Hi all, I've had this delema a few times so others probably have too... When you are approaching a planet that you intend to go material prospecting on, do you go for the darker patches on the surface or doesn't it matter? I always try to find a smooth area, but should I bother with darker patches? Do these darker areas just spawn more iron or are low percent rares more concentrated here?
Engineers Are darker surface areas richer in rare materials when surface prospecting?
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IMO, it's random. I tend to find flat areas because it's easier to drive the SRV on them.
I used to think so but I'm sure it's placebo.
I just go for flat easy terrain and usually stumble upon what I need pretty quickly.
I just go for flat easy terrain and usually stumble upon what I need pretty quickly.
I think it's random too. I used to think that metallic meteorites were more common in craters which would kind of make sense. But after a year of doing engineers I don't think the terrain type makes any difference.
I'm inclined to agree, it's a whole other level of programming that I don't think fdev bothered to do. Just find a flat bit of land... The odds are the same even if this is counter intuitive. By all means prove me wrong!
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The craters with the 'splash' marks radiating out have a persistent mineral POI at the centre and usually a higher incidence of outcrops, metallic meteorites, etc. around that area.
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