Star charts vs. Exploration

[First Order of Enoch]

Throughout my time playing stellaris, I have always felt that trading star charts with other factions is a negative for the overall discovery and story of the game.

I always find myself declining star charts and simply exploring for the story and discovery.

What do you do?

 

[MinerSebas]

I wait with the star charts until most quest fetch quest (Like capture these 7 different crettures) are done. If i exange star charts, they can be in territori, that is owned by my enemies and i try that this doesn't happen. Afterwords i do it if i have a need for it.

 

[Qilue]

Your explorers don't get any experience if you exchange star charts.

 

[Elimdur]

Would be better if star charts would just show planet classes and established contact with possible owners if the star chart trader has contact.

This way you might get infos about where possible enemies are, where potentially valuable planets for "forceful" colonisation lie and all this without taking away the possibility to survey (because trading star charts may also break quests if an on_survey action is involved)

 

[henzington]

Would be better if star charts would just show planet classes and established contact with possible owners if the star chart trader has contact.

This way you might get infos about where possible enemies are, where potentially valuable planets for "forceful" colonisation lie and all this without taking away the possibility to survey (because trading star charts may also break quests if an on_survey action is involved)

"Exploring" with a single corvette lets you see planet type and allows you to direct your early exploration better. Just remember to set it to evasive.

 

[Ixal]

In 1.5 trading charts becomes even more of a disadvatage when you take the exploration tradition and get science for each surveyed planet.

 

[Elimdur]

"Exploring" with a single corvette lets you see planet type and allows you to direct your early exploration better. Just remember to set it to evasive.

I do know this. But why should I if the star chart trade would work like i suggested? That way it would mean less micromanagement to get an overview over the surrounding space while dealing with the problem the star chart trading has right now.

I don´t mean to offend you, but would you tell someone who orders a pizza how he could make one himself? You see how you missed the point?