Can I gather mats in one ship for upgrading another ? Are mats transferable from one ship to another?
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Engineering upgrade question
- Thread starter ElectricFactory
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Nah, don't worry about the rng, it's insignificant with engineering.
Materials gathering however...
Most lower to mid tier mats are abundant.
Some of the high tier mats not so much, which is where mat traders come into use.
Also, even low grade engineering makes a big difference to ship performance.
First steps in engineering, Farseer is definately a good starting point.
Materials gathering however...
Most lower to mid tier mats are abundant.
Some of the high tier mats not so much, which is where mat traders come into use.
Also, even low grade engineering makes a big difference to ship performance.
First steps in engineering, Farseer is definately a good starting point.
Yes.
Some folk have a specialised ship for mat gathering.
You are guaranteed an upgrade for each time you press the button.
Yes, you can gather mats wherever you are, you never lose them (apparently we carry them in our underpants). It is irrespective of the ship. Lose the ship, you don't lose your mats.
Yes, it's a legacy term, maybe it's not chance as I said. Perhaps how much gain you get is a simple function of rep and grade.
Don't give up! Even if you only do the FSD, and even if you just start with a G2 Increased Range mod it will be worth it, and you'll be hooked.
As long as you don't put so much importance on engineering that you start to grind and kill your enjoyment and enthusiasm you'll appreciate the additional jump, even if it's partially complete.
And I may have caused this by calling it chance. Everyone gets essentially the same progress when engineering. You won't have to worry that you got ripped while I sailed through ya know? The same for all of us.
Extra jump I reckon is the single most useful thing you can get.
Ermmm ... OP, you've completed the requirements for Felicity? The meta alloy ?
Each trader deals in one specific type of materials - raw, manufactured or data.
In-game they usually appear in medium-population systems (1-22 million) with certain economies - Raw are Extraction/Refinery, Manufactured are Industrial, Data are High-Tech. There's a map filter option you can use to find them, but it'll only work for systems you've previously visited, so checking by population and economy is generally easier - alternatively, inara.cz has a "find the closest material traders to a system" tool.
Bob Lighthouse
Banned
Every engineered module has exactly the same stats when complete, with the same blueprint.
It's not a big deal at all if you just plan well.
Great ! There was a thread here recently how someone rejoiced at their invitation and didn't realise they had to bring 1 meta alloy.
It will happen again.
Note: they don't sell mats for credits.
You have to trade other materials (at an extortionate rate).
Bob Lighthouse
Banned
Ha! Of course not, cause what would be the sense in that, using hard earned credits to, you know, buy stuff..
In completing transport board missions there are always three options of getting paid- straight cash and two other choicesof less cash but materials- is this a resource for aquiring engineer-applicable mats ?
Bob Lighthouse
Banned
Yes, biotech conductors, exquisite focus crystals and modified embedded firmware are the most valuable.
Bob Lighthouse
Banned
Thanks, I’ve been completely ignoring the materials offered until now. I imagine they take up room in your cargo hold- how/ where do you store these items for future use ? I fly a Python as my main transport ship- do gathered mats sit in my cargo hold until I need to use them ? Or ...