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I recently answered a question and thought I’d share it here as a quick info-guide to starting exo for anyone interested because generally I see a lot of people asking the same questions, so I hope this helps people.

There’s a few things you need; a small/medium ship (I’ll explain), detailed surface scanner, scoop for jumps, an SRV and an Artemis suit. Once you have all that, you’re good to go.

Jump to a system, into system map and if it’s already been scanned you can simply check which land-able planets have Bio signs – more the merrier. If it’s not been scanned, you can earn yourself extra creds and explorer rank by scanning systems and planets before hand.

Once you’ve found a suitable body, use surface scanner and you’ll be greeted with a blue heat map. LIGHTER the blue, more concentrated the flora, and you can most of the time overlap all of the flora so they appear in one location (generally, may require extra flying), however I believe certain species actually grow at certain locations/heights, so a bit of experimenting is required.

Takes 3 scans of 1 species to fully scan, DO NOT scan another until you complete it, or you will erase your current progress. Rinse and repeat until planet has been fully scanned or you cba to look for the last bacterium (don’t bother, not worth much and excessively scarce)

Rinse and repeat until you’re ready to come home. And as same with everything, you lose all progress if you die. They’ll still be mapped and recorded, but no creds or rank.

Regarding the ship, some flora will spawn only in specifically rocky areas, small ships navigate these places easier making life easier, but honestly it’s just personal preference at that point!

Finally, sell all exploration data and codex discoveries, go to Vista Genomics on generally any station, and reap the rewards.

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