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[Codger]

I got it. I found three different piles of that and then three different plants so I got two full samples.

This is so freaking cool. But I really need a new GPU for this.

Yes, it is pretty cool. I've done a bunch of exobiology myself, and it really gives you a good reason to explore planets, and that's where you see the coolest sights (I think).

I've always enjoyed working on the surface of planets, even when it was just prospecting for minerals in the SRV. But for a long time there wasn't much else to do or see. For a short while there were "rescue downed pilots" missions where you had to go search for occupied escape pods and bring them back. I liked it because it gave me a reason to fly low and look around.

Now, exobiology does a much better job at giving me a reason to be down there. I always feel very immersed and in-tune when I'm roving a planet like that. It's one of my favorite activities.

The plant life is pretty varied, and there's a science-y vibe to it, what with all the plant types and what terrain they grow on and what star types they show up in and what sort of soil composition they like, etc. FDEV did a pretty good job with it all.

 

[Tyres O'Flaherty]

Yes, it is pretty cool. I've done a bunch of exobiology myself, and it really gives you a good reason to explore planets, and that's where you see the coolest sights (I think).

I've always enjoyed working on the surface of planets, even when it was just prospecting for minerals in the SRV. But for a long time there wasn't much else to do or see. For a short while there were "rescue downed pilots" missions where you had to go search for occupied escape pods and bring them back. I liked it because it gave me a reason to fly low and look around.

Now, exobiology does a much better job at giving me a reason to be down there. I always feel very immersed and in-tune when I'm roving a planet like that. It's one of my favorite activities.

The plant life is pretty varied, and there's a science-y vibe to it, what with all the plant types and what terrain they grow on and what star types they show up in and what sort of soil composition they like, etc. FDEV did a pretty good job with it all.

And I'm glad they didn't implement the original method of using the plant scanner - that was... unpleasant

 

[0threeleven]

I got it. I found three different piles of that and then three different plants so I got two full samples.

This is so freaking cool. But I really need a new GPU for this.

Make sure you land on the daylit side, much easier for searching. After I map, I try to land in an area where as many as possible are overlapping.

 

[Marvin the Martian]

Just found a system with 43 bodies in it. I'm going to be here a while.

 

[Marvin the Martian]

By far, the biggest system I've discovered so far. One of the planets is terraformable.

 

[0threeleven]

Before you know it, you'll find your first ELW, be patient and endeavor to persevere.......

 

[Marvin the Martian]

ELW?

This one is weird. There's also a lot of signals (27).

 

[Zieman]

Visiting my carrier. Only 60 something jumps left. Only problem is I can't jump into a system without FSSing it fully, and then of course I find something I need to map hundreds of kLs away...

 

[CMDRQuainMarln]

ELW?

Earth Like World.
Other abbreviations -
WW Water World
AW Amonia World
RICE Rocks and Ice - low credit value bodies around M class and non scoopable stars. Ice World's can have fantastic views which are priceless

 

[Zieman]

Earth Like World.
Other abbreviations -
WW Water World
AW Amonia World
RICE Rocks and Ice - low credit value bodies around M class and non scoopable stars. Ice World's can have fantastic views which are priceless

MR Metal rich
HMC High Metal Content
TC Terraforming Candidate

 

[CMDRQuainMarln]

I may have made a error of judgement in a rather long distance trade venture I've embarked on.

Responding to someone's request for a lift to Rackham's Peak which can only be reached by Fleet Carrier,I thought, Adventure!
It's only 5500 ly so 11 jumps each way.
Then I had the bright idea of checking the market there to see if it was worth shipping anything as doing some trading with the carrier is on my ED bucket list.
Holy moly, they're paying 134,000 per ton for wine I can buy at 214 per ton. Several Cutter runs later, I have over 3600t of wine on board. I also congratulated myself for seeing Rackham's Peak is an outpost, so rebought a Python (keep selling them thinking I won't use one again) ready to bring in the megabucks with a great view above the galactic plane while I transport wine.

Then the trouble started...

Someone in the fleet carrier owners club pointed out the Rackham's Peak public holiday will be over by the time I get there. Yep, Quain is shipping over 3600t of wine to a party that will have finished, so the prices will have dropped

Then I plotted the fleet carrier route to get there, and for reasons I don't yet understand, it will be 18 jumps to make the trip!
I hope it's not more than 18 to get back.

Fortunately I have the tritium to make the round trip.

If for some reason no one wants the wine at Rackham's Peak, your all invited to the galaxies biggest p*ss up on Quains carrier come Wednesday evening when I get back. Or maybe Thursday considering I have 36(?) instead of 22 carrier jumps to do.

 

[Nekozji]

I also use the camera. If you pan up quite high then look around, those bacterium are more visible.

Setting up controls to drive with the external camera is invaluable!

 

[Codger]

Fortunately I have the tritium to make the round trip.

Well it certainly does sound like an adventure.

 

[nemolomen]

@Marvin the Martian, my fleet carrier has left the area. I'm headed to meet some other friends tomorrow near all of the Salvation /Thargoid happenings...

Safe travels, but interesting. I give you a cautionary tale as a parting gift....

Good luck!

 

[0threeleven]

@Marvin the Martian, my fleet carrier has left the area. I'm headed to meet some other friends tomorrow near all of the Salvation /Thargoid happenings...

Safe travels, but interesting. I give you a cautionary tale as a parting gift....

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Good luck!

Boy, talk about the hapless wayfarer, your the definition there of.

 

[nemolomen]

Boy, talk about the hapless wayfarer, your the definition there of.

I love this game...

 

[0threeleven]

Ah dang, it's starting to happen again.

 

[Miscellaneous]

The Cat's Eye

NGC 6357

And now onward to Norma's Expanse

 

[Dragsham]

Well imagine this. Entered an undiscovered system yesterday over 45 bodies 7 ringed (I scan em all for possible triple or doubles) and 4 bio bodies +4 +4 +3 +3.
Oh forgot to mention the 2 twin terraformable waterworlds which bumped the price up yay.
Suffice to say I was there for ages jumped 2 ranks in exo and omw to elite V hehe.
I ended up scanning whole system Inc surface scans bio retrievals etc.

Fab!! And yes...getting down on onto planets in an srv (I have 1 of each on conda) and the engineered buffed high jumping artemis suit...lol!! Is great fun.
Albeit weird..sometimes spooky. And awesome views.
And I'm in VR

And yes in answer to a mail I do not switch from vr I stay in it always..even the weird but very quick on foot mode.

 

[Marvin the Martian]

My new record: 69 planets.

There are 9 planets with 4 or more biologicals.

I had actually turned around and started heading back home to Deciat because I've discovered well over 100 systems by now and need to find a place to offload it before something goes horribly wrong.

Not only that, planet excursions are at 20 FPS, so I'm calling off the Biological missions until I get my new GPU.

Flagging this system though to come back to later, for sure. I'm thinking of scanning the rings too while I'm hear just to see about hot spots. A man could set up camp here for a long time.