A commander reported losing valuable cartography and xenobiology data after dying from extreme environmental conditions during on-foot exploration in Elite Dangerous. After securing a first footfall on a planet, the player remained outside their ship too long and succumbed to hazardous temperatures. Upon death, the game displayed an insurance list detailing the lost data but respawned the commander aboard their ship, which had been teleported unexpectedly. This incident underscores the dangers of planetary surface exploration and raises important questions about data recovery options following death outside the ship.
- Death from environmental hazards causes data loss.
- Respawn returns player to teleported ship with lost data listed.