Universal cartographics, no data?

CMDR_STARFOX · Jun 16, 2015

Hi all !

I just got back "home" to the populated area of the game, after a week long journey.

Ive been to a few nebulas:

1., North American /Pelican
2., Sadr
3., Elephants Trunk
4., Cave
5., NGC 7822 (beneath it) and finally to the

Hearth and Soul nebula which i didnt reach, been half the way there already.
Duo to the lack of fuel, i blew up my ship. (Was planning to do that at the hearth and soul nebulas)..

Now iam sitting in a federation station, trying to sell all the data which i collected over weeks of exploration. But only a few system data is showing up which i can sell.

Should i go to another station or an independent one, or is all the data now lost?

Thanks for the information!
Greetings!

b0rg9 · Jun 16, 2015

You lost your data when you asploded yourself.

Oh, and nice meeting you, CMDR o7

Neokortex · Jun 16, 2015

epic lol

Alex Brentnall · Jun 16, 2015

Sorry to say yes, exploration data is the same as the bounties, combat bonds and merits they are bound to you.

You can change ship/outfitting, fly around etc but if you die they all disappear.

Agony_Aunt · Jun 16, 2015

Oh my god.... i can't believe you did that. I really feel for you.

If you had run out of fuel you could have ask the Fuel Rats to rescue you... but being so far away, i shudder to think what they would charge.

Zenith · Jun 16, 2015

I'm sorry you've learnt this lesson the hard way, but visiting systems isn't enough. You have to make it back home in one piece to sell the data. Getting blown up or self-destructing lose you all your accumulated data.

My suggestion would be to go retrace your steps to Sadr, North America and Pelican Nebulae, THEN COME BACK. Sell your data. Then head out to NGC7822 and Heart & Soul Nebulae for a second leg. That way you get some payment for your travels.

mw_aurora · Jun 16, 2015

Agony_Aunt said:
Oh my god.... i can't believe you did that. I really feel for you.

If you had run out of fuel you could have ask the Fuel Rats to rescue you... but being so far away, i shudder to think what they would charge.

Not much, I would probably have gone for free - half way to Soul Nebula is only 3 kylies or so.

b0rg9 · Jun 16, 2015

mjmw said:
Not much, I would probably have gone for free - half way to Soul Nebula is only 3 kylies or so.

Yeah once I head out again I plan on being available for service for free. Rescue distance limit will likely only be limited by my and the rescuee's free time. It'll be nice going out on a destination-free exploration mission, so meandering around or backtracking for someone will never be a hassle.

Agony_Aunt · Jun 16, 2015

Kudos to the fuel rats for their wonderful service!

James T. Hahn · Jun 17, 2015

You blew up not only your shipt, but also the Datas....

Traveller_GG · Jun 17, 2015

Ouch. That is painful and what a lesson to learn.

3KLY is not too far I would've run that journey to get to you - the payments for the honk and scoop getting to you would give me a profit; I'd not worry about paying for the fuel limpets, and it wouldn't be an Anaconda turning up....

Remember everyone - there are no USB drives in the 32nd Century.

Murishani · Jun 17, 2015

Agony_Aunt said:
Oh my god.... i can't believe you did that. I really feel for you.
If you had run out of fuel you could have ask the Fuel Rats to rescue you... but being so far away, i shudder to think what they would charge.

Id have gone happily, would have given me an excuse to get back out in the black again.

thehairymob · Jun 17, 2015

Well a week or two isn't too long and you have learned something useful for the future. So it isn't all bad then

Mengy · Jun 17, 2015

CMDR_STARFOX said:
Hi all !

I just got back "home" to the populated area of the game, after a week long journey.

Ive been to a few nebulas:

1., North American /Pelican
2., Sadr
3., Elephants Trunk
4., Cave
5., NGC 7822 (beneath it) and finally to the

Hearth and Soul nebula which i didnt reach, been half the way there already.
Duo to the lack of fuel, i blew up my ship. (Was planning to do that at the hearth and soul nebulas)..

Now iam sitting in a federation station, trying to sell all the data which i collected over weeks of exploration. But only a few system data is showing up which i can sell.

Should i go to another station or an independent one, or is all the data now lost?

Thanks for the information!
Greetings!

Wow, so sorry Commander. Exploration data is lost upon ship destruction. Oh, and welcome home?

Ziggy Stardust · Jun 17, 2015

Gives you a good reason to go out again, and reach the Heart and Soul Nebula to do figure 8's. Indeed have to watch out for the Brown Dwarf field around there! Avoid it, or plan short routes always ending up at a scoopable star.

CMDR_STARFOX · Jun 17, 2015

Thanks,

I deep-scanned every single main star i jumped too (and very often other stars in the system too + a lot of systems completely).

Too bad that all the data is lost now.

Next time ill make sure to get back in one piece.

Nevermind, it was fun + i made a few beautiful screenshots of the nebulas ive been to.

Iam getting a better ship setup now for my cobra-mk3, then ill head out there, to explore again.

Ziggy Stardust · Jun 17, 2015

That's the spirit!

Sapient6 · Jun 17, 2015

CMDR_STARFOX said:
Thanks,

I deep-scanned every single main star i jumped too (and very often other stars in the system too + a lot of systems completely).

Too bad that all the data is lost now.
Next time ill make sure to get back in one piece.

Nevermind, it was fun + i made a few beautiful screenshots of the nebulas ive been to.

Iam getting a better ship setup now for my cobra-mk3, then ill head out there, to explore again.

I found your OP to be a little heartbreaking. Your undaunted follow up made me smile.

+1 Rep