Newcomer / Intro Finding Black Boxes

[Colaris]

I just accepted a mission to head over to a sector and locate a black box. I arrived there and found nothing. How do I locate black boxes? Do they show up and your object panel?

 

[sigintwarrior]

I believe that you find these by flying around the sector in supercruise and dropping in on "unknown signal" or "weak signal" targets. That is how I found my targets, they weren't black boxes, but cargo containers. Hope this helps.

 

[I and I Redeye]

Go to the sector.
Stay in supercruise and hit zero throttle and wait.
In nav panel you will see when they pop. Turn face and enter. No need to throttle.
To be honest, don't go into USS, ignore them. Wait for Weak Signal to pop. It will have your item to pick up.
You don't always get it in the 1st one but it won't take long doing it my way.

 

[Sidon]

Go to the sector.
Stay in supercruise and hit zero throttle and wait.
In nav panel you will see when they pop. Turn face and enter. No need to throttle.
To be honest, don't go into USS, ignore them. Wait for Weak Signal to pop. It will have your item to pick up.
You don't always get it in the 1st one but it won't take long doing it my way.

thanks nice advice

 

[Colaris]

I second that!

 

[the100thmonkey]

Unidentified signal sources these days usually have mission branch events or wedding/funeral barges in them. Canisters for missions - including black boxes and rebel transmissions - are found in weak signal sources.

It's preferable to avoid USSes during missions because the mission branches often trigger bugs.

 

[Universal Evil]

I also think there might be some bug with SSS... Last night I went into two different SSS' and both of them had nothing in them what so ever. No ships(no hidding ones either) not even a trap without the usurely cannisters og Gold or other precius stuff... ???

 

[I and I Redeye]

I also think there might be some bug with SSS... Last night I went into two different SSS' and both of them had nothing in them what so ever. No ships(no hidding ones either) not even a trap without the usurely cannisters og Gold or other precius stuff... ???

I've had that 3 times last few days.

They are in my contacts list but I cannot target or see them.

 

[I and I Redeye]

thanks nice advice

I second that!

You know what else you can do?

Find a station with a black market.
Leave the station and hit supercruise and reduce throttle to zero again.
Sit and wait for signals to pop.
This time you are pirating so bring limpets and a scanner and hit every signal except the strong ones.
Scan ships to see the cargo, don't waste cargo hold on crap that sells for a few credits. You want the juicy stuff. If they don't have it leave, don't waste time on pew pew.
You will fill up in no time and the station is always next to you. You can get back into station, sell, launch again in a couple mins.
I did this to an anarchy station and its influence shot up too. Which is why I was doing it and discovered this to be quick time.
You won't make credits like a trader but you will make 10k,20k, per trip and I think I only had 16 hold at the time.

This is also good for those of you who like doing missions for influence. You can save the mission items in your hold for when those missions do pop and you can just hand them in as they appear. Not need to go look cos you have it all in your hold.
I've also gone to another system, farmed items there so not to affect my systems influence, and returned with a hold full of mission items and sat in a station just handing in missions as they appear.

Now think about when drones arrive?
Get a wing with hauler, use this method on strong signals. This is gonna be a good one I think altho its shared credits so may just be like for like but a hauler can stay out for quite a while and rack up a nice sum.