Anyone find arsenic, yttrium, polonium yet?

marx

marx
I've been to a decent range of planets so far, but I've yet to find three of the metals needed to the T3 FSD injections: arsenic, yttrium, polonium. Did anyone else come across any of these?
If nobody has, then could we have some confirmation from FD that they are available and can be found naturally already?
 

AnnuverScotinExile

AnnuverScotinExile
Alex Brentnall said:
I believe they are only found as rare items from ship cargo racks and stuff found in wreckages. Not 100% sure but I've found some Yttrium that way if I remember rightly...
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That would not work for the deep, since the likelihood of their being ship wreckage is much reduced. Or, at least, I hope it is much reduced.

I have not found any of them. The rarest I have is Selenium, though my pockets are far from full - only 38 thus far. Must go to an icy world next.
 
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Katejina

Katejina
I've found 1 Arsenic and 1 Polonium, both from a Metallic Meteroid on a High Metal Content Planet. I've yet to find any more since. And no Yttrium either.

Been reading up on the compounds a little to see if there could be any correlation to gravity playing a role in their presence on the various planet types but I have yet to find a correlation. I know gravity isn't exactly pressure, but considering yttrium is a soft metal, it might perhaps be safe to say that we will be more likely to find it in low gravity environments.

Same seems to go for arsenic, but it doesn't necessarily say it is a soft material, just that it scores low on the Mohs Hardness Scale.


This is of course assuming FD went about their distribution in this manner.
 

marx

marx
Small update: I've found two pieces of Arsenic in two Mesosiderite deposits (out of six) on a Metal rich world, no volcanism. Curiously, it's listed as a common element.
...and then I accidentally discarded them. *facepalm*

Given the amount of thought and research that went into planetary generation, I expect Frontier did simulate metal distribution too, and it's not just a simple non-weighted RNG.
 

AnnuverScotinExile

AnnuverScotinExile
marx said:
Small update: I've found two pieces of Arsenic in two Mesosiderite deposits (out of six) on a Metal rich world, no volcanism. Curiously, it's listed as a common element.
...and then I accidentally discarded them. *facepalm*

Given the amount of thought and research that went into planetary generation, I expect Frontier did simulate metal distribution too, and it's not just a simple non-weighted RNG.
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Mesosidorites, like Chondrites, are stony meteorites. Thus the abundance on a planet is probably not much to do with what type of planet it is, other than obvious points that geologically active planets are more likely to have recycled the crust containing those meteorites, rendering then no longer available to be found.
 
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Eoran

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marx said:
Small update: I've found two pieces of Arsenic in two Mesosiderite deposits (out of six) on a Metal rich world, no volcanism. Curiously, it's listed as a common element.
...and then I accidentally discarded them. *facepalm*

Given the amount of thought and research that went into planetary generation, I expect Frontier did simulate metal distribution too, and it's not just a simple non-weighted RNG.
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AnnuverScotinExile said:
Mesosidorites, like Chondrites, are stony meteorites. Thus the abundance on a planet is probably not much to do with what type of planet it is, other than obvious points that geologically active planets are more likely to have recycled the crust containing those meteorites, rendering then no longer available to be found.
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Yep just checked my log and I also found 2 Arsenic from Mesosiderite, but only from the Rocky World I landed on.

Haven't found the other two yet though.
 

Ziljan

Ziljan
I found Yttrium on Tethys, an Ice Moon of Saturn in Sol.


Heavy meteors can land anywhere, so HCMP and remoteness from human space is clearly not a requirement.
 

iain666

iain666
Ziljan said:
Heavy meteors can land anywhere, so HCMP and remoteness from human space is clearly not a requirement.
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No volcanism should increase the frequency though (not that I've got beta so I haven't looked but it *should*).

As should no atmosphere because they can't weather away either but that's a given for now - although it may ecome important later.

Presumably NPCs also have buggies so remoteness from human space may or may not have a discernible effect by reducing the competition.
 

Katejina

Katejina
I've started an in-depth log. Only 2 planets so far. Using 25 nodes as a control group. I believe 25 is enough, but depending on the planet could be very time consuming. The first one on the list had so many nodes so close to each other but the second one did not. I spent more time chasing POIs than nodes in the beginning. Literally could be seen pinging from each other.

I have noticed no difference in the location of the various nodes yet and have found Metallic Meteorites scattered among the surface as often as within craters.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1oYdb2RE4MCeYV1R7weCkERI764EMw7CgNCbj9ipr5Z0/edit?usp=sharing
 

AnnuverScotinExile

AnnuverScotinExile
Katejina said:
I've started an in-depth log. Only 2 planets so far. Using 25 nodes as a control group. I believe 25 is enough, but depending on the planet could be very time consuming. The first one on the list had so many nodes so close to each other but the second one did not. I spent more time chasing POIs than nodes in the beginning. Literally could be seen pinging from each other.

I have noticed no difference in the location of the various nodes yet and have found Metallic Meteorites scattered among the surface as often as within craters.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1oYdb2RE4MCeYV1R7weCkERI764EMw7CgNCbj9ipr5Z0/edit?usp=sharing
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There is no scientific reason to expect meteorites to be in any one area. They land where they land. On Earth, we find most of our meteorites near the poles, but that is because they are easier to spot there (not being white), whereas elsewhere they are 'just a rock' and not so obviously meteorites.

What you would expect to find in and around craters is ejecta. Something big enough to dig out a big hole explodes on contact, but on doing so causes material from the planet to be ejected, as well as a sort of rebound which often causes a mountain to appear in the middle of the crater (which FD have modelled). So I would expect (if they have modelled this, anyway) interesting and unusual rocks around craters. Not that I have found any yet.
 

Katejina

Katejina
Mysturji said:
OK thanks. I haven't seen any meteors yet.
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They are labeled "Metallic Meteorites", have that metallic "whirring" sound with the single line (usually) on the wave scanner, and look like this:

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Hope that helps. :)
 

Cmdr Cheese Wedge

Cmdr Cheese Wedge
Allitnil said:
I've found them all. Yttrium & polonium were in metallic meteors on metal rich worlds. Can't remember about arsenic. I've yet to find any nobium though.
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I've found nobium in the Nu Tauri system I believe on the 2nd planet, be careful of landing tho I think the gravity was around 2.5 G's. Actually the first three planets in that system were all above 2 G's the 3rd over 3 G.
 
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