Astrophysics

 is the task of searching for and analyzing planets before going on expedition. Proper astrophysics work is necessary for safe and productive expeditions. It is performed at the on the.

Scanning for Planets
When not in orbit around a planet, you can search for new planets to explore.

Scanning costs 3 or 1 / and has an 80% chance of success. If the in the engine room is broken, the chances of successfully finding a planet will decrease to 50%.
 * You will save 1 if you are.
 * You will save 1 if your ship has completed.
 * These bonuses stack with each other.

On success, you have a 10% chance of finding a spatial anomaly instead of a planet, unless you're a.
 * Planets have a small chance of being attached to one.

Analyzing Planets
Once you have found a suitable planet, you may perform a surface analysis.

'''For 2 or 1 / you can reveal one zone on the planet.
 * You can reveal 1 additional zone if the is set to Astronavigation.
 * You can reveal 1 additional zone if you are.
 * You can reveal 1 additional zone if your ship has completed.
 * You can reveal 1 additional zone and save 1 while approaching/orbiting the planet.
 * All of these bonuses do stack with each other, for a maximum of five zones for an Astrophysicist in orbit.

Additionally, if you have the artifact in the shelf at the bridge while scanning, it will reveal 1 to 2 zones upon initial discovery of the planet.

The table below shows the  cost of revealing a planet, not including any possible Liquid Map bonus. Colored cells indicate inefficient scans (.e.g. you are scanning a 5 Zone planet with 4 zones revealed per scan, requiring you to scan once to reveal 4 zones, then pay another 2 (which would reveal 4 more zones) to only reveal 1 more zone.)

Example: If you are an Astrophysicist and currently have the CPU Priority set to Astronavigation, having just located a 13 Zone planet, it will cost you 10 to reveal all zones.

Empty Space

 * When the Daedalus is not in orbit around a planet, it is considered in "Empty Space".


 * While in empty space, everyone is able to scan for new planets and the will keep records for up to two planets per crew member. These results are private and cannot be shared with others to verify results or to help with the scanning.
 * increases the count to 3 planets at once.


 * If you delete a scan from your workspace, you will not be able to visit this planet after it has been deleted.

Attributes
Every planet has the following attributes:
 * Direction: Determines the direction that the commander will need to point the Daedalus.
 * Distance: Determines how many fuel are required to get to the planet.  Ranges from.
 * Size: How many zones to explore. Ranges from.
 * Name: Random and purely decorative.

Travel

 * To travel to the planet, you will need to make sure that you have the exact amount of fuel loaded that is required, and are pointing in the correct cardinal direction, as determined by the planet scan.


 * Once you move the Daedalus, all previous scan results are lost; with the exception of the planet you are moving to, if you're moving into orbit, and the 's planets.


 * When the ship starts moving to or from a planet, the behaves as if it were already the end of the journey.
 * For instance, if you're moving to a planet, even though you're not there yet, everyone will see the planet scan results and be able to uncover any zones that might still be covered.
 * If you're moving out of orbit and back into empty space, you can start scanning for new planets as soon as the ship starts moving out of orbit.


 * You have a small chance of stumbling upon a spatial anomaly when flying toward empty space.

Spatial Anomalies
“Sectors of space containing unusual phenomena, natural or not. Each one has effects to consider when deciding where to go or how long to stay.”

Notes & Tips

 * Scan only with 8-12 since it is an expensive activity, and incomplete scans may go to waste.
 * Ensure there are no already existing planets the crew are planning on moving to, otherwise your entire scan will be useless. If you don't know, ask the crew before scanning.


 * If you will be consuming anything to scan (,, etc), or several people are scanning, it is not a bad idea to go to the lab to use the to eat, or borrow it to use at the bridge.
 * Even though it can use up some, if you get and have to  before continuing, that negates most to all of your  gain.


 * First look for a planet. If the Daedalus has enough fuel to visit the planet, proceed.
 * If the ship has very low fuel, and the scanned planet is very far away (taking 5 or 6  fuel), consider finding another, closer planet instead.


 * Once you have a suitable planet to analyze, start advanced analysis only if you have enough to uncover most to all of its zones.
 * If you don't have enough, see if you can acquire food or a mission. If you can't, generally it is better to wait until you regenerate enough to carry out the full analysis before beginning.
 * If the planet contains too many zones to perform a full planet analysis (use the above table), ensure the Daedalus is in a state where it won't move for a while, and finish the analysis as soon as you possibly can.
 * Since it is usually not a good idea to move to a planet until a full analysis has been made, analyzing ahead to see what just a few zones from a planet contains is rarely helpful. It could end up being a waste of if you end up in a desperate situation and need to move ship to escape hunters/asteroids. Or, if your ship is in urgent need of finding a planet to explore, someone else might start scanning and find a suitable planet before you finish yours, rendering all your  used a waste.
 * The only exceptions to these guidelines are if you're a or your ship is in a desperate need of  oxygen, if that is the case then you should simply scan as many zones as possible, and let the crew know as soon as you find an  zone, even if the planet analysis is incomplete.


 * Stop at any point if your analysis shows (likely member death),  (possible group death),  (possible member death),  (possible member death).
 * Unless the ship is desperate for certain resources such as oxygen, delete that planet and do not spend more  on it. These planets are generally considered too risky to explore.
 * When going to dangerous planets anyway, exploring three zones at a time in a Patroller may be a more costly but less risky alternative to sending the Icarus.
 * zones have a very high chance for an extremely difficult Fight event or a Death, so if you must explore a planet with Mankarogs, bringing a may be worth the risk to at least avoid the fight event, a -er to avoid the sudden death event, or send a  solo, to avoid both.


 * Once you have completely analyzed a planet, post for everybody to see the direction, fuel needed, and a list of every zone so that the crew can see the work you accomplished and the exploration group can consider exploring and prepare.


 * Unless the Daedalus moved since the discovery of the planet, you can still travel there if you know its direction and required fuel, even when a person who found the planet is dead.


 * To move to open space if currently in orbit of a planet, you must load one fuel into the  and have the  move the ship one part in any direction (or use the  or 's ability).

Note about scans

 * Only you can see the results of your planet.


 * Once the ship moves, all scans on the terminal will be deleted except for the planet the ship is moving to. For this reason it is a good idea to coordinate with your shipmates to only have one analysis going at a time.
 * If more than one person scans simultaneously, then one person's will likely be wasted. This is why it is a good idea to only analyze if you have enough  to uncover the whole planet - you won't overlap with someone else if you can post your results right away.
 * The is the exception to that rule: their planets are kept until they are fully explored, or manually deleted.
 * Scanning for zones are mostly random, and there is no way to influence the RNG, however, this doesn't mean people can't lie about the results of their scan!
 * Mind that the existence of or living creatures on a planet does not guarantee an  oxygen atmosphere!