HOW TO INSTANTLY TELL IF A SYSTEM HAS BEEN DISCOVERED OR NOT IN ELITE DANGEROUS

[@TheArtlessBodger]

I remember stumbling into an undiscovered system a couple of years ago while flying my old pre-nerf jumpconda. I was just a tourist heading back from the Eagle Nebula, had no idea how to use the FSS, and ended up manually searching for the planets by flying around and looking to see which of the "stars" around me were moving when I moved. Took about three hours but it was worth it to see my name on the Galactic Map. Felt like an utter moron when I got back to Pleiades and was told I could have mapped it all in about 20 mins if I'd just pressed the correct button

[@snarkymoosesshack8793]

I got my name on a green gas giant. Exciting find, to be sure :P

[@larrydlam]

That is how it originally worked. The FSS wasn't available in the beginning.

[@SpaceGodbr]

I didn't know about that!! I've found an entire system manually when I was going to NGC 7822 (dunno if this is the correct name), it was like 2 hours doing this. But it was fun to see when all the bodies became visible :)

[@sakatababa]

ah, you discovered the old school method of exploration before fss existed you do know we didn't have it for years?

[@ShinigamiGrin]

Short and to the point, lovely. Somebody else would have made a 30' video to tell the same stuff

[@HummingbirdSound]

Not 30, but probably 10, because of the algorithm - shorts and 10 min videos have more chance to be seen and to be put forward, for some reason, this is why most people either make shorts or 10 min videos.

[@ShinigamiGrin]

@@HummingbirdSound I know about all that, but some would have made it 30 or even 40 no joke

[@PaulGuy]

Remember, just because it's been discovered doesn't mean it's been explored. Go get that money!

[@SkyFire81]

I've been playing for 6 years and never noticed this, lol. Please make more elite dangerous content! :] You have a new subscriber. o7

[@AaronT-TX]

Thank you very much. I am kind of all over the place on my channel.

[@tenryuta]

go off the beaten path(checking the heat map for visited routes, then go off atleast 100ly side and up/down.(estimated, could be 500ly

[@PineRune]

You can also find semi-discovered systems like this. When you honk, if the message says something like "Bodies: 23" but you only see 3 in the panel/system map, the rest haven't been discovered.

[@RustedCrown11]

this is most likely systems discovered before the discovery scanner update when you where forced to fly around and keep honking

[@tillanous]

Other people have said this but I just want to repeat it for the algorithm. Straight forward video, right to the point, and shorter than most ads. Can't ask for much better than that, thank you for taking the time to post this video.

[@AaronT-TX]

You're welcome and thank you very much.

[@daveh7720]

Thank you for circling the to look for on the screen. So many game videos just have narration over a screen recording but unless I already know what they're talking about, I don't know where to look and I miss it.

[@stevenmannion7479]

I remember spending so much time exploring systems in ED before it had SCO and FSS - or even engineers. I Left the game for a long time because of the grind. Recently came back and now use FSS every clean system. Jump in, fuel up, SCO for a few seconds then dead stop and FSS (less chance of planets being behind a star and unable to be scanned that way). So much easier and I'm quite impressed with some of the improvements to the game. Very nice video, definitely worth a sub.

[@AaronT-TX]

Thank you.

[@FinalShineInc]

legend, ive played this game so much and every other month i learn something new

[@AaronT-TX]

Thank you.

[@Knightfang1]

Ive found several systems where the main star has been discovered but the planets have not. Most likely this is because somebody jumped through the system and on to the next without stopping to do a scan.

[@AaronT-TX]

I used to do that in Horizons, the money from exploration back then was not worth it to me, so I only jumped about any distances to go to an engineer or to unlock one in those days.

[@krakenmahboy]

Yo, short and sweet, you earned my sub!

[@AaronT-TX]

Thank you.

[@williamvorkosigan5151]

Concise. Quality.

[@AaronT-TX]

Thank you.

[@TheInmortalo]

Thanks commander, you give me the motivation to explore

[@skrang9671]

I bought and kitted-out my Anaconda for exploration entirely with Universal Cartographics payouts, and I don't think I ever thought about this. Like I recognized that nothing was showing up until I scanned, but I don't think I ever recognized the corollary. 😅

[@kepler186f4]

This is precisely why I joined Elite Dangerous, exploration, exobiology in my Asp Explorer.

[@libertyprime9891]

HUH. So all those empty systems i have found, i could have obtained their first discovery? doh.

[@danielernandes4989]

well, you did get first discovery for the *system*. you missed out on first discovery for the bodies though.

[@redroyce4590]

Whats the program used that tells you if a planet, has an atmosphere & possible life at 1:54 ?

[@AaronT-TX]

I forgewt exactly which program as I have not been in ED lately, but I use this site: edastro.com/mapcharts/#classmass And this program, I think this is it here: edjp.colacube.net/observatory

[@_motho_]

ODExplorer or BioInsights. I think it's BioInsights, which is a plugin for ED Observatory

[@CountArtha]

The other giveaway will be in the FSS Scanner. As soon as you identify the planet, the bottom of the screen will show the name of the first explorer who discovered it. Your name will be on the planet if you sell the data before anyone else does. You also get your name on it if you were the first to map it with the detailed surface scanner, which is easier to do since many explorers skip the icy or rocky moons.

[@Jmvars]

I wonder how many systems like this I went past when I visited Sagittarius A*, I only honked every system.

[@CMDR_CWolfxUK]

Brilliant video! Have added it to the Helpful other CMDRs playlist on my new channel! Have a sub. I didn't realise this in all near 2k hours! Would love to see your EDSM map.

[@AaronT-TX]

Thank you.

[@Localnimation]

I doing exploration once, jump about 500,000ly away from bubble, doing exobiology and scaning planet, spend about 2 weeks in outher space before returning to bubble just bc my ship integrity bellow 20%💀, because i keep slaming my ship into planet surface while searching for life💀, Get about almost 9 billion in credit after returning

[@sc0or]

Are u sure about 500,000ly? If you use a simple parameter “last updated at” an specify an obvious date there, you can find hundreds of planets with Tectonicus nobody landed on yet just in the Bubble ;)

[@nightwingzero8905]

Nice, good to know this little piece of info. o7

[@adamgerald849]

This is great info. I've only been playing a few weeks. I'm getting a good start in everything before I decide to start exploring deep space.

[@BrianVaughnVA]

o7 Commander! Hope to meet you one day out in the darkness.

[@AaronT-TX]

Thank you, I hope so too.

[@Jedislayer19]

A useful tip indeed. Thank you much!

[@cmdrshadowspawn2910]

Been playing since almost the beginning and I noticed this years ago. Also you will find many systems with only the star scanned because the original ships only scanned the star and you had to fly to the planets to scan them. So if you find one with only the star showing, check. The planets may still be waiting to be discovered.

[@quadstrike]

wooo this is way different than the old days, you would honk and have found everything!

[@MarkusRamikin]

Good stuff. What did you use to create that circling marker effect?

[@AaronT-TX]

Thank you, I did it while editing in Movavi video editor.

[@Rigel_Chiokis]

If any of the bodies are in the narrow field of view of your automatic scanner (the one that reveals the star), you'll see them appear too. Usually no more then 1 or 2 as the odds are pretty slim that more than that will be directly in front of you.

[@Lupinicus1664]

I've been playing since the start and hadn't realised this... thanks

[@AaronT-TX]

Your welcome.

[@SeamusOR]

Not always though, I’m currently out in the black and find that even systems without anything in the radar but that contain more bodies are also already discovered

[@tenryuta]

i somehow found an undiscovered system within 500ly just today... but i forgot whereXD NEED MORE EXO!!!!

[@MikeThePole]

I'd just point out the visual but in the end screen, somehow it shows 2024 instead of 3310.

[@Shenron666]

VoiceAttack tell me instantly when i discover a new system 😊

[@Gabriel.Glacial]

this is super helpful, thanks so much for sharing! o7

[@AaronT-TX]

You're welcome. I will try to get in and make some more content for ED.

[@sakatababa]

as soon as you honk, you will see the bodies you don't need to fss unless you want details

[@nyyyk0]

thank you very much commander

[@AaronT-TX]

You are very welcome.

[@bilbo_kenobi]

Great video, to the point

[@AaronT-TX]

Thank you. I need to get in and make some more videos in ED.

[@GKaliasMe]

someone might still beat you to it. I was on my way to Lagoon Nebula while i discovered about 5 of those systems. only one carries my nickname. When i checked after VSS it said discovered by someone else. So its only discovered once you brought it back. And there still alot of systems in the near 5k radius around the bubble :) Found another one going up the galactic plane searching for arsenic

[@dieseljester]

Correct me if I'm wrong; but you don't get first discovery/mapping credit until you've sold your data at a port, right?

[@AaronT-TX]

Correct, but this is not a full exploration video.

[@La-Li-Lu-Le-Lo-Cipher]

very help full ty

[@AaronT-TX]

YW

[@kissfan6321]

I always thought that if you only saw the star there WERE no planets!! And what were you using to find the planets??

[@shadowmystery5613]

That's not entirely true, if a system has already been visited you can see that on the main star you've been to. On the other stuff I have to agree though, if you only see a star but don't get the voice message "System Scan Complete" the other bodies just haven't been FSS'd yet. I got into a lot of already discovered systems that just weren't scanned yet on my fast 5'000 Lightyears excursion to unlock Thruster Engineers.

[@slandshark]

Is this game worth getting into right now? Are there many random events while playing or is it mostly go from point A to B without interruption? I enjoy random encounters or seeing NPC traffic do things like trade, fight, etc with some meaning (not just random, but with a purpose, like faction vs faction, pirating, or whatever). I've also got a VR headset...considering using it to play, but not really sure if I should even try getting into Elite dangerous or not at this point.

[@canoodlingus6244]

There is a ton of things to do and will def be overwhelming at first. I think it would be worth it. play on pc and get into a clan or whatever they call them. ( haven't played in a few years) I might get back into soon tho.

[@shadowmystery5613]

@@canoodlingus6244 Should be "Squadrons" although I'm not in one, just doesn't make sense to me to join one when I mostly mind my own business 😂

[@slandshark]

@@canoodlingus6244 Thanks! Also, are there any co-op activities? Say if a friend and I want to play together, can we share progression or mission rewards or something? Or is it more of a solo experience?

[@greywhizzadventurer8535]

@@slandshark Yes you can coop. There is 2 ways to do coop, you can either multicrew and have your friend join you on your ship (provided your ship has extra crew slots to fit them) and do missions together on one ship. The other way is to form a wing by inviting your friend into one. This way you can bring 2 ships instead of one.

[@slandshark]

@@greywhizzadventurer8535 Do you think it's a good idea to buy Odyssey right now or should I wait until I've made some progress in the game? I see it on sale right now for $10 on steam (deluxe edition).

[@jannovak2202]

Is it the Elite Observatory (Core) popup on the right side? o7

[@AaronT-TX]

Yes it is.

[@Thenonsocial]

Awesome vid m8

[@AaronT-TX]

Thank you.

[@Rythillian]

Huh, never knew this was a thing

[@wmgthilgen]

What is the purpose and or difference when simply "HONKING" a system vs assuming there is one, scanning the NAV beacon.

[@larrydlam]

The nav beacon will give you station locations and other info that you won't get from just honking.

[@CountArtha]

Scanning the nav beacon identifies all the signal sources for you, which is helpful when you have an assassination mission target or you're looking for high grade emissions.

[@davelloyd-]

Once you get outside the bubble (and the route to Colonia), there aren't any NAV beacons. (nor are there stations or emissions signals on account of there being no activity...you know, cos it's undiscovered)

[@wmgthilgen]

@@davelloyd- Thank You! Though with all my thousand's of hour's of play, and the maybe dozen of time's I've left the bubble for basically only engineering purposes. I which were well before the implementing of the new scanning system. All this time I really never put the two to gether in the manner you just stated. Your absolutely correct, thanks again for bring that to my attention. This old dog, and I don't mean the other commander with that name; Is going to have to invest some time in learning a new trick or two. Thanks again!

[@Obobavvive]

Wait.... How you jump for 60ly ? What ship u're using?

[@AaronT-TX]

Asp Explorer with some engineering and Guardian FSD Booster.

[@UD503J]

Perfect!

[@sc0or]

Makes no difference. What is a benefit to know about whether it was discovered or not? While I’m already there I can refer to a system/planet info. This is more profitable to have an idea about the first time visit before jumping into a system. And this is also possible (this time with a galaxy map)

[@AaronT-TX]

Make a video about that and share it, I am sure folks will appreciate it.

[@sc0or]

@@AaronT-TX For what?.. By the way, could you tell us how "not discovered" systems appear in EDDB catalogue? ))) You are wrong in your suggestion. Before an FSS was introduced, we had to approach to a planet to let it appear on a radar. Now it's enough to run a full system scan. This is why there are undiscovered and discovered but not scanned systems which do not show planets on a radar.

[@pauloreyfigueiredo]

thanks, this helps

[@Zyo117]

o7

[@KingArthurFleck]

FSS = EPIC GAMEPLAY!!! LOL..... That being said, I did make my first billion doing this