Official Elite Dangerous Thread

Graal said:
Cool. I couldn't decide between that and the Diamondback Exp. I think I'll go with the cheaper one in this case, which seems to be the Asp. I don't really need the extra jump range.
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Diamondback Explorer is damn cool ship, has some great maneuverability I just don't really like the cockpit. But I was certain the Asp Explorer is the more pricey of the four ships, those being: Diamondback Scout/Explorer and Asp Scout/Explorer.

The Asp Scout is cheaper than it's bigger brother, main difference being it's tail fins. Also, the Asp's can take quite the beating and can surprisingly hold their own in battle too. The Diamondback's not so much, they are thin!
 
i'm confused about the exploring thing. On the galaxy map, how can i tell which systems are unexplored, so i know where to go to scan for data ?? a screenshot would be awesome if possible. i have searched online and read what people have said but it seems inconsistent.

and let say i go to this system and when i reach start it says something about anomaly. then i fly away from star and scan and it says xx objects discovered. how will i know when there is nothing left to discover? assuming im using the basic starting scanner.
 
[MENTION=532]Hiro[/MENTION]
There are three types of discovery scanners, they are: basic scanners (100ls range), intermediate scanners (1000ls range) and advanced scanners (infinite range). They are used to scan the SYSTEM to identify the stars, planets and moons within the system. By doing this you will also see if other CMDR's have discovered the planets in the system.

Then you get surface scanners, these are used to scan the stars, planets and moons to get a more informative result of the composition of them. By doing this you will receive better payouts and will allow you to 'put your name' on the planet once scanned, discovered and handed in the cartographic information.
 
Had a pretty cool time last night, even though i kinda stuffed up at the end. don't laugh at my cash balance, only been playing a few hours.

so i cruised around in my starting Sidewinder doing the odd bounty and courier mission. upgraded it a bit for those tasks. then i decided to try out mining. bought mining lasers and refinery and was good to go. struggled to find bloody ringed planet but when i eventually did, mining proved too boring so i gave it up and flew back to Eravate (Russel Ring) to swap mining lasers back to mighty pulse lasers.

I noticed that the shipyard had a snazzy Eagle for about 45k. I had around 70k so thought it was worth the punt. Was about to pull the trigger when I noticed that the Viper Mk 3 was going for 145k. I sold every last piece of kit on sidewinder in order to try and fund this shiney new purchase. At the end, even with the trade in, I was about 5k short!

But no worries, I had a mission to turn it at Sylvester City! :) So i hobbled along in my undefended and woefully unequipped gimped Sidewinder. got there and turned in mission, but no shipyard! So then i check map to find nearest station, and saw Arakahm Market (or something like that) and it was closer than Russel Ring. But when i got there, they didn't sell the Viper!

Hobbled back to Russel Ring and debated for a while about the risk of spending all my money and not having anything left for insurance. But given the apparently superior kit of the Viper, I went for it. i then checked message board and noticed a simple data delivery mission to a star 5Ly away that paid 16k. Easy money, i thought. I would then have a small safety buffer of insurance cash.

Gingerly, and with much trepidation I eased out of the hanger and headed to the nearby system, hoping to avoid any attack on my uninsured new ship. Thankfully, the trip went by without incident, and I pulled into the space port docking bay without any drama. Excitedly called up the Mission Board to claim my 16k and....nothing. It did not show up. I thought about it for a moment and realised my stuff up. At previous station I had chosen GALAXY MAP and set my route, forgetting to actually ACCEPT the mission :(
 
BeoTeK said:
[MENTION=532]Hiro[/MENTION]
There are three types of discovery scanners, they are: basic scanners (100ls range), intermediate scanners (1000ls range) and advanced scanners (infinite range). They are used to scan the SYSTEM to identify the stars, planets and moons within the system. By doing this you will also see if other CMDR's have discovered the planets in the system.

Then you get surface scanners, these are used to scan the stars, planets and moons to get a more informative result of the composition of them. By doing this you will receive better payouts and will allow you to 'put your name' on the planet once scanned, discovered and handed in the cartographic information.
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but from the Starmap, how can i tell which system i should fly to in order to reap the rewards of scanning ?
 
Hiro said:
but from the Starmap, how can i tell which system i should fly to in order to reap the rewards of scanning ?
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You won't know, could try looking at the system maps (if you have the system/trade data). But best way is to leave the bubble for that. Common misconception is that you don't actually have to travel that far to find something that is undiscovered.
 
BeoTeK said:
You won't know, could try looking at the system maps (if you have the system/trade data). But best way is to leave the bubble for that. Common misconception is that you don't actually have to travel that far to find something that is undiscovered.
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For any exploring outside of the bubble I would recommend at least a jump range of 20LY.

To get a feel for for exploring I would maybe suggest a small round trip. Start off by going to Beattlegues. If you wanna see a truly massive star and only being ~500LY away, it's close enough to do in one evening. Then maybe spread your wings a little more and go visit the Peleides Nebula and visit the Maia system and Obsidian Orbital and the black hole there, or perhaps Merope 5c and see the alien Barnacals.

Some nice places to get a taste for exploration.
 
Avatar said:
Do you have any better lies for us to believe? :D

I'm also following here, would love to get some exploring experience in.
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don't be fooled, if you are not one of those "stop and admire the colour of every flower" kind of players exploring is going to be tedious AF.

And you DO have to go quite a distance to discover something new. In all the time I've spent in Elite that has only happened to me once.

And get some extra strong coffee, cause odds are good you will fall asleep on occasion while traveling from one star to the next to do a deep scan. 30,000Ls is FAR :p
 
Hiro said:
but from the Starmap, how can i tell which system i should fly to in order to reap the rewards of scanning ?
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Here's what you do. Zoom out. Far faaaaar out. Pick a star, pop a huge fuel scoop on your ship and start traveling. Once you reach that star system, look in the systems around it. The galaxy in ED is truly and utterly humongous. There are still a lot of unexplored places. Also, don't forget the Y axis. Lots of people tend to forget that. Try to think outside the box. If something seems obvious, it probably seemed obvious to other explorers too.
 
Graal said:
I want to participate in the exploration CG but it's so faaaaar and the rewards aren't amazing.
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Perhaps... but the consolation is that because of it being so far there won't be that many people partaking in it. Therefor, one trip is likely to get you within the Top 75%.
 
Yeah, but in the time it takes me to make on trip I can probably earn 20mil bounty hunting. :p

The trip there isn't that bad. It's the trip back that worries me.
 
Graal said:
Yeah, but in the time it takes me to make on trip I can probably earn 20mil bounty hunting. :p

The trip there isn't that bad. It's the trip back that worries me.
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You referring to the one out at Jaques station I assume? Yeah, that's around 22,000LY away.


Station: Jaques Station - 'temp name 80 DD-D 774-CE-2
System: Eol Prou RS-T d3-94 Distance to Sol: 22,000.47 ly
Activity: Deliver Exploration Data to Jaques Station (80 DD-D 774-CE-2) in the Eol Prou RS-T d3-94 system.
Deadline: Sep 22, 3302 15:00 UTC (11AM ET)
Contributors: 5,943
Global Progress: 1,029,824 Reports Submitted
Tier: 6/8
Approximate Progress to Next Tier: 60%
Updated as of (Game Time): 23:24/30 AUG 3302
Credit Rewards:
Top 10 Commanders 40,000,000cr
10% 28,800,000cr
25% 19,200,000cr
50% 9,600,000cr
75% 4,800,000cr
99% 500,000cr
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I might actually got for this, I'm already a 1/4 of the way there.
 
Hiro said:
edit : oh fok, i guess that with my 10LY drive, an attempt to reach the 22,000LY destination is ... ambitious :(
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lol.... yeah, could be doable but farking tedious and long. As mentioned previously, I would recommend a jump range of at least 20LY for anything over 1000LY distances.
 
Graal said:
Damn, what are you flying? My Asp Explorer reaches about 28Ly a jump, but it did also cost 30mil+ to outfit.
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Only started playing recently. Very proud of my swanky new Viper MkIII, I will have you know!

Although it's currently still vanilla. I am basically penniless and doing bland data delivery missions to rustle up cash. I tried a few "kill XYZ" missions but they went badly. Doesn't make sense, the mission rank says "Harmless" but when I get to combat zone, the enemies are all MASTER/EXPERT/ELITE.

Why is the enemy difficulty not tied to mission rank ?


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