Bralia wrote:Wisconsin9 wrote:Early on I would look for stars as Sol-like as possible (Sol being G2 V). At this point I'm basically just looking for anything interesting and far away, plotting a course, and going there. I check the galaxy map every so often, see if I spot anything interesting. Also, in the "View" tab of the galaxy map, I set it to map instead of realistic, then to star class. I also tell it not to show me a couple different star classes, although I don't remember exactly what they are right now. I'll post them later. Here's a general guide to how much various celestial objects are worth. Something you'll generally want to make a beeline for are neutron stars, white dwarfs, and black holes. Be EXTREMELY careful with all of those. Absolutely do not fly towards any of them. If you're not careful, they're far more dangerous than any pirate. Other things that I suspect are extremely valuable (and probably dangerous as well) are O-type stars, Wolf-Rayet stars, and carbon stars. Somewhat less valuable but probably still pretty valuable are B-type stars. One last thing—the vast, vast majority of stars are on the main sequence (the V in G2 V represents main sequence, as it will for all other stars with that numeral). Stars that aren't on the main sequence are probably more valuable than those that are.
"Absolutely do not fly towards any of them." What do you mean by that? My own method of approach to any given object hasn't failed me yet, even I was initially scared to approach them, too. Fly at at full speed until you're 10 seconds out, then try to maintain that time-to-object until you're within scanning range. Then, I pull back to about 1:20 from target. Also, O-types, W-Rs and carbon stars are no more dangerous than any other common star, in my experience.
My own exploration tips: No matter what system you're in, take the time to scan everything within your immediate scanning range of your drop point. Easy creds, even if the system overall is bad.
And one last thing, I have another recommendation for you, Wisc. A place that I've only just completed. Sigma Orionis. Bring some reading material. And I am not . . . good god . . . not joking.
Mm, you're probably right. My experience so far is limited to neutrons and white dwarfs that are the primary, so I can just scan them from where I drop in. I defer to your experience.
