Thanks for watching, everyone! If you want to get to Colonia, it's quicker than you think! Here's a quick tutorial that walks you through everything you need: ruclips.net/video/KBAPzjYpHb0/видео.html Are there any other tips you have for exobiology in ED? What videos would you like to see next?
These videos have been a huge help! one suggestion I haven't seen anyone make a new play guide akin to other games. for example the guides I have seen give overviews of how to do things like this but they don't walk you through what you should do right from the start leaving the tutorial with your starter ship and 250,000 credits. apology's if you already have a video like this.
You know, what's hilarious is this is EXACTLY how I play doing exobio, even down to how I fire the probes, how I prefer the ship to the SRV.... It was like watching myself playing. What's cool is that I never, ever watched a video on how to do it until after I already taught myself how first. What you're showing here is what I learned all on my own. I love this game.
Yep. That's kind of one of my favorite things about Elite - it doesn't give you kid gloves for every little thing. You're challenged to figure out how to accomplish your own goals, and then refine your processes to get more efficient. Good life training. 🙂
*First-logged is FIVE TIMES the payout.* (Yes, it's 5X. 4X is the BONUS, so it's 5X total.) Why bother with anything else? Besides, who wants to spend all that time landing on some rock with someone else's name on it? Also, did I mention, it's FIVE TIMES the payout if you get there first? And this might be controversial, but...SRV IS FASTER. SRV is faster than getting back in the ship (loading screen), waiting for the engines to fire up, taking off, flying around until you spot something (while possibly passing up closer valid specimens because you're going too fast to land), finding a spot where you _can_ land, finding out you can't _actually_ land there, trying again a few times before giving up and trying somewhere else, eventually landing again, and then getting back out (another loading screen), and finally running _on foot_ to the next specimen. _Nah, fam._ With the SRV, you can pull _right up next to your target._ I mean, RIGHT NEXT TO IT--like, it's scratching the window with its alien fronds, next to it. You don't even have to take a step when you get out--just hit 5 and scan: you barely even have to aim (just make sure you park the SRV with your target on your RIGHT--otherwise you'll have to walk around!). Sit back down and zip off to the next one. Terrain restraints? Forget about it. You can go _anywhere._ No landing required. And, what's even better...it's FUN. No, don't laugh. It is. It's a blast. It's like zooming around in an overpowered go cart...except it's a go cart with a _jet pack,_ a roll cage, and six big bouncy wheels. Of course, you have to know how to drive it properly. I turn *drive assist off by default and set it to toggle.* Do that. It's important. Changes everything. Gives you much more control--and toggling drive assist on makes for a very effective brake. I'm not kidding about that. It's like it was designed for that purpose. Try it! It's super efficient this way...especially if you are grabbing multiple samples in the same vicinity. I can't imagine getting back in the ship nine times for three genera that grow right next to each other (or what's shown here: running around _on foot_ between the specimens--and those Osseus don't like to bunch up close, either; I think they're a 900m range critter...and in rocky terrain...you really got your steps in there, cmdr!). I only use the ship to fly between bacteria specimens (but I almost never do those anyway--only very rare ones are worth anything) because they are harder to see from ground level. I also use something called *SRV Survey* that is really helpful in keeping track of specimens. It even gives you an overlay displaying your location and the clonal range radius of the genus you're currently sampling. You know...something that should be in the game already.
This is really well done video, I find it super handy! Just finished engineering my Diamondback Explorer to 65ly, so I'm going to hit the unexplored regions and discover new planets and life. Thanks for this tutorial, have a great day :)
You're very welcome! Thanks for watching, and I'm glad you found it useful! My AspX has been my go to explorer, but I'm really thinking of trying out a DBX for a change.
My sincerest apologies for the sound issues during supercruise and at the end of the video. I had some licensing trouble for a track that I had licensed, and then had to replace after the fact.
Really informative and professionally edited videos. Would love to see something like an absolute beginner's guide from you. Keep up the great content, liked and subscribed 👍
Found two earthlikes in the _same system_ once. I should have gotten a major bonus for that one, but I guess Universal Cartographics doesn't consider that very interesting. "Oh, wow, another earthlike, ho hum." At least my name's on it, although I doubt anyone will ever go there anyway.
With regard to your Spansh search, 0.27g is the limit for most of the interesting bios. Above that, you'll only find bacterium and stratum. That said, stratum tectonicas is one of the most valuable species, if not the most exciting to look at.
Thanks! That's a good tip! I did notice that when I bumped it up a bit, I started getting more results as expected, but also more planets that didn't have exobiology as well. And yes, the stratum is always fantastic to find. Almost 100k for a new Footfall planet. Thanks for watching!
I usually don't land on a planet for exobiology if its less the 5 plants. Also some plants (specially Osseus) can be hard to find, cos they sometimes blend into the surroundings. In that case i use night vision mode to see them more clearly through the contour of the night vision environment. If you know what your looking for, then the night vision can be a really great help for hard to find plants.
I used to try that too. Then realized that it actually takes me (at least) more time to find everything with that golden 6 or more bios planet than to land and slam two or three bios. That completionist thing gets me every time. Just hard to find some of the items due to the non-differentiated bio scan. FDev could help with that.
Nice video with clear instruction. I’m not sure about the music though. Is the Asp ok for landing in the hills? I struggled with the Krait Phantom and had to use the SRV or abandon some plants altogether.
Thanks for watching! I haven't had many problems landing the AspX on hills, as long as the slope hasn't been too steep. The auto-landing can be a little finicky though, but that's pretty much any ship.
Asp can be ok, however the slightly slimmer DBX is almost like doing helicopter operations. This statement from a multi-thousand hour combat helo pilot. Up, over, and down. It is cathartic. A small ship will of course be best a the actual landing in the hills, but the DBX has been great. Ensure you turn off that autoland 'feature'. You can often give the landing struts a good bit of a slam on deck... affirmative landing... with no damage. Can also lateral drift a less than a meter altitude to find the sweet spot in those hills.
Dolphin is one of the best ships for exobiology, cause time to time you'll have to land in a difficult terrain. It took me 4 weeks from starting new cmdr to buy a fleet carrier, and all was done on Dolphin.
If you fire the first probe to the back of the planet, then the edges, and lastly the front, it will be a lot quicker. Planets requiring 2 to 4 probes can be done only using edge probes.
With the pre-engineered surface scanner, you can map planets with a target of 4 probes or fewer with a single probe, and planets with a target of 6 probes with 2 probes fired on two opposite horizons. It’s definitely worth getting for your exploration ship.
Doesn't Spanch use EDSM data? As in already explored? I mean many systems in the black were "jonked", but its not going to a "completely" unexplored system.
I just started playing this game yesterday. It is really daunting for me to go anywhere too far because I am scared to death I am gonna do something wrong or catch a fine for something dumb or run out of fuel. I want to learn how to play this game so bad but I am so damn scared that I am gonna mess up or something. That and if I do mess up something I can't take it back so I haven't went too far from where you first start out. I have done a few delivery missions but I want to try this exobiology thing out really bad. Just freaks me out to go too far away. Were any of you guys like that when you first started playing?
Hey, I was kinda like that as well. You don't have to start off journeying out too far. Check out my laser mining video that I just released yesterday. It's how I started in Elite, and it's a great way to learn the ropes and make some really nice cash at the same time. From there, you'll make enough to get bigger better ships and be able to more confidently journey out. And don't be afraid of screwing up. Everyone gets a fine here and there, it's no big deal. Worse case, you rebuy and get back into it. Give it a try - you'll love it!
I've been like that as well. Only travelled between the same two systems doing some commodity market trading. Today I got that nice Triple Elite decal and 40 billion Cr in the wallet.
I play Elite very casually on and off and I'm glad I've been finding some many great channels for Elite since i came back again a week ago. I remember when I first started playing, I often got guides for new players by this one guy who keeps moaning about the devs and elite in very of his guides.
Exobiology coupled with exploration has been the best part of this game pulling it heads and shoulders above the field. Thank you for sharing it well in clear language with some fun music and video mixing. First Foot Fall is so key. As has been said, "Billions and Billions" of credits. You've made it so easy with the spansh search. But it can be fun just to find it through the illusion of serendipity. You know, going from here to there with some zigzags in between. Won't spansh only show those systems previously visited (not footfall) through ED market connect or Inara? That is fine though as long as you get the first footfall as you stated. I do wish the biological system 'heat map' was significantly better. For the limited # of bios, it seems that wouldn't be too much to ask in 3310. Great share on the 'dirty' approach to 'air brake' with dropping the gear. Another thing that makes this a fun game/sim. Great vid, calm and smooth!
I don’t think it shows only systems that are previously visited. I was on a run today, and one of the systems on the list turned out to be never visited before
I dont get it. I found 4 planets with 3 bios each. I searched for all plants and bacteria. After 2 hours i head back to a station and got just 4.5 Mio credits in total... and i was the first who discovered the planets....
So im starting out in exploration and exobiology in a stock diamondback explorer. When i use spansh my tagged systems are like 600lys apart and for me thats like 21 jumps to get to the next system on spansh. thats a crazy amount of wasted time travelling.
First of all, did you make sure to use all of the filter categories in your Spansh search? And if so, it's not guaranteed that you'll have biological signals on every one. The vast majority seem to, but I suppose it's not always always the case.
So, I found planets that didn't have the first footfall display on them, landed, got out, walked around, but I wasn't told I was the first to walk on it. Any ideas?
What annoys me about this mechanic... stations can scan my ship and read the DNA of passengers to know they are fugitives, but I have to walk up to three different samples of a plant to get any information from it.
Is there a reason to aquiring riches in Odyssey beyond a certain point?, what i mean is, do i need to get rich beyond a couple of million to enjoy exploration and aquire the tech needed to persue my adventure, or is it a ''Grind for Greed'' mentality, where you waste time accumulating piles of wealth, that i'll never need. Just asking, not trying to be awkward, as im excited to get started?
Credits come down more or less to ship-buying power. The biggest ships start to get pretty expensive, plus upgrading modules tacks on quite a bit as well. Then of course there's the fleet carrier at $5B, plus upkeep. I love mine! But of course, that's all up to you, and how you want to enjoy the game. Exploration with a diamond back explorer can be done for just a few million.
@@Mile13Gaming Because I compulsively need to gather everything I come across. Icy worlds tend to be gray and bacterium patches are same color. Much easier to see them on tan and sandy landscapes. Don't get me started on distant moons that are constantly in the dark.
Great question. You don't have to be in Colonia. I've made Exo trips from the Bubble, you just have to go a little further out. Pick a random direction (not in the direction of Colonia or Sag*, because those are more heavily traveled), and head about 2000LY out, and you'll find planets that don't have first footfall. Keep in mind, too, first footfall isn't a requirement, it just gets you a big monetary bonus. So you can also scan close to home for millions, just without the 4x bonus.
Which part of the blue is highlighted? THe teal, the ultramarine or the inbetween? Aslo on youtube it tools all the same color due to the compression. Thanks.
Nice guide, if a little on the basic side. One thing though. As you mentioned, the Detailed Surface Scanner produces biome maps, not heat maps. However, at least for Stratum, there is a way to use them as heat maps too. (I wouldn't know about the rest, I only hunt for Stratum.) But it's not easy to see, and you really need to know what you're looking at. Once you know the trick, you can drop your ship right in the middle of a bunch of nicely-spread-out patches of Stratum, every single time. Just think, no more flying around at random, hoping to spot some. As a bonus. this will also encourage you to develop some SRV skills, as it's faster than flying from patch to patch! Using it, I was able to pull in 2 Billion credits in a single very long (12+ hour) session. So what is this amazing secret "heat map" technique? Well, it's a lot harder to describe than it is to see for yourself, so you'll need to watch this video. ruclips.net/video/IpZIcbSXkfU/видео.html
That method works for everything, more or less. I learned how to read whatever we're calling that thing ("biome map" seems suitable) before I became more discerning of what plants I juiced. So, I know that the bright blue-green patches are where you want to go for anything you're after. That said, some genera are more cooperative than others. Osseus is a bitch, for example. You might only find one sample in a seemingly large expanse of appropriate biome, because the bastards like to hide out in a very particular type of rough terrain and apparently don't get along with each other very well. Not worth the trouble, usually.
@@SolusVir - Yep.. that's why I *ONLY* bother with Stratum Tectonicas on 'first footfall' planets. 95 million credits a pop soon adds up. Which is why the video I linked to is so helpful. It's the best way to locate Tectonicas that I've seen.
@@Garryck-1 For sure. I've watched your video. It's right on the money. That and a couple other sources convinced me to stop scanning everything. I go for a few of the other high end genera that are easy to find too, but mostly focus on good old strat tec.
Great question, honking gives you the orbital plane, but it will only find planets within a certain distance from you (it's small -like 50LS or so). You need to use the FSS to discover everything else outside of that range.
Honking only scans the stars in a system and tells you how many bodies are in a system. It doesn't scan any planets and also the planets in undiscovered systems won't show up in the system map before you FSS them one by one.
what is the point of having the name on systems? Nothing. It is totally irrelevant... you don't even care, because you will never see the places again...
Just curious, what name is on Tira Flirble in the Eurybia system as" first mapped by " played this game three to 4 years ago before it was ended on consoles. And probably have a few hundred first finds. Not many first mapped since that was added right before they quit supporting console.
Thanks for watching, everyone! If you want to get to Colonia, it's quicker than you think! Here's a quick tutorial that walks you through everything you need: ruclips.net/video/KBAPzjYpHb0/видео.html
Are there any other tips you have for exobiology in ED? What videos would you like to see next?
These videos have been a huge help! one suggestion I haven't seen anyone make a new play guide akin to other games. for example the guides I have seen give overviews of how to do things like this but they don't walk you through what you should do right from the start leaving the tutorial with your starter ship and 250,000 credits. apology's if you already have a video like this.
You know, what's hilarious is this is EXACTLY how I play doing exobio, even down to how I fire the probes, how I prefer the ship to the SRV.... It was like watching myself playing. What's cool is that I never, ever watched a video on how to do it until after I already taught myself how first. What you're showing here is what I learned all on my own. I love this game.
Yep. That's kind of one of my favorite things about Elite - it doesn't give you kid gloves for every little thing. You're challenged to figure out how to accomplish your own goals, and then refine your processes to get more efficient. Good life training. 🙂
That 4x bonus is all I needed to hear.
Yeah it's pretty massive. One good stratum, and that's 100M right there.
*First-logged is FIVE TIMES the payout.* (Yes, it's 5X. 4X is the BONUS, so it's 5X total.) Why bother with anything else? Besides, who wants to spend all that time landing on some rock with someone else's name on it? Also, did I mention, it's FIVE TIMES the payout if you get there first?
And this might be controversial, but...SRV IS FASTER.
SRV is faster than getting back in the ship (loading screen), waiting for the engines to fire up, taking off, flying around until you spot something (while possibly passing up closer valid specimens because you're going too fast to land), finding a spot where you _can_ land, finding out you can't _actually_ land there, trying again a few times before giving up and trying somewhere else, eventually landing again, and then getting back out (another loading screen), and finally running _on foot_ to the next specimen. _Nah, fam._
With the SRV, you can pull _right up next to your target._ I mean, RIGHT NEXT TO IT--like, it's scratching the window with its alien fronds, next to it. You don't even have to take a step when you get out--just hit 5 and scan: you barely even have to aim (just make sure you park the SRV with your target on your RIGHT--otherwise you'll have to walk around!). Sit back down and zip off to the next one. Terrain restraints? Forget about it. You can go _anywhere._ No landing required. And, what's even better...it's FUN. No, don't laugh. It is. It's a blast. It's like zooming around in an overpowered go cart...except it's a go cart with a _jet pack,_ a roll cage, and six big bouncy wheels.
Of course, you have to know how to drive it properly. I turn *drive assist off by default and set it to toggle.* Do that. It's important. Changes everything. Gives you much more control--and toggling drive assist on makes for a very effective brake. I'm not kidding about that. It's like it was designed for that purpose. Try it! It's super efficient this way...especially if you are grabbing multiple samples in the same vicinity. I can't imagine getting back in the ship nine times for three genera that grow right next to each other (or what's shown here: running around _on foot_ between the specimens--and those Osseus don't like to bunch up close, either; I think they're a 900m range critter...and in rocky terrain...you really got your steps in there, cmdr!). I only use the ship to fly between bacteria specimens (but I almost never do those anyway--only very rare ones are worth anything) because they are harder to see from ground level. I also use something called *SRV Survey* that is really helpful in keeping track of specimens. It even gives you an overlay displaying your location and the clonal range radius of the genus you're currently sampling. You know...something that should be in the game already.
This is really well done video, I find it super handy! Just finished engineering my Diamondback Explorer to 65ly, so I'm going to hit the unexplored regions and discover new planets and life. Thanks for this tutorial, have a great day :)
You're very welcome! Thanks for watching, and I'm glad you found it useful!
My AspX has been my go to explorer, but I'm really thinking of trying out a DBX for a change.
My sincerest apologies for the sound issues during supercruise and at the end of the video. I had some licensing trouble for a track that I had licensed, and then had to replace after the fact.
Really excellent and comprehensive explanations, great video, keep it up!
Thanks so much! I'll have another one out shortly!
Really informative and professionally edited videos. Would love to see something like an absolute beginner's guide from you. Keep up the great content, liked and subscribed 👍
i made one journey to colonia and sagitarius A* back in the day. I've got a few systems out there with my name on em including some earth-likes.
Found two earthlikes in the _same system_ once. I should have gotten a major bonus for that one, but I guess Universal Cartographics doesn't consider that very interesting. "Oh, wow, another earthlike, ho hum." At least my name's on it, although I doubt anyone will ever go there anyway.
With regard to your Spansh search, 0.27g is the limit for most of the interesting bios. Above that, you'll only find bacterium and stratum. That said, stratum tectonicas is one of the most valuable species, if not the most exciting to look at.
Thanks! That's a good tip! I did notice that when I bumped it up a bit, I started getting more results as expected, but also more planets that didn't have exobiology as well.
And yes, the stratum is always fantastic to find. Almost 100k for a new Footfall planet.
Thanks for watching!
I usually don't land on a planet for exobiology if its less the 5 plants. Also some plants (specially Osseus) can be hard to find, cos they sometimes blend into the surroundings. In that case i use night vision mode to see them more clearly through the contour of the night vision environment. If you know what your looking for, then the night vision can be a really great help for hard to find plants.
I used to try that too. Then realized that it actually takes me (at least) more time to find everything with that golden 6 or more bios planet than to land and slam two or three bios. That completionist thing gets me every time. Just hard to find some of the items due to the non-differentiated bio scan. FDev could help with that.
After some time you gain experience and learn what you have to look for and where. Then it will be much easier to find everything @@gthomason9869
Enjoyed every second of it, THX! :)
Thank you sir for the clarity on the video I have subbed and liked
Nice video with clear instruction. I’m not sure about the music though. Is the Asp ok for landing in the hills? I struggled with the Krait Phantom and had to use the SRV or abandon some plants altogether.
Thanks for watching! I haven't had many problems landing the AspX on hills, as long as the slope hasn't been too steep. The auto-landing can be a little finicky though, but that's pretty much any ship.
Asp can be ok, however the slightly slimmer DBX is almost like doing helicopter operations. This statement from a multi-thousand hour combat helo pilot. Up, over, and down. It is cathartic. A small ship will of course be best a the actual landing in the hills, but the DBX has been great. Ensure you turn off that autoland 'feature'. You can often give the landing struts a good bit of a slam on deck... affirmative landing... with no damage. Can also lateral drift a less than a meter altitude to find the sweet spot in those hills.
Great job mate!
Thanks! I hope it was helpful! Let me know if you have anything else you'd like to see!
Dolphin is one of the best ships for exobiology, cause time to time you'll have to land in a difficult terrain. It took me 4 weeks from starting new cmdr to buy a fleet carrier, and all was done on Dolphin.
Concur. Dolphin is great for this. and a DBX.
Excellent guide thank you
Glad it was helpful!
If you fire the first probe to the back of the planet, then the edges, and lastly the front, it will be a lot quicker. Planets requiring 2 to 4 probes can be done only using edge probes.
Nice! Thanks for the tip! I'll give that a shot on my next mapping.
With the pre-engineered surface scanner, you can map planets with a target of 4 probes or fewer with a single probe, and planets with a target of 6 probes with 2 probes fired on two opposite horizons. It’s definitely worth getting for your exploration ship.
The reviews for the DLC has kept me from buying it but after this video I think I’m going to buy it!
Have you tried ED in VR?
Doesn't Spanch use EDSM data? As in already explored? I mean many systems in the black were "jonked", but its not going to a "completely" unexplored system.
You are correct.
I just started playing this game yesterday. It is really daunting for me to go anywhere too far because I am scared to death I am gonna do something wrong or catch a fine for something dumb or run out of fuel. I want to learn how to play this game so bad but I am so damn scared that I am gonna mess up or something. That and if I do mess up something I can't take it back so I haven't went too far from where you first start out. I have done a few delivery missions but I want to try this exobiology thing out really bad. Just freaks me out to go too far away. Were any of you guys like that when you first started playing?
Hey, I was kinda like that as well. You don't have to start off journeying out too far. Check out my laser mining video that I just released yesterday. It's how I started in Elite, and it's a great way to learn the ropes and make some really nice cash at the same time. From there, you'll make enough to get bigger better ships and be able to more confidently journey out.
And don't be afraid of screwing up. Everyone gets a fine here and there, it's no big deal. Worse case, you rebuy and get back into it. Give it a try - you'll love it!
I've been like that as well. Only travelled between the same two systems doing some commodity market trading. Today I got that nice Triple Elite decal and 40 billion Cr in the wallet.
Thank you! Great Tuto. I thought only when you sell the data, your name would be added to the planet.
It is. First discover. First step on is instant
I play Elite very casually on and off and I'm glad I've been finding some many great channels for Elite since i came back again a week ago. I remember when I first started playing, I often got guides for new players by this one guy who keeps moaning about the devs and elite in very of his guides.
Exobiology coupled with exploration has been the best part of this game pulling it heads and shoulders above the field. Thank you for sharing it well in clear language with some fun music and video mixing. First Foot Fall is so key. As has been said, "Billions and Billions" of credits. You've made it so easy with the spansh search. But it can be fun just to find it through the illusion of serendipity. You know, going from here to there with some zigzags in between. Won't spansh only show those systems previously visited (not footfall) through ED market connect or Inara? That is fine though as long as you get the first footfall as you stated. I do wish the biological system 'heat map' was significantly better. For the limited # of bios, it seems that wouldn't be too much to ask in 3310. Great share on the 'dirty' approach to 'air brake' with dropping the gear. Another thing that makes this a fun game/sim. Great vid, calm and smooth!
I don’t think it shows only systems that are previously visited. I was on a run today, and one of the systems on the list turned out to be never visited before
@@ericzaat1560 Good to hear. I will need to pay more attention to that in the future. My hours of gameplay have been hard to come by lately.
@@ericzaat1560 How did they get data on a system that was not discovered?
I must have blinked when 100M's were being earned in minutes.
First footfall and a Stratum Tectonica is instant 100M. It's crazy.
I dont get it. I found 4 planets with 3 bios each. I searched for all plants and bacteria. After 2 hours i head back to a station and got just 4.5 Mio credits in total... and i was the first who discovered the planets....
So im starting out in exploration and exobiology in a stock diamondback explorer.
When i use spansh my tagged systems are like 600lys apart and for me thats like 21 jumps to get to the next system on spansh.
thats a crazy amount of wasted time travelling.
It didn’t work after 100% scan I got zero biological
First of all, did you make sure to use all of the filter categories in your Spansh search? And if so, it's not guaranteed that you'll have biological signals on every one. The vast majority seem to, but I suppose it's not always always the case.
If i were there, could i scan those bacteria as well so i would get more of the planet?
Sure! Just make sure you complete all three scans of one type before doing another one.
amazing what people can consider fun xD
So, I found planets that didn't have the first footfall display on them, landed, got out, walked around, but I wasn't told I was the first to walk on it. Any ideas?
I do know that First Footfall credit can only be claimed on planets in systems with 0 population. Maybe that's it?
@@Mile13Gaming Alright. Thanks.
What annoys me about this mechanic... stations can scan my ship and read the DNA of passengers to know they are fugitives, but I have to walk up to three different samples of a plant to get any information from it.
I've spent more time looking for that last stupid Osseus then I have looking for just about anything else. It's part of the science though, eh?
Is there a reason to aquiring riches in Odyssey beyond a certain point?, what i mean is, do i need to get rich beyond a couple of million to enjoy exploration and aquire the tech needed to persue my adventure, or is it a ''Grind for Greed'' mentality, where you waste time accumulating piles of wealth, that i'll never need. Just asking, not trying to be awkward, as im excited to get started?
Credits come down more or less to ship-buying power. The biggest ships start to get pretty expensive, plus upgrading modules tacks on quite a bit as well. Then of course there's the fleet carrier at $5B, plus upkeep. I love mine!
But of course, that's all up to you, and how you want to enjoy the game. Exploration with a diamond back explorer can be done for just a few million.
tnx 4 info
What I need tips for is how to spot bacteriums on icy worlds.
Interesting. I would think they'd be easier to spot on ice. Out of curiosity, why bacterium? They tend to be some of the lower-paying exo.
@@Mile13Gaming Because I compulsively need to gather everything I come across. Icy worlds tend to be gray and bacterium patches are same color. Much easier to see them on tan and sandy landscapes. Don't get me started on distant moons that are constantly in the dark.
Do you have to start in Colonia, or is any system outside the bubble an option to try and use?
Great question. You don't have to be in Colonia. I've made Exo trips from the Bubble, you just have to go a little further out. Pick a random direction (not in the direction of Colonia or Sag*, because those are more heavily traveled), and head about 2000LY out, and you'll find planets that don't have first footfall. Keep in mind, too, first footfall isn't a requirement, it just gets you a big monetary bonus. So you can also scan close to home for millions, just without the 4x bonus.
Which part of the blue is highlighted? THe teal, the ultramarine or the inbetween? Aslo on youtube it tools all the same color due to the compression. Thanks.
cool beans
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it!
Nice guide, if a little on the basic side. One thing though.
As you mentioned, the Detailed Surface Scanner produces biome maps, not heat maps. However, at least for Stratum, there is a way to use them as heat maps too. (I wouldn't know about the rest, I only hunt for Stratum.) But it's not easy to see, and you really need to know what you're looking at. Once you know the trick, you can drop your ship right in the middle of a bunch of nicely-spread-out patches of Stratum, every single time. Just think, no more flying around at random, hoping to spot some. As a bonus. this will also encourage you to develop some SRV skills, as it's faster than flying from patch to patch!
Using it, I was able to pull in 2 Billion credits in a single very long (12+ hour) session.
So what is this amazing secret "heat map" technique? Well, it's a lot harder to describe than it is to see for yourself, so you'll need to watch this video. ruclips.net/video/IpZIcbSXkfU/видео.html
That is some serious endurance. The biomemap needs some love from FDEV. It is, let's say, functional, but not very discreet.
That method works for everything, more or less. I learned how to read whatever we're calling that thing ("biome map" seems suitable) before I became more discerning of what plants I juiced. So, I know that the bright blue-green patches are where you want to go for anything you're after. That said, some genera are more cooperative than others. Osseus is a bitch, for example. You might only find one sample in a seemingly large expanse of appropriate biome, because the bastards like to hide out in a very particular type of rough terrain and apparently don't get along with each other very well. Not worth the trouble, usually.
@@SolusVir - Yep.. that's why I *ONLY* bother with Stratum Tectonicas on 'first footfall' planets. 95 million credits a pop soon adds up. Which is why the video I linked to is so helpful. It's the best way to locate Tectonicas that I've seen.
@@Garryck-1 For sure. I've watched your video. It's right on the money. That and a couple other sources convinced me to stop scanning everything. I go for a few of the other high end genera that are easy to find too, but mostly focus on good old strat tec.
Furor Dei? 👀
LOL, yeah, it was a name I picked long ago back in the Diablo 1 days. I thought it sounded cool at the time, and just stuck with it.
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Well then...
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This still works?
Yep! Just did an Exo run earlier this week!
why not just honk the system instead of scan one by one
Great question, honking gives you the orbital plane, but it will only find planets within a certain distance from you (it's small -like 50LS or so). You need to use the FSS to discover everything else outside of that range.
Honking only scans the stars in a system and tells you how many bodies are in a system. It doesn't scan any planets and also the planets in undiscovered systems won't show up in the system map before you FSS them one by one.
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what is the point of having the name on systems? Nothing. It is totally irrelevant... you don't even care, because you will never see the places again...
Just a point of pride, and it's a fun accomplishment.
Just curious, what name is on Tira Flirble in the Eurybia system as" first mapped by " played this game three to 4 years ago before it was ended on consoles. And probably have a few hundred first finds. Not many first mapped since that was added right before they quit supporting console.