Exobiology Route Planning

Efficient Search Strategy & Survey Loops

Bio-Survey Profile

Signal Summary

Efficient exobiology is a loop: choose candidate systems, scan bodies, prioritise promising atmospheres, land in good terrain, finish samples cleanly, and keep moving.

The goal is not to visit every biological signal. The goal is to balance payout, rarity, distance, risk, and time so the expedition keeps producing useful data.

Route PlanningEfficiencyStrategy

Key Concepts

Candidate filter - Use atmosphere, body type, star class, and known signals to decide where to spend time.

Landing plan - Pick daylight, manageable terrain, and a search path that supports sample spacing.

Survey loop - Complete one species at a time, then decide whether the remaining signals justify more time.

Turn-in safety - Exobiology data only matters if the commander survives long enough to sell it.

Field Notes

A route with fewer landings can outperform a dense route if each landing has better candidate quality.

Track which signals are finished so you do not waste time re-searching completed species.

ED:CS can eventually combine body filters, visited systems, and route plotting into targeted bio-survey itineraries.

Reference

Signal	Value	Use
Macro route	Systems	Find candidate systems and bodies.
Micro route	Surface path	Move between valid colonies efficiently.
Exit plan	Sell data	Protect the expedition value before pushing deeper.