My first discovered Supergiant!
24 Jun 2022Boni58
According to records, only less that 0.1 % of the Galaxy has been explored.But let's try to be fair: there are some rarities, altough not payed according their seldomness, that are really difficult to find (first discovers, I mean).
We will find still enough Black Holes, Wolf Rayets, or Herbigs, especially when reaching some clusters. Neutron stars, also.
Giant stars are more difficult to first discover.
And we still can find them. Earthlike Worlds and Water Worlds, are always nice and difficult to find.
And I left out possible POI, that can be also very rewarding moments.
But Supergiants?
Some awesome explorers seem to have taken them all, in the early years of ED :-)
I joined ED in 2016, July. Not exactly in the very beginning.
But real exploration, I only learned during the Expedition Distant Worlds 2.
Since then, I participated in several expeditions, and enjoyed to do some specific exploration.
To discover a Supergiant was one of the most desired discoveries, on top of my list!
Endless hours examining the Galaxy Map. Crossing information with EDSM for ex.
Verifying the possible candidates.
Many thousands of light years travelled, anxious moments before arriving there.
Can it be an undiscovered one?
With Odyssey, after a first enthusiasm I did some exobiologist exploration. And got many Codex entries.
I was happy with that.
Not happy with UI of Odyssey, especially the UI of the maps, outfitting, ships, etc. We need many clicks to achieve the same as before, and we cannot get all the info.
That made me leave my "Jolly Jumper X" Anaconda in the dark, and almost did not play for 1 year.
On last days, I decided to plot a route to Colonia, the closest point with civilisation.
Did some minor exploration, followed EDMC and scanned some interesting close objects.
But then, the explorer's desire made me search for possible candidates, and decided to do some detours.
One candidate was not in EDSM. But that happened before, not existing in EDSM does not mean it was not discovered in game. I knew that, but 1200 ly detour was little pay to verify it.
Finally, the ultimate thrill of my exploration time in ED!
A Blue Supergiant, Eorgh Flyoae AA-A h35, after scanning showed no name :-)
I am very glad, and must pass the message:
Never, never give up :-)
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