How to Explore in Elite: Dangerous

Get a good ship., Use the "Advanced Discovery Scanner" and the "Detailed Surface Scanner.", Get a good fuel scoop., Get the best Frame Shift Drive you can get., Get a good Power Plant., Get an Auto Field-Maintaince Unit if possible.

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Step-by-Step Guide

  1. Step 1: Get a good ship.

    Either a Cobra Mk.III, a Diamondback Explorer, a Hauler, or the explorer over the explorers, the Asp Explorer.
  2. Step 2: Use the "Advanced Discovery Scanner" and the "Detailed Surface Scanner."

    The Discovery Scanner makes you able to scan stars, planets, etc.

    The Detailed Surface Scanner will give you 30% more credits for each scan you make.

    The price of the Discovery Scanner is
    1.5 million credits and the Detailed Surface scanner, is
    250.000 credits.

    To scan, hold down your scanner button when you have entered a new system.

    It will say Complete, and make a noise, when it is done scanning.

    Scanning takes 5 sec.

    When it is done scanning, go into your System map, to see all the objects in the system.

    Fly close to one of them, and the Detailed Surface Scanner, will automatically scan it.

    You can see down in the left corner what kind of object it is.

    When you are done with your "adventure"

    just fly back.

    Remember to scan on your way. , There are no stations out in deep space, so get the best one you can get.

    The A6 Fuel Scoop is recommended. , It makes you able to fly more ly, per jump. , They make you able to have more and better equipment. , They make it possible to repair some of your equipment if it gets damaged.
  3. Step 3: Get a good fuel scoop.

  4. Step 4: Get the best Frame Shift Drive you can get.

  5. Step 5: Get a good Power Plant.

  6. Step 6: Get an Auto Field-Maintaince Unit if possible.

Detailed Guide

Either a Cobra Mk.III, a Diamondback Explorer, a Hauler, or the explorer over the explorers, the Asp Explorer.

The Discovery Scanner makes you able to scan stars, planets, etc.

The Detailed Surface Scanner will give you 30% more credits for each scan you make.

The price of the Discovery Scanner is
1.5 million credits and the Detailed Surface scanner, is
250.000 credits.

To scan, hold down your scanner button when you have entered a new system.

It will say Complete, and make a noise, when it is done scanning.

Scanning takes 5 sec.

When it is done scanning, go into your System map, to see all the objects in the system.

Fly close to one of them, and the Detailed Surface Scanner, will automatically scan it.

You can see down in the left corner what kind of object it is.

When you are done with your "adventure"

just fly back.

Remember to scan on your way. , There are no stations out in deep space, so get the best one you can get.

The A6 Fuel Scoop is recommended. , It makes you able to fly more ly, per jump. , They make you able to have more and better equipment. , They make it possible to repair some of your equipment if it gets damaged.

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