HGEs still aren't really spawning much in Outbreak and Civil Unrest systems. The few that I have come across have been more common G4-G5 materials like Imperial Shielding and Core Dynamics Composites. Difficult to find Pharmaceutical Isolators and Improvised Components. Spent the last few hours looking for those two types and to no avail. Due to the low probability of Outbreak and Civil Unrest along side the low probability of HGE spawns ending up in favor of those faction states, we need a more reliable source to obtain these materials. Material Traders have a high exchange-rate, and therefore are not a viable substitute. Several hours of searching has yielded nothing in terms of Pharmaceutical Isolators and Improvised Components.
HGE still imbalanced (Outbreak and Civil Unrest)
- Thread starter Manawydn
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Yes. I confirm. I found too. But only once month ago.
The individual faction states actually apply to the HGE now, so any faction in outbreak has a shot of producing a HGE with PIs. Don't just search on controlling faction state. I ignored 15 PIs 2 days ago. 
The individual faction states actually apply to the HGE now, so any faction in outbreak has a shot of producing a HGE with PIs. Don't just search on controlling faction state. I ignored 15 PIs 2 days ago.
Yeah, that's true. The massive trouble I've had though is to know what the other faction states are - can you advise how you go about this please?
For me, since the change, it's had a significant negative effect than before. Now, I fly from system to system where the controlling faction has the state I need, but mostly don't find any HGE's. So I fly to the next, to the next etc, then rarely I think I'm lucky... only to see it's not the faction for the state I need. It was 'never' this bad (from me playing for 4.5 years and +4700 hours).
Please offer any advice you can, it'd be greatly, appreciated. Cheers, Evo
No easy way. On the system map where the system info is and the factions are listed it also shows what states they are in. The mission board can also offer clues; you will see missions for meds to outbreak systems.
Ah, thanks for getting back to me so quickly. Yeah, so it seems like I thought, that we just have to fly to random places and hopefully get lucky at some point . Hopefully Frontier can either re-think the new faction state / signal spawn mechanics or at least, add minor factions into the galaxy map so people have at least some kind of avenue to work with.
Frontier - please take this on board as the current state isn't working as intended - unless of course, the intention is stop people playing and thus stop investing money into your product?
. Hopefully Frontier can either re-think the new faction state / signal spawn mechanics or at least, add minor factions into the galaxy map so people have at least some kind of avenue to work with.Frontier - please take this on board as the current state isn't working as intended - unless of course, the intention is stop people playing and thus stop investing money into your product?
In my experience, the latest patch has actually increased HGE spawns.
However, it's still difficult to get the right material from it.
However, it's still difficult to get the right material from it.
This is how i do it.
I ignore imperial or federation systems. I go for independant systems ( outbreak or civil unrest ). It will rule out core dynamics and imperial shielding. New spawned hge with high timer will give you proto mats or something else. New spawned hge with low timer around 15 minutes limit gives you pharma or imp. components. It make no sense but works everytime for me.
Example:
This one high timer. This one will not give you pharma.
Source: https://imgur.com/a/xxuvbES
Loot table:
Source: https://imgur.com/a/eaGMuoY
Another one. High time limit. Around 40 minutes
Source: https://imgur.com/a/GVckK6L
Loot table:
Source: https://imgur.com/a/GPAusTR
Ok this one just spawned and had only 15 minute limit. This is it.
Source: https://imgur.com/a/U1qOELK
Loot table:
Source: https://imgur.com/a/FQ32QsG
End result:
Source: https://imgur.com/a/7s9NSIE
Only thing i really hate is the hge spawning rate. Its rng and spawning rates are still low. Its boring sometimes.
I ignore imperial or federation systems. I go for independant systems ( outbreak or civil unrest ). It will rule out core dynamics and imperial shielding. New spawned hge with high timer will give you proto mats or something else. New spawned hge with low timer around 15 minutes limit gives you pharma or imp. components. It make no sense but works everytime for me.
Example:
This one high timer. This one will not give you pharma.
Source: https://imgur.com/a/xxuvbES
Loot table:
Source: https://imgur.com/a/eaGMuoY
Another one. High time limit. Around 40 minutes
Source: https://imgur.com/a/GVckK6L
Loot table:
Source: https://imgur.com/a/GPAusTR
Ok this one just spawned and had only 15 minute limit. This is it.
Source: https://imgur.com/a/U1qOELK
Loot table:
Source: https://imgur.com/a/FQ32QsG
End result:
Source: https://imgur.com/a/7s9NSIE
Only thing i really hate is the hge spawning rate. Its rng and spawning rates are still low. Its boring sometimes.
Its boring all time. I prefer to pay for components. Better than wasting my time everyday.
Thanks alot. Used your method in an independant system with 10 billion people. Perhaps I got lucky but I got 2 15-minute HGEs with 4 PIs in each.
