None. The fix is not working even for new scans. Discovered by tags still bugged in plenty of systems.
Just tested this in-game after patching...
Patch Notes Update Update 1.1.05 incoming (19.02.15)
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None. The fix is not working even for new scans. Discovered by tags still bugged in plenty of systems.
Just tested this in-game after patching...
I'd love to know... I can't test it I'm around 800 -1000LY away from the nearest populated system - I could do with knowing if it is worth me returning to cash in or not
It seems that only close by object scans give discovery credits (as with detail scanner), not system scans as before. I'm all for this change. It means however that many of those previously credited discoveries like icy moons are now not credited to anyone.
Regrettably, it appears this is still not correctly working.
Post-patch 1.1.05, I went to "Adria", which had no system information available to me from the Galaxy Map. Upon arrival, everything was "unexplored" for me and there were no "discovered by" tags from another player. I targeted and scanned each planet (and asteroid cluster!) then traveled over 20LY to "Ovinn" to sell the data. No "discovered by" credit was given to me. The system no longer contains any "unexplored" descriptions on the bodies but there are still no "discovered by" tags on any of them either.
Before the patch (1.1.04), I encountered the same exact issue with the systems "Tartarus" and "Manthe".
I have been very envious of the many players who have been fortunate enough to discover systems containing outposts, and would love to claim one for my own; however, every time I finally come across one that is undiscovered, this happens.
Is it possible that the issue is actually that these systems HAVE previously been discovered and the names of the players are simply not showing? That would at least explain the behavior.
Or am I really missing something here?
BTW: First post. Been playing since 1/31. Played the original in 1984 on a Commodore 64 in the US and loved every last minute of it! I should extend the obligatory thanks to FD for making ED a reality: thank you!
I revisited a system that was bugged and whilst I could not rescan the bodies I had previously detail surface scanned I could now scan and sell and get all the credit for unscanned bodies, as well as the first discovered badge.
They have already stated that it would not be retroactive so any activity you had previously done was done and could not be revisited. I lost out on 3 water worlds, 12 high metals in a single system, and my previous exploration of around 5000ly have lost quite a bit, but we move on and are thankful that it appears to now be working.
What is the size of the update? I'm using a dongle and I wonder if it would be better to download it tomorrow at my university to safe some transfer. But I can't stand waiting 
No, that is not the case. I am not talking about retroactive scans. I mean I located a new system that has no tags, made a surface scan of every body in the system and sold the data. No discovered by tags, just like another user just reported above. The bug persists, it wasn't fixed.
Ozric
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Hello and welcome.
I cannot be 100% sure, but I am pretty sure there's actually 2 bugs going on here. I think Ed is referring to being credited with Cr when selling the data, but there's another bug that's not showing systems that have already been discovered by another commander as having a First Discovered tag. That one has been ticketed many times
Yeah it's on a really fast orbit. If you're having trouble catching it up, try and veer off and intersect it further along its orbit instead. My T6 just couldn't quite manage to catch up with it and that's all I did to get there.
Oh yes and for anyone traders interested, there is currently nothing worth having in the commodities market there. There are however 2 pristine asteroid fields in the system and I would hazard a guess that they are the source of the gold rush. So, if you're into your mining, grab your pick axe and pan and get out there.
Given that all we got (despite requests) was a very vague one-liner about what was fixed, it may well be that the big problem we are all getting with exploration was not the one they said they fixed. After all, the description says 'rare' and it is clearly much more common than that.
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Hello and welcome.
I cannot be 100% sure, but I am pretty sure there's actually 2 bugs going on here. I think Ed is referring to being credited with Cr when selling the data, but there's another bug that's not showing systems that have already been discovered by another commander as having a First Discovered tag. That one has been ticketed many times
There is at least one more: Getting a bonus for first finder, but the bonus is zero.
Can confirm the discovery and bonus system for being first to a system is messed up. Beta Scuti is just one good example. I arrived there last weekend. No discovery tags. Scanned the whole system (advanced + surface), went back and sold the data. Got a tag and bonus, but only for barely half the system. Now when I look at it, another Cmdr got the discovery tags on the rest of the system. So much for all that work...
Additionally, several bodies from the first file of discoveries (3/2) have been lost to others/disappeared entirely. Oh, and the comet I had, is now a moon. So, whilst deemed 'rare', it's really here, there and everywhere now...that bug.
Not that I'm that fuzzy about who's first and all that but it is kind of disappointing at least for the loss of the bonus. An Explorer need all creds he/she can get after all.
Additionally, several bodies from the first file of discoveries (3/2) have been lost to others/disappeared entirely. Oh, and the comet I had, is now a moon.
So, whilst deemed 'rare', it's really here, there and everywhere now...that bug.Not that I'm that fuzzy about who's first and all that but it is kind of disappointing at least for the loss of the bonus. An Explorer need all creds he/she can get after all.
I believe [redacted] got ghost banned, so hes gone, not sure if all the griefers have been banned yet though.
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You can't buy docking computers anymore now.
No outfittery carries them, I've searched a couple who all had them before the update.
Is this some kind of product recall?
"Yes, there were issues with this computer product. And yes, these issues involved certain types of malefunctions under very rare and extreme conditions. And yes, there were explosions. So we had to recall our HAL9001 series docking computers."
Hello and welcome.
I cannot be 100% sure, but I am pretty sure there's actually 2 bugs going on here. I think Ed is referring to being credited with Cr when selling the data, but there's another bug that's not showing systems that have already been discovered by another commander as having a First Discovered tag. That one has been ticketed many times
Thanks for the clarification, Ozric! I did in fact receive CR when I turned in the data. So this must be the latter bug you mentioned. It makes a lot of sense, because I am in pretty well-covered territory... to the point of thinking "Wow- how was this one missed?"
I wonder if the issue is based on localization. I assume the data is being stored in the database using some Unicode flavor of character set, but perhaps the translation fails in certain cases where the original discoverer's locale is different from the one used by the person viewing the system. Just a thought.
I have my name on a small handful of systems, so I am familiar with how the process is supposed to work. I just haven't staked my claim on a system with an outpost yet. I fear they're all but taken by now.
What I do have is some great stories of trying to find these systems! I put off buying a another ship for a very long time, being quite attached to my little Sidewinder. I made it back from uncolonized space with over 100k of exploration data: and 2% hull strength. I know: not very glorious compared to the exploits of the many Imperial Clipper and Type-9 owners reading this, but it was exciting to me!
I look forward to the fix for the missing tags, so that I can stop being so disappointed when I cash in data for a "new system" and the congratulations screen fails to appear.
Until then, off to a new part of the galaxy.
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