HI,

I have been playing on and off for afew months now. However I have a question, what do I have to do to get the good planets everyone talks about? I heard that that should a) only get planets that are Rich and very large or better and b) aim for artifact. Now I again only very casual, have 52 planets on scan and have 3 planets that match the above requirments (2 gas and 1 owned by someone else) am I doing this wrong or do I need a higher scan stat or something to find the planets you all talk about?

Here's my planet taking guideline-

Gas: Very massive only.

Barren- Don't take.

Oceanic- Don't take unless it's has mega rich something or other and is Very Large or more.

Desert- Very large/Rich+

Icy- Very Large/rich+

Exotic- Has to have pretty high availability, and preferably larger size.

Terra- Very Large preferred, but pretty much anything's good (There are a lot of sucky ones around, of course).



As for those very good planets, you gotta be Crazy lucky to find them.

ah I have just been getting terrable luck than, Lots of tiny/very tiny/very small/small/ planets with terrable resources though!

Scanning for planets (purge and re-scan as necessary) can eventually get you all the VL Rich you need. After that, you either get lucky, build them, or buy them from someone who built them. NPC will give a slow but steady flow of terraformers, but thats hard for newer players who don't have a 10K+ energy bar.

If you want to swing by The Unkown real quick, I can alert a Very Large 15X mega rich mining toxic for you. Just because I'm a nice guy and I don't use planets for mining any more.

Remember, the average size and richness is average/average, so your scans aren't going to be seeing VL/VR planets every other scan. Add in the fact that other people take and improve, cloak, or defend them and you see why they can be a little hard to come by at low levels. My suggestion would be to ask in your legion if anyone has any planets they might not want and to lower your standards a bit on some. At your rak planets are cheap to take so its better for you to take some planets to fill you slots. I'm not saying take every tiny planet you see, but a Large/Rich arti oceanic wouldn't be a terrible waste for you.

Thank you for all the advice, I gave in and got a mission exotic its production is going to help me through this "no good planet" hump I hope.

I have found that if u remove the unwanted planets from your star charts ( using a star chart remover, arti ) that will increase your chances of for a good planet scan, also research scanners and when you're ready to do another scan install them. After you're done your scan you can uninstall them, as they do take up too much space on your ship.
Another good tip is to use as many arti's that will boost your scan ability, such as : Subspace seekers,Continuum Beacons,Stryll Seekers & Tachyon Cylinders.

As far as what planets to take, try to stick with planets of high value. Research planets are always good to have as it will help you research better mods for your ship & planets.

Thanks for the advice, My income is through the roof now! someone gave me a legion and some KU to keep it funded its producing like 2K reserch a day and 3K artifacts, simpley amazing!

....Honestly, that is not that much. What is the name of the legion?

boo, here I thought I was rolling in income what with only having like 100 reserch an hour and like 60 artifact/50 mineral..... this was like doubleing my income.....

Sorry to burst your bubble, but it needed to be said. What rank are you?

46 why?

Just wondering..... I was thinking about maybe giving you a couple of good planets. Are you in that legion by yourself?

yes I am. The legions name is beast.

Hmmm..... I will swing by in a month or so, if you are still in that legion/still playing. What is the name of the legion?
EDIT: I ask this so I can put it on my list of places to go.

Ah.... I see we both edited our posts.

The Legions Name is beast, the Bases name is Euphoria. THank you for all your input and support. At this point in time I am not sure what to reserch as I have been doing alittle bit of everything, However I am starting to think that working towards AI so I can start to level my base up would be a wise idea.

Understood. I will definitely swing by at some point to help you out. It should be within a month of this post.