Hazardous Material Detected : FSD Malfunctioning

CMDR Pugwash

CMDR Pugwash
Hello matey peeps.

All of a sudden I am occasionally getting an odd message when jumping. "Hazardous Material Detected" and "FSD Malfunctioning". If i disable and reenable the FSD, I can complete the jump. I have no cargo and haven't scooped anything in my SRV for months. None of my materials are showing as hazardous.

What's going on?

UPDATE : I think the FSD Malfunction was just down to repairs being required. The Mystery is the "Hazardous Material Detected" message.
 
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Tengarnos

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cant say for sure but seems to have something to do with Thargoids. Encountered that some times in fights. Had it one time myself and one time a friend. I think to remember saying a dock that they removed something (but could have been the caustic smog from killed Thargoid) It suddenly appears and can really be a pain in the . Maybe its one of the mysterious things FD added to the game.
 

CMDR Pugwash

CMDR Pugwash
FSD @ 76% which didn't used to cause issues. I'll repair just now anyway.

What's this Hazardous substance then? I am a long way from anywhere so I doubt there will be anything spawning.
 
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Tengarnos

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CMDR Pugwash said:
FSD @ 73% which didn't used to cause issues. I'll repair just now anyway.

What's this Hazardous substance then? I am a long way from anywhere so I doubt there will be anything spawning.
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As I said we encountered it in Thargoids fights. Not everytime but sometimes. Could be something about their tech or maybe something they bring with them out of, what ever they come from.
 

Prorokpl

Prorokpl
It may just detect dmg type to your FSD module, it was corrosion due to fight with Thargoids? Anyway 73% is the reason why you have errors.
 

CMDR Pugwash

CMDR Pugwash
Tengarnos said:
As I said we encountered it in Thargoids fights. Not everytime but sometimes. Could be something about their tech or maybe something they bring with them out of, what ever they come from.
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Is it a thing? Can I see it? Do you see it in supercruise (that is where I am getting the message).

I have been using neutron stars and thought it was down to the supercharging process but it just happened during a normal jump.
 

Tengarnos

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CMDR Pugwash said:
Is it a thing? Can I see it? Do you see it in supercruise (that is where I am getting the message).

I have been using neutron stars and thought it was down to the supercharging process but it just happened during a normal jump.
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We had it in the USS so normal flying. You see nothing except untypical fast damage to your ship. (Was our hull down 1% per attack it was suddenly going down 4% or even more.)
Maybe neutron stars contain it, thats possible. But we didnt find any more clue about it as I said you. So sadly I cant help more than that.
 

777Driver

777Driver
SimImperial said:
when is the last time you checked your ships integrity through the advanced maintenance button in the stations?
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Integrity has no effect on module performance, all my freighters and exploration ships are on 0 integrity, been like that for as long as I remember. FSD has to be below 85% for faults to develop, closer it gets to 1% the higher the chance of a failure, around 60% or below and the ship will start dumping you out of Supercruise, end result is even more damage.

I flew back from Barnard's loop with a damaged FSD, was not fun, every jump resulted in a false start.

Every ship out on long deep space Voyages are running on 0% ship integrity, the forum would be flooded with complaints if the devs allowed it to cause FSD malfunctions
 
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SimImperial

SimImperial
I thought that the ship integrity was some kind of multiplier which will affect module integrity if below 100%, module integrity x ship integrity
 

777Driver

777Driver
SimImperial said:
I thought that the ship integrity was some kind of multiplier which will affect module integrity if below 100%, module integrity x ship integrity
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Ship integrity is tied to hull strength. 0% integrity results in a maximum of 30% reduction in hull hit points.

It may have an effect on other modules, nothing I've ever noticed, it definitely doesn't have an effect on the FSD, imagine what it would be like for all the deep space explorers out there, there is no way to repair integrity out in the black, they would all be flying around with faulty FSD's.

Edit - More than likely 0% integrity means the FSD will also take damage easier. It's getting late here, I know what I'm trying to say but it's not coming out clearly :)
 
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verminstar

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verminstar
CMDR Pugwash said:
Hello matey peeps.

All of a sudden I am occasionally getting an odd message when jumping. "Hazardous Material Detected" and "FSD Malfunctioning". If i disable and reenable the FSD, I can complete the jump. I have no cargo and haven't scooped anything in my SRV for months. None of my materials are showing as hazardous.

What's going on?
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I had this exact thing last night...wasnt really paying attention at the time and was scooping fuel, assumed I just got too close even though Im very rarely that careless.

Weird thing is where I am right now...4klys from Sag A as the crow flies and Ive been out here since last week. Id all but forgotten about this then read this thread and it all came back...weird ^
 

CMDR Pugwash

CMDR Pugwash
The FSD malfunction is most likely down to my FSD needing repairs but I am surprised at the frequency.

It's the Hazardous Materials bit that has me stumped and intrigued. Is there something I should be investigating? I'm still 12 Killies out so I wouldn't expect there to be anything.
 

CMDR Pugwash

CMDR Pugwash
So my FSD was at 76% - reapaired.

I relaised that the "Hazardous Material Message" should appear in the log so I checked ED Discovery and there is no sign of it.
 
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