Survey Work

Survey work

• Phase 0 - Remote Survey: initial sector maps indicate the presence of stars and any other major phenomena—such as black holes and nebulae—that are detectable remotely, from outside the sector.
  • Update or generate an article for every object created in this step.
  • Generate a location on the SST campaign for each object.
  • Features that are undiscovered and unidentified (i.e., GM level) will be denoted by a red unknown object symbol in SST; discovered features that are as-yet unidentified will be gray.
  • For nebulae or other objects of a multi-point nature that would "spill" over into other sectors previously charted should instead be crafted as much as possible in a way that redirects their mass, such as into neighboring sectors that have not been mapped, including along the vertical (i.e., Z) axis.
  • Time: n/a

• Phase 1 - Sector Charting: one or more ships are ordered to courses that should allow them to utilize sensors in a manner that will detect all notable system (and non-system) features, such as planetary bodies. If they do not, the features remain undetected. The intent of the sector charting is to compile an overview of the region's components: basic star system & interstellar phenomena information, general planetary bodies and their orbits, etc., by approaching all known and / or detected objects and gathering best-available data without stopping with the sensors that first provide the anticipated information.
  • Use the base Difficulties (enhanced by the Strength Package) indicated for the ship's long-range sensors. All star systems will have their orbital patterns determined by this survey.
  • Time: as necessary to complete route at cruise speeds.