocky Body
Same as before, but less valuable due to less ores.
Sudarsky Class II Giants
Although the Sudarsky Class is referring to the temperature, the Class II is thought to generally have more Water and Hydrogen. The latter one is what our ships use for fuel. So it's understandable that they are valuable.
Neutron Stars
Valuable since they have been found to be able to supercharge the FSD for longer jump range. They must be studied further to create that effect on the FSD artificially, one day, maybe.
White Dwarfs
Same as for the neutron star, but less in value because their effect is poorer.
Water World
Obviously, we are a water bases life form, so any water source is of value. Even more if terraformable. And the hydrogen in the water can be extracted for fueling. Maybe there is the point where one could ask why water giants are worth down to nothing.
Metal Rich Body
Their ores are valuable to our industry.
Now let's get down to the more questionable valuable bodies, where my thread is ultimately leading to and which are to be the subjects here.
Ammonia World
Sure there is life there. There is also life in Gas Giants with Ammonia-based life, but those are close to worthless. Who is paying for locations of Ammonia Worlds? What for?
Black Hole
The star killers are impressive, sure, also scientifically interesting. But not more interesting than super-giant stars or gas giants with water-based lifeforms. There is nothing you could gain from a black hole AFAIK. What passed the event horizon stays there forever, as far as science can tell us nowaday. The black holes are cold, no energy is to be gained from them, except maybe from the gravitational one. So who is paying for their locations and what for?
Tinfoil hats on! I'd like to hear your ideas on the last two ones. Of course, any comments on the rest is welcome as "slightly off-topic", but please concentrate on those two.
Earth Like Worlds
Well it is obvious that these are very valuable, because immediately colonisable (after extinguishing the possible ferocious, carnivorous giants of dozens of meters and hundreds of tons).
Terraformable High Metal Content Planets
Those can be made colonisable. Much less risks of "higher lifeforms" colonizing it already, but much more work towards making them colonizable. And their content is valuable to the indutries.
Terraformable Rocky Body
Same as before, but less valuable due to less ores.
Sudarsky Class II Giants
Although the Sudarsky Class is referring to the temperature, the Class II is thought to generally have more Water and Hydrogen. The latter one is what our ships use for fuel. So it's understandable that they are valuable.
Neutron Stars
Valuable since they have been found to be able to supercharge the FSD for longer jump range. They must be studied further to create that effect on the FSD artificially, one day, maybe.
White Dwarfs
Same as for the neutron star, but less in value because their effect is poorer.
Water World
Obviously, we are a water bases life form, so any water source is of value. Even more if terraformable. And the hydrogen in the water can be extracted for fueling. Maybe there is the point where one could ask why water giants are worth down to nothing.
Metal Rich Body
Their ores are valuable to our industry.
Now let's get down to the more questionable valuable bodies, where my thread is ultimately leading to and which are to be the subjects here.
Ammonia World
Sure there is life there. There is also life in Gas Giants with Ammonia-based life, but those are close to worthless. Who is paying for locations of Ammonia Worlds? What for?
Black Hole
The star killers are impressive, sure, also scientifically interesting. But not more interesting than super-giant stars or gas giants with water-based lifeforms. There is nothing you could gain from a black hole AFAIK. What passed the event horizon stays there forever, as far as science can tell us nowaday. The black holes are cold, no energy is to be gained from them, except maybe from the gravitational one. So who is paying for their locations and what for?
Tinfoil hats on! I'd like to hear your ideas on the last two ones. Of course, any comments on the rest is welcome as "slightly off-topic", but please concentrate on those two.
