Lets share locations and methods to farm guardian material

Pendergast · Apr 6, 2018

Guardian Module Blueprint Map and sentinel spawn points. It's a tough layout, 10-12 sentinels per run, actually stopped killing them all and just logging out after I scan, so only have to kill about 6.

Start up at the ancient orb site to start the machine, pylons don't deploy unless you visit there first. May be why some say sites are bugged, not visiting the alter first.

Jankules · Apr 6, 2018

Pendergast said:
https://i.imgur.com/O3V9t8a.jpg

Guardian Module Blueprint Map and sentinel spawn points. It's a tough layout, 10-12 sentinels per run, actually stopped killing them all and just logging out after I scan, so only have to kill about 6.

Start up at the ancient orb site to start the machine, pylons don't deploy unless you visit there first. May be why some say sites are bugged, not visiting the alter first.

WoW,Thank you for this...

Oaktree · Apr 6, 2018

Pendergast said:
https://i.imgur.com/O3V9t8a.jpg

Guardian Module Blueprint Map and sentinel spawn points. It's a tough layout, 10-12 sentinels per run, actually stopped killing them all and just logging out after I scan, so only have to kill about 6.

Start up at the ancient orb site to start the machine, pylons don't deploy unless you visit there first. May be why some say sites are bugged, not visiting the alter first.

Great post. That's the best base to farm for Module Blueprints. At least of the ones i've been to...
I'm actually parked there atm.

To the right of point C, over a small hill that's where i park my DBX or Asp.

Tay1orTheSailor · Apr 6, 2018

Thanks for the detailed map +1 rep from me for it.

Pendergast · Apr 6, 2018

Glad you liked it! Lots of sentinels so another tip is to take a ship with point defence and park close.

Urazz · Apr 7, 2018

Definitely giving you some rep, Pendergast, for this map/location to farm guardian module blueprints. It's definitely easier than the other locations I went to for farming guardian module blueprints.

Still, even with this more easier location and more closer spots to land it can still be a pain in the butt to farm module blueprints compared to weapon blueprints. I also think FDev is trying to drive us all insane by only giving us one blue print data from these puzzles instead of the standard 3. I think I need around 12 module blueprints to get the guardian distributor and FSD booster unlocked (FSD booster for when it's fixed and put back in).

Dharrch Streynjer · Apr 9, 2018

Just FYI. I can park my Cutter close to the entrance at SYNUEFE EU-Q C21-10 A3 without too much trouble.

Factabulous · Apr 9, 2018

Ooops, wrong thread

XW_Ziggy · Apr 12, 2018

Pendergast said:
https://i.imgur.com/O3V9t8a.jpg

Guardian Module Blueprint Map and sentinel spawn points. It's a tough layout, 10-12 sentinels per run, actually stopped killing them all and just logging out after I scan, so only have to kill about 6.

Start up at the ancient orb site to start the machine, pylons don't deploy unless you visit there first. May be why some say sites are bugged, not visiting the alter first.

I haven't done any of the Guardian stuff since the disaster of 2.2's buggy and incomplete mess put me right off the whole affair.

As of yet, there are no guardian modules that could convince me to swap out my engineered modules, but I appreciate your map and advice for when I finally get around to doing this so I've bookmarked this in exchange for some rep.

Apollo Cochrane · Apr 12, 2018

After doing the Guardian site I am at a few times, this all started to seem like work, lol, and I thought I'd figure out exactly what I need to get in order to get the Guardian items I want. Here's what I worked out. It's a LOT. As usual, Frontier seem to have taken something fun and made it into a grind that feels like there's no end in sight. This is literally going to take weeks lol. All so I can stand a semblance of a chance of killing the weakest type of Thargoid. Bear in mind that after completing the site once, you only get 1 Blueprint Segment...

To Make 2 x Guardian Gauss Cannon [Fixed]

8 x Guardian Weapon Blueprint Segment
72 x Guardian Power Cell
84 x Guardian Technology Component
60 x Manganese
20 x Magnetic Emitter Coil

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To Make 2 x Guardian Plasma Charger [Fixed]

16 x Guardian Weapon Blueprint Segment
76 x Guardian Power Conduit
68 x Guardian Sentinel Weapon Parts
56 x Chromium
24 x Micro-Weave Cooling Hoses

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To Make 1 x Guardian Hybrid Power Distributor

4 x Guardian Module Blueprint Segment
27 x Pattern Alpha Obelisk Data
45 x Guardian Power Cell
36 x Phase Alloys
6 x Heatsink Interlink

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To Make 1 x Guardian Power Plant

4 x Guardian Module Blueprint Segment
36 x Guardian Power Conduit
42 x Pattern Epsilon Obelisk Data
30 x Heat Resistant Ceramics
10 x Energy Grid Assembly

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Totals of Guardian Materials:

24 x Guardian Weapon Blueprint Segment
8 x Guardian Module Blueprint Segment
117 x Guardian Power Cell
112 x Guardian Power Conduit
84 x Guardian Technology Component
68 x Guardian Sentinel Weapon Parts
27 x Pattern Alpha Obelisk Data
42 x Pattern Epsilon Obelisk Data

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Totals of Standard Materials:

60 x Manganese
20 x Magnetic Emitter Coil
56 x Chromium
24 x Micro-Weave Cooling Hoses
36 x Phase Alloys
6 x Heatsink Interlink
30 x Heat Resistant Ceramics
10 x Energy Grid Assembly

zimms · Apr 13, 2018

I agree the grind is too much, but maybe I can make your day a little better.

You only have to unlock those modules ONCE and can then simply buy them with credits. So no need to gather 2x the materials for fixed Gauss cannons.

Oaktree · Apr 13, 2018

The Guardian knick-knacks that drop from Sentinels or pieces of walls are very easy to come by and dont feel like grinding. I have loads of them! But the Blueprint Segments do feel like a grind! I did the new Ram Tah mission, explored lots of Guardian Structures, got plenty of knick-knacks (love the expression) and i still needed to choose two Guardian Structures, one for modules and another for weapons and grind the hell out of them! Bad call by FD!

Anyway, if you guys want a good place to farm weapon blueprints, COL 173 Sector OD-J B25-2 B1 is the best i found. It has sunlight, although a bit dim, very few Sentinels and a super easy layout. Every pylon is either in the center corridor where the main-frame is, or just a bit sideways of the same corridor. It's the fastest to grind and Sentinels dont pose a threat. I just ignore them!

Dharrch Streynjer · Apr 14, 2018

Pendergast said:
https://i.imgur.com/O3V9t8a.jpg

Guardian Module Blueprint Map and sentinel spawn points. It's a tough layout, 10-12 sentinels per run, actually stopped killing them all and just logging out after I scan, so only have to kill about 6.

Start up at the ancient orb site to start the machine, pylons don't deploy unless you visit there first. May be why some say sites are bugged, not visiting the alter first.

I can park close to the entrance to this one in my Cutter too.
You just need to fly low and slow, wait for a flash of yellow no matter how brief, and zero in on it. Once the spot beneath your ship is steady yellow land the ship even if the ship isn't yellow it will land so long so long as the spot is and you keep the landing thrusters on. Sometimes it helps to wiggle the ship around a little till t turns yellow.

o7

zimms · Apr 14, 2018

Yellow is the new blue?

Apollo Cochrane · Apr 15, 2018

zimms said:
I agree the grind is too much, but maybe I can make your day a little better.

You only have to unlock those modules ONCE and can then simply buy them with credits. So no need to gather 2x the materials for fixed Gauss cannons.

Ah! Thanks so much for this! You just saved me HOURS of grinding. Not sure how I missed that. +1 Repped

Oaktree said:
The Guardian knick-knacks that drop from Sentinels or pieces of walls are very easy to come by and dont feel like grinding. I have loads of them! But the Blueprint Segments do feel like a grind! I did the new Ram Tah mission, explored lots of Guardian Structures, got plenty of knick-knacks (love the expression) and i still needed to choose two Guardian Structures, one for modules and another for weapons and grind the hell out of them! Bad call by FD!

Anyway, if you guys want a good place to farm weapon blueprints, COL 173 Sector OD-J B25-2 B1 is the best i found. It has sunlight, although a bit dim, very few Sentinels and a super easy layout. Every pylon is either in the center corridor where the main-frame is, or just a bit sideways of the same corridor. It's the fastest to grind and Sentinels dont pose a threat. I just ignore them!

Great location, thanks! Bookmarked it. This is by far the fastest site to farm the weapon blueprint segments! +1 Repped

Dharrch Streynjer · Apr 16, 2018

zimms said:
Yellow is the new blue?

LoL you are right. I changed my HUD colours more than a year ago and forgot that they started out different. My bad.

o7

XW_Ziggy · Apr 16, 2018

Do you need to do the Decoding mission from Mitchel Dock first? I'm struggling to survive the Medusa research limpet process in my 65LY DBX. Failed once by waiting for the limpet to dock under fire, ran away screaming like an upset child the other few attempts.

I might have to come back in something beefier with HRPs and a shield designed for more than parking bumps, Maybe I'll repurpose my missions Python, since that can jump pretty well and I have most of the lightweight stuff for rapid bubble-hopping already.

Any comments on this build for general Guardians missions/gathering?

(Ignore the weapons, removing them makes almost no difference to the 42LY jump range - I'm more interested in whether that's enough shield and hull to tank the thargoids whilst I take tissue samples)

Oaktree · Apr 16, 2018

You dont need to do any of the Ram Tah's missions to collect Guardian Blueprints and the other knick-knacks. But if you wish to do it, I wouldnt recomend a Python!

I used a Cobra MkIII to get the Thargoid samples first. I had cargo resistant racks, two limpet collectors, two heats sinks and i used the silent running aproach. My Cobra also had Dirty Drive tuning G5. If something went wrong, and the Thargoid got mad it was very easy to outrun him and low wake. You dont want to risk losing your previously gathered samples.
After i collected the 3 samples i changed back to an AspX that i previously equipped with cargo resistant racks. Only then i went for the probe, sensor and link. And only after all that, did i went to Mitchell Dock to accept the mission. I did the mission with an AspX, although i should have used a DBX instead because its easier to land with one on some Guardian Structures.

Factabulous · Apr 16, 2018

XW_Ziggy said:
(Ignore the weapons, removing them makes almost no difference to the 42LY jump range - I'm more interested in whether that's enough shield and hull to tank the thargoids whilst I take tissue samples)

Fighting the Thargoids for the samples is not your only option, in case you don't realise: https://canonn.science/codex/thargoid-tissue-sampling-techniques/ more stealthy techniques should be easier as there's less chance of the last of the three samplees destroying you if it isn't attacking you....

XW_Ziggy · Apr 16, 2018

Factabulous said:
Fighting the Thargoids for the samples is not your only option, in case you don't realise: https://canonn.science/codex/thargoid-tissue-sampling-techniques/ more stealthy techniques should be easier as there's less chance of the last of the three samplees destroying you if it isn't attacking you....

Nice, the DBX will be fine then, I just need a couple of HS launchers and I can restock the first launcher whilst using the second one since I won't be in combat!