Universal Cartographics and Discoveries

[SpaceMachine]

So, I decided to take my first passenger/exploration run and I'm now a few thousand LY from home, with many more thousands to go before I reach my destination at Eoch Flyuae MR-W e1-217.

I've passed through several systems that appear to be 'undiscovered' but with one or a handful of bodies first discovered by 'validating'.

A couple of questions:

1. Is 'validating' some sort of bot, rather than an actual player?
2. I'm guessing that any discoveries made by me will only be registered once sold to UC - correct?

Thanks

 

[stormyuk]

So, I decided to take my first passenger/exploration run and I'm now a few thousand LY from home, with many more thousands to go before I reach my destination at Eoch Flyuae MR-W e1-217.

I've passed through several systems that appear to be 'undiscovered' but with one or a handful of bodies first discovered by 'validating'.

A couple of questions:

1. Is 'validating' some sort of bot, rather than an actual player?
2. I'm guessing that any discoveries made by me will only be registered once sold to UC - correct?

Thanks

1. No idea.
2. Yes, only after you sell the data do you get the credit for first discovery.

 

[Mr Fad]

I've wondered this as surely it can't be a player as it's everywhere! I figured it means it's been scanned but not handed in yet.

I can confirm if you then scan it and hand it in you don't get a first discovery on it

 

[Old Duck]

So, I decided to take my first passenger/exploration run and I'm now a few thousand LY from home, with many more thousands to go before I reach my destination at Eoch Flyuae MR-W e1-217.

I've passed through several systems that appear to be 'undiscovered' but with one or a handful of bodies first discovered by 'validating'.

A couple of questions:

1. Is 'validating' some sort of bot, rather than an actual player?
2. I'm guessing that any discoveries made by me will only be registered once sold to UC - correct?

Thanks

1) I've seen some pretty strange player names, so I always assuming human player if it says "discovered by".

2) Correct. I usually bookmark cool systems that I discover so I can find them after I hand in my exploration data and see my name on them. I must be a graffiti artist in a parallel universe, because I just love seeing my name on things, LOL

 

[CMDR Lukas Vance]

1. Is 'validating' some sort of bot, rather than an actual player?
2. I'm guessing that any discoveries made by me will only be registered once sold to UC - correct?

1. Apparently this was due to a glitch with the XBox. When they were importing some of the discoveries there was a glitch so a whole number of discoveries by XBox commands got stuck and they will forever be listed as 'Discovered by Validating'. When I was out trying to get my name on a planet I got all excited by this as I thought my name was going to appear there! When you do come across a body that is not discovered, there will simply be no 'Discovered by' text there.

2. Correct. I raced back with my first ones just to get them registered. If more than one CMDR discovers a body previously undiscovered by anyone else, it's the first one to sell the data that gets their name added, and the extra bonus credits, regardless of who 'discovered' it first. Much like in real life!

 

[Mr Fad]

Ahhh, that explains it cheers a few might be mine then lol

 

[SpaceMachine]

Thanks for clearing that up. Rep+

 

[Cmdr Nemo]

Stupid question, maybe!

I honk at each and evey ststem, and the little blue indicator comes on. IF one is the discoverer of something new, is it noted somewhere or does one have to go back and check. I mean I generally don't sell until I'm done playing and just prior to turning off the game for the night.

 

[CMDR Lukas Vance]

Stupid question, maybe!

I honk at each and evey ststem, and the little blue indicator comes on. IF one is the discoverer of something new, is it noted somewhere or does one have to go back and check. I mean I generally don't sell until I'm done playing and just prior to turning off the game for the night.

You have to perform a surface scan to get a first discovered, a 'honk' alone will not do it.

 

[drakhyr]

First discoveries will never come from honking; you have to do a proper scan of the body.

If you are the first to discover a planet and sell the data, then at the point when you sell the data to Universal Cartographics you will get a congratulatory message (as well as a bonus payment of additional 50%). The trigger is when you sell the data, so if someone else scans the planet after you but sells the data first, they will get the "first discovered by" tag and bonus payment.

 

[GreyAreaUK]

Stupid question, maybe!

I honk at each and evey ststem, and the little blue indicator comes on. IF one is the discoverer of something new, is it noted somewhere or does one have to go back and check. I mean I generally don't sell until I'm done playing and just prior to turning off the game for the night.

Honking will give you discovery cash but won't give you 'first discovered' status. For that you need to target each body and fly close enough for your Detailed Surface Scanner to kick in, assuming you have one.

What I'm not too sure about is whether you need a DSS or just the ship's normal, inbuilt surface scanner. I've always packed a DSS.

 

[willowfan]

I think inbuilt one will do, but you get more data therefor more money for the DSS scan.

 

[silvrav]

It would be nice to have a body list under your command panel to see which bodies has your name on it

 

[Cmdr Nemo]

First discoveries will never come from honking; you have to do a proper scan of the body.

If you are the first to discover a planet and sell the data, then at the point when you sell the data to Universal Cartographics you will get a congratulatory message (as well as a bonus payment of additional 50%). The trigger is when you sell the data, so if someone else scans the planet after you but sells the data first, they will get the "first discovered by" tag and bonus payment.

Thank you, that's the answer to my question, which poised a second question which was answered by the one above yours.

 

[GreyAreaUK]

I think inbuilt one will do, but you get more data therefor more money for the DSS scan.

I suspected as much but wasn't sure. As I say, I always have a DSS packed on my explorer ships.

Thanks.

 

[Cmdr Nemo]

Inso much as I've only gone to assigned planets to drop passenger's, tough my dss may pick up some useful data, because there's a station already there, I don't or can't get a new discovery, OK, that's cool. But now I know, and the knowledge will be put to good use. Thanks everyone!

 

[Mr Fad]

I think inbuilt one will do, but you get more data therefor more money for the DSS scan.

Yep, I forgot to pack mine on a botched mini exploration trip and I still got the first discovery on a few planets and systems with the inbuilt scanner

 

[SpaceMachine]

Credit: CMDR Fru

Found this guide for exploration values elsewhere in the forum. Can't remember where

 

[Factabulous]

What I'm not too sure about is whether you need a DSS or just the ship's normal, inbuilt surface scanner. I've always packed a DSS.

As others have said, normal will do but I don't think it has things like %ages of materials present, confused me when I swapped out DSS for CRCR once

It would be nice to have a body list under your command panel to see which bodies has your name on it

Hmmm, maybe if you haven't discovered much - not sure how I'd feel to be confronted with 1000's of unmemorable names (Though I'm sure some others would want it)

 

[CMDR Lukas Vance]

Found this guide for exploration values elsewhere in the forum. Can't remember where

http://i.imgur.com/WakeJzz.jpg

I got this printed out on A2 from work yesterday, looks great on the wall!