Hiya commanders! I havent played since 2018 but recently got back into it, and I’ve been exploring like nuts! I got a thargoid question? Can they show up outside of invaded territories? I was around Ueon, getting back from an expedition and I picked up a lot of nonhuman signals in a star system? I didnt check it out cuz I was in a hurry to get home, and didn’t want to risk loosing 25mil in data
Edit: Nuen! I meant Nuen, dunno where Ueon came from lol
Definitely don’t want to hoof it. Many use the srv to cover a decent amount of ground and start looking but I prefer getting back in my ship. I do this in a Dolphin so viewing and landing aren’t hard at all. Get in, lift, boost with 0 throttle, and end up plenty far as needed for diversity. But yes, it can be a real pain. For bacteria, I like to land somewhere near the terminator (day/night border) and fly towards the star on the horizon. It seems to help highlight the change in texture. But, still, I do give up entirely sometimes. Especially when I can’t find the 3rd bacteria hit come across some very visible fungi.