Finding Raw Materials on a Planet

[ForestKitten]

So I arrived at OUTOTZ LS-K D8-3 B5C for raw materials gathering. But how do I actually find the sites where the materials are?
I hope I did not fly all the way to this place for nothing.

 

[Pygoscelis]

You need to map the planet from orbit, and look for biological signatures, my own notes below may help, have you checked out CMDRs Toolbox website, loads of info there D2EA has created a great resource there.

Outotz LS-K d8-3 - B 7 b - Ruthenium
Outotz LS-K d8-3 - B 5 a - Yttrium Bio Sig 10 - can land anaconda good flat places
Outotz LS-K d8-3 - B 5 c - Antimony Bio Sig 2 - anaconda can land at bottom of hill

 

[Pygoscelis]

So I arrived at OUTOTZ LS-K D8-3 B5C for raw materials gathering. But how do I actually find the sites where the materials are?
I hope I did not fly all the way to this place for nothing.

sorry should have replied instead of just posting ... You need to map the planet from orbit, and look for biological signatures, my own notes below may help, have you checked out CMDRs Toolbox website, loads of info there D2EA has created a great resource there.

Outotz LS-K d8-3 - B 7 b - Ruthenium
Outotz LS-K d8-3 - B 5 a - Yttrium Bio Sig 10 - can land anaconda good flat places
Outotz LS-K d8-3 - B 5 c - Antimony Bio Sig 2 - anaconda can land at bottom of hill

 

[Northpin]

So I arrived at OUTOTZ LS-K D8-3 B5C for raw materials gathering. But how do I actually find the sites where the materials are?
I hope I did not fly all the way to this place for nothing.

Check the coordinates from the post below

Data gathered from r/elitedangerous:

Selenium:

• System: HR 3230
• Body: 3 a a
• Position: 52.6000 | -165.8786

Polonium, Tellurium, Antimony and Yttrium:

• Polonium crystals on HIP 36601 C 1 a at lat. -31.034637, long. 14.85098
• Tellurium crystals on HIP 36601 C 3 b at lat. 0.3339, long. -105.0335, with more to the west (heading 270) along the ridge
• Antimony crystals on Outotz LS-K d8-3 B 5 c at lat. -66.0147, long. 83.6553, with outcrops west and south along the canyon ridge to approximately lat. -66.1513, long. 83.2376
• Yttrium crystals on Outotz LS-K d8-3 B 5 a at lat. 16.7966, long. -40.1293

Technetium, ruthenium (found in the same link as above):

• Technetium crystals on HIP 36601 C 5 A at 6.82 -23.81 And 7.10 -23.65
• Ruthenium crystals on HIP 36601 C 1 D at 7.24 -37.66

 

[ForestKitten]

You need to map the planet from orbit, and look for biological signatures, my own notes below may help, have you checked out CMDRs Toolbox website, loads of info there D2EA has created a great resource there.

Outotz LS-K d8-3 - B 7 b - Ruthenium
Outotz LS-K d8-3 - B 5 a - Yttrium Bio Sig 10 - can land anaconda good flat places
Outotz LS-K d8-3 - B 5 c - Antimony Bio Sig 2 - anaconda can land at bottom of hill

I did map the planet from orbit. I get a notification about a biological signature, but I do not know how to target it.
I looked at the navigation panel, but don't see any locations on the planet. Are biological locations displayed on some other panel?

 

[ForestKitten]

Check the coordinates from the post below

Thanks. I'll see what I can do with these coordinates. I've never tried to use coordinates to get to a location before but going to try now.

 

[ForestKitten]

Check the coordinates from the post below

It's working great. Just filled up on Antimony and starting with Yttrium now.

 

[Northpin]

I looked at the navigation panel, but don't see any locations on the planet. Are biological locations displayed on some other panel?

In Odyssey they removed the locations (points-of-interest POI) as they were in Horizons (Legacy)
Now, while in DSS, after mapping the planet, you get a vague indication of where to find the Bio or Geo features - in the blue patches.
You can change the active selected Bio/Geo feature to display in DSS using the Q and E keys

 

[Cmdr Venport]

In Odyssey they removed the locations (points-of-interest POI) as they were in Horizons (Legacy)
Now, while in DSS, after mapping the planet, you get a vague indication of where to find the Bio or Geo features - in the blue patches.
You can change the active selected Bio/Geo feature to display in DSS using the Q and E keys

DTEA has a good guide on using the DSS and materials farming here:

Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ffqx_j_xRnc


As a general rule the green/blue area's are flat planes (he mentions dark blue but that's not the colour I see), the cyan blue areas are rugged and the dark (navy) blue area's are high mountains - for materials farming stick to the flat planes if you can since its way easier, the other areas are more relevant for certain biologicals. You can farm geological's for materials in the same way.

 

[CMDR Rabbit]

As a general rule the green/blue area's are flat planes (he mentions dark blue but that's not the colour I see), the cyan blue areas are rugged and the dark (navy) blue area's are high mountains

Not quite, it depends what you're looking for, you can see the blues switch on the exact same area if you're cycling through say Bacterium vs Concha.
This is the same view of the same planet, only difference is which bio signal is being filtered for. the blues are basically inverted here, with the lighter tone pointing to the more likely environment for that bio signal.

 

[Cmdr Venport]

Not quite, it depends what you're looking for, you can see the blues switch on the exact same area if you're cycling through say Bacterium vs Concha.
This is the same view of the same planet, only difference is which bio signal is being filtered for. the blues are basically inverted here, with the lighter tone pointing to the more likely environment for that bio signal.

Agreed, I was simplifying things somewhat not to try and confuse the OP so was speaking in more general terms since the question was more about material gathering than Bio identification

 

[ForestKitten]

I need Tellerium for the pre-engineered FSD. So I'm trying to follow this video.

Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTTrGLElIYY&t=197s


I used EDDB and found a planet with 1.5% Te and Silicate vapour geysers.
I can't follow the instructions about targeting the geological sites, so insteadI fly to a light blue area (volcanic activity was pre-selected) and fly low over the surface.
I see some lone geyser here and there. When I land nearby and shoot it I get iron instead of Tellerium.
I tried just driving around with my SRV and go to the signals, but just get some random raw materials from rocks, but no Tellerium.
How am I actually supposed to get Tellerium in Oddysey?

 

[Pygoscelis]

I need Tellerium for the pre-engineered FSD. So I'm trying to follow this video.

Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTTrGLElIYY&t=197s


I used EDDB and found a planet with 1.5% Te and Silicate vapour geysers.
I can't follow the instructions about targeting the geological sites, so insteadI fly to a light blue area (volcanic activity was pre-selected) and fly low over the surface.
I see some lone geyser here and there. When I land nearby and shoot it I get iron instead of Tellerium.
I tried just driving around with my SRV and go to the signals, but just get some random raw materials from rocks, but no Tellerium.
How am I actually supposed to get Tellerium in Oddysey?

from MacHurto post above:

Tellurium crystals on HIP 36601 C 3 b at lat. 0.3339, long. -105.0335, with more to the west (heading 270) along the ridge

i know this involves navigating either ship or buggy, but there is friendly info to help with that, try

reddit/elitedangerous - Visual quick reference for navigating planets & moons

a google search will go to a direct link

 

[ForestKitten]

from MacHurto post above:

Tellurium crystals on HIP 36601 C 3 b at lat. 0.3339, long. -105.0335, with more to the west (heading 270) along the ridge

I can't get to HIP 36601. I don't have enough jump range to navigate this 3D maze.
That's why I try to get the Tellerium and the pre-engineered FSD first.

 

[Pygoscelis]

I can't get to HIP 36601. I don't have enough jump range to navigate this 3D maze.
That's why I try to get the Tellerium and the pre-engineered FSD first.

i see, go with the eddb option then, be aware that tellerium is a high value item and

I need Tellerium for the pre-engineered FSD. So I'm trying to follow this video.

Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTTrGLElIYY&t=197s


I used EDDB and found a planet with 1.5% Te and Silicate vapour geysers.
I can't follow the instructions about targeting the geological sites, so insteadI fly to a light blue area (volcanic activity was pre-selected) and fly low over the surface.
I see some lone geyser here and there. When I land nearby and shoot it I get iron instead of Tellerium.
I tried just driving around with my SRV and go to the signals, but just get some random raw materials from rocks, but no Tellerium.
How am I actually supposed to get Tellerium in Oddysey?

its only the needle crystals that produce tellurium, keep going and try different volcanic sites, leave the rocks alone d2ea also does a vid on the crashed anaconda in the Orrere system planet 2B

 

[Cmdr Venport]

The crashed Anaconda in Orrere is the closest and easiest to find and source, but its quite a tedious slog to keep opening the crates and not the best terrain but definitely the quickest and easiest without jump range, its easy to find since once you've scanned the planet it shows up as a land-able site so easy to navigate to

The other alternative is to find a ready source of any grade 5 mat and use the material traders to get the tellurium, its not the most efficient since the exchange rate is so crippling, tripling or quadrupling the amount of grind required but it is a viable option - trading down for mats can be ok if you need lower level mats but cross grade the rate is 6 to 1. The problem is that all the ready sources that I know for easy grade 5's are outside the bubble so you need the jump range to get there.

Use the Orrere option I think in the short term is your best bet, however remember that Orrere is an Anarchy system so best leave the cargo at the ship or you may be looking at a rebuy screen if your not up for a fight or good with evading interdictions.

 

[ForestKitten]

Then I'll go to Orrere to find the Tellerium, but now I'm curious.
Is it no longer possible to find Tellerium in Oddysey on the type of planet I am now?
I did not see any crystals flying over the planet, or does it just take a really really long time to find them?

 

[Pville_Piper]

DTEA has a good guide on using the DSS and materials farming here:

Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ffqx_j_xRnc


As a general rule the green/blue area's are flat planes (he mentions dark blue but that's not the color I see), the cyan blue areas are rugged and the dark (navy) blue area's are high mountains - for materials farming stick to the flat planes if you can since its way easier, the other areas are more relevant for certain biologicals. You can farm geological's for materials in the same way.

If you are going to find the crystalline structures where all crystalline clusters will drop a single, grade 4 mat, the darker blue color is what you will look for as the structures seem to be more prevalent in the hilly or mountainous areas. You fly down to the surface and you will see the structures, they look like pointy objects, these are what you are looking for, shoot the clusters off and scoop them. You can only see them from like 100 meters up, going slow, night vision helps, even in daylight. When you land, you will see a double band, high up on the scanner screen, these are what you are looking for.

Because it's in a mountainous area, I would recommend that you use a small or medium ship because it can be hard to find a landing spot at times. You can only see them from like 100 meters up, going slow, night vision helps, even in daylight. When you land, you will see a double band, high up on the scanner screen, these are what you are looking for.

Goto HIP 36601
Planet C1A All crystalline clusters will be Polonium.
Planet C1D - All crystalline clusters will be Ruthenium.
Planet C3B - All crystalline clusters will be Tellurium.
Planet C5A - All crystalline clusters will be Technetium.

Goto Outotz LS-K D8-3
Planet B5A - All crystalline clusters will be Yttrium.
Planet B5C - All crystalline clusters will be Antimony.

Goto LHS 417
Planet 9EA - All clusters will be Selenium. Unfortunately, this moon is flatter than pancake and I never did find any crystalline clusters... Might want to do this one in Horizons.

 

[Pygoscelis]

Then I'll go to Orrere to find the Tellerium, but now I'm curious.
Is it no longer possible to find Tellerium in Oddysey on the type of planet I am now?
I did not see any crystals flying over the planet, or does it just take a really really long time to find them?

okay - there are other crashed ship sites as well, keep that in mind. Just need to do a bit of searching to find them, use cdmrs toolbox and reddit/elitedangerous

It is possible to find tellurium in OD as long as your looking for the volcanic geysers, they occur in the needle crystals around the geysers sometimes growing out of the sides.
I don't know about the crystalline structures as someone has said those biological sites have disappeared since a recent game update, the last time i farmed those was a good while ago now.

 

[Bravo17]

I can't get to HIP 36601. I don't have enough jump range to navigate this 3D maze.

You don't need a pre-engineered FSD to get to HIP 36601, it was possible to get to it before the pre-engineered FSD was available.

Try getting the Guardian FSD Booster unlocked and engineer the FSD drive and you will be good.