After I discover some waypoints and scan creatures on a planet, I usually upload them for the extra units. However, I've been wondering if there's any reason NOT to upload discoveries. It seems like uploading would happen automatically if it was the only thing that made sense to do. Is there any reason I shouldn't just upload everything I find?
Ny reason not to upload discoveries
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Yes, there is a list of banned words.
For instance, IGN's Brian Altano was unable to name an animal "Goatbag", a rather innocuous phrase:
This is presumably because it contains the term "tbag".
Also, Kotaku has reported on other banned words:
Uploading discoveries gives you the option to rename stuff. Some words, like 'Dicks' and 'Hitler' are thankfully banned, but words like 'Ass' are not. Whatever you name something, every single other person who finds that animal will have to be stuck with it...
However, like "ass", some other potentially objectionable words are not banned, as noted in Vice:
The animals that don't hurt you don't care about you, and those that do take an interest mostly want to kill you. (One such nasty gets renamed and uploaded as "Crabby Douche," on account of it pestering me constantly with its oversize claws...
Yes, you can. It was added in a free patch.
Go to the Menu, Discoveries.
When not on a planet (in space somewhere) you can select the "Upload All" (up arrow) in the bottom left of the screen.
If on a planet, the Discoveries screen shows your current system. Go up a menu from there (right-click on PC) to the Visited Systems screen, and you can use the Upload All button.
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Best Answer
Uploading isn't automatic because you can name them anything you want (within reason). So the only reason not to upload a discovery immediately is if you want to name it something different than the generated name. Otherwise there is not reason to not upload a discovery.