Since there is a Thread concerning "What are you up to" that covers basically what are you doing currently in the Galaxy, I thought I would start one that covers "What you Commanders saw or did the last time you were playing that you thought might be of interest to others"
I know that being a new player (less than 3 months or so I guess for me), there is still a Type 10 load of stuff out there that is new (to me anyway). I just thought that others might have stuff to add that they have come across and want to share, or something that they experienced in game that they had questions about. I see that the "What are you up to?" thread has 143 pages, with over 3,000 replies and 56,000 views. Just wanted to give others a place to put stuff that might not really apply to that thread.
So, I'll start it off.
Last night I was doing some surface exploring of a moon in the 10 Tauri system. Looking for certain rare mats to buff up my numbers for when I head to Deciat and get my FSD's range engineered. Anyway, this moon had no Geo Sites so I was just free mining the area. I am finally getting the hang of interpreting the scanner screen. It has an incredible range that reaches out for easily 800 to 1000 meters or more. Mind you, you don't see the item until you are within about 200 meters or closer (depending on size) but the Scanner lines for that item appear on the scanner LONG before it ever comes into range. In the past I had seen these lines but as nothing appeared within a short time, I assumed I was just seeing background scatter. So I was able to find my first Outcrop by just trusting the scanner and continuing onward until something popped up on the screen.
Second, last night I found my first Human made artifacts on a moon. First one was a crashed satellite (data point) that I scanned. Then I came across what looked like a Nav Point. As I approached it, a Skimmer popped up and I got a warning I was within an exclusion zone. I circled the item, and finally moved into the zone and stayed. The Skimmer did something Odd. It slowy lowered to the ground, and then clipped though the surface to then be underground...but it was still buzzing, and still followed my around the Nav Point. I tried to shoot it, but of course nothing. I finally drove away after scanning the point. Then I came across a pile of items (Canisters and Mats). 4 Skimmers popped up and started the whole buzz around like bees thing. I circled the area, then triggered the Zone and moved off from the site with the Skimmers following for a distance. I slowly worked my way closer to them, using the terrain to mask my SRV. I was at extreme range but by taking potshots at the Skimmers, I was able to defeat 3 of them, then move in to take out the final one at closer range. My reward was a Canister each of Platinum, Palladium, Gold, and a Couple of Mats (don't remember what they were now).
So for new Commanders:
I know that being a new player (less than 3 months or so I guess for me), there is still a Type 10 load of stuff out there that is new (to me anyway). I just thought that others might have stuff to add that they have come across and want to share, or something that they experienced in game that they had questions about. I see that the "What are you up to?" thread has 143 pages, with over 3,000 replies and 56,000 views. Just wanted to give others a place to put stuff that might not really apply to that thread.
So, I'll start it off.
Last night I was doing some surface exploring of a moon in the 10 Tauri system. Looking for certain rare mats to buff up my numbers for when I head to Deciat and get my FSD's range engineered. Anyway, this moon had no Geo Sites so I was just free mining the area. I am finally getting the hang of interpreting the scanner screen. It has an incredible range that reaches out for easily 800 to 1000 meters or more. Mind you, you don't see the item until you are within about 200 meters or closer (depending on size) but the Scanner lines for that item appear on the scanner LONG before it ever comes into range. In the past I had seen these lines but as nothing appeared within a short time, I assumed I was just seeing background scatter. So I was able to find my first Outcrop by just trusting the scanner and continuing onward until something popped up on the screen.
Second, last night I found my first Human made artifacts on a moon. First one was a crashed satellite (data point) that I scanned. Then I came across what looked like a Nav Point. As I approached it, a Skimmer popped up and I got a warning I was within an exclusion zone. I circled the item, and finally moved into the zone and stayed. The Skimmer did something Odd. It slowy lowered to the ground, and then clipped though the surface to then be underground...but it was still buzzing, and still followed my around the Nav Point. I tried to shoot it, but of course nothing. I finally drove away after scanning the point. Then I came across a pile of items (Canisters and Mats). 4 Skimmers popped up and started the whole buzz around like bees thing. I circled the area, then triggered the Zone and moved off from the site with the Skimmers following for a distance. I slowly worked my way closer to them, using the terrain to mask my SRV. I was at extreme range but by taking potshots at the Skimmers, I was able to defeat 3 of them, then move in to take out the final one at closer range. My reward was a Canister each of Platinum, Palladium, Gold, and a Couple of Mats (don't remember what they were now).
So for new Commanders:
- Trust your SRV scanner. It may look like static on the screen, but they do work. Just remember that they can pick up the item at a MUCH farther range (800 - 1000m +) than you will see on your screen (150 - 200m).
- If you are wanting to take out skimmers, it appears that they will only go so far from their trigger area then stop. They still target and attack you, but at a decent range you can potshot them and take them out one at a time instead of getting rat packed by the whole group at once.
- Free Canisters (Make sure they are NOT listed as Illegal) on a planet can give you a nice little bonus from just cruising around looking for stuff.