Who gets the claim
- Thread starter Yawnoc
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Yes you only get the tag when you sell the data. You only get the tag if you have done a level 2 or 3 scan. Level 3 is with a DSS, level 2 is without.
There is no norm. It depends on the explorer. Some people stay for a few days, some stay out there for years. I've just started a journey that I have no idea how long it's going to take me. It could be months or years. Just do what feels the right thing for you.
Yeah, unless your find is in a well-travelled area - like it's next to a famous nebula or something - then the odds are good that no-one else will visit it however long you stay out.
Personally I don't like to stay out too long. I think my longest trip out was something like two or maybe three months, but usually I'll be out less than a week. That sort of duration is good if you're near the Bubble because it means you can take part in Community Goals and Powerplay stuff.
Explorers these days have it "easier" - in the sense that there are now plenty of remote outposts scattered throughout the Galaxy, where an explorer can stop and sell off data if they wish. You no longer have to travel all the way back to the Bubble just to claim your Tags.
But yes, you don't get the Tags unless and until you sell the data, and if someone else happens to scan the same system and beat you to it in getting back and selling the data first, then they get the Tag, not you.
Of course, it's entirely possible that before you came along, someone else had already visited and scanned the system you're talking about, they just haven't gone back to base with the data yet. If they did, they might sel their data tomorrow, they might not sell it for months. There's simply no way to tell. Either way, first-to-sell gets the Tag.
Finally, I should also point out that if your ship explodes, you lose any unsold exploration data on board and you won't get the Tags - so don't die.
Remember, Sir Edmund Hillary and Tensing Norgay almost certainly weren't the first people to climb Mt Everest. But they were the first to do it and then come back alive with proof, so they get the credit.
But yes, you don't get the Tags unless and until you sell the data, and if someone else happens to scan the same system and beat you to it in getting back and selling the data first, then they get the Tag, not you.
Of course, it's entirely possible that before you came along, someone else had already visited and scanned the system you're talking about, they just haven't gone back to base with the data yet. If they did, they might sel their data tomorrow, they might not sell it for months. There's simply no way to tell. Either way, first-to-sell gets the Tag.
Finally, I should also point out that if your ship explodes, you lose any unsold exploration data on board and you won't get the Tags - so don't die.
Remember, Sir Edmund Hillary and Tensing Norgay almost certainly weren't the first people to climb Mt Everest. But they were the first to do it and then come back alive with proof, so they get the credit.
Could you name some of these outposts, I'm on my way to Sag A and don't fancy going all the way back to hand in any data I've got?
There are six outposts between the bubble and Colonia, details: https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/5800bf2d9657bab47f9912eb
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Go to www.edsm.net, open the galactic mapping, click on the options, click on the deep space outpost, zoom in the map where you want and click on the outpost to get information, including the system name.
That's awesome thank you very much
Another question does Edsm work with consoles ? Or it's purely PC only
EDSM is a web resource so you should be able to open the page from the console browser (although I'm not sure). What you can't do is submit systems to it because that's PC only.
No such thing as a Noob question mate, I'm still asking them 2 years into this adventure
In answer to question you only get your claim on a first discovered planet when you sell it to Universal Cartographic in a station.
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