Engineers Medium Security Settlement List and Guide for Modified Embedded Firmware

[Drownerfood]

@BarbusMaximus
I would start with scanning M2M(medium refinery) and M3M(medium scientific) type bases. These are both very easy to scan, no long distances to drive or jumps to make, with fairly simple base layouts.
LU Velorum 1; Bakewell Laboratory, is an example M3M type base.

CMDR DJA has made a bunch of layout maps, and some of them were linked in the original posting.
Basically, the original post is outdated, and any medium security base can be scanned to get MEF now. The bases in the OP are all large size(+++) and take a lot more effort to scan than medium size(++) bases.
Try
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1IVPYPqXbqC7pYY2UggEXLSO0CMaE0ksZMB2Ejlh0aYI/edit#gid=0
for a long list (with filters!) of base locations.

 

[BarbusMaximus]

Many thanks have some rep. 1st try, MEF Thought I'd never get there, but the M3M bases are much easier.

 

[nop277]

Thanks a lot for this, helped me immensely. The only discrepency I ran into was at Fidalgo Survey in the system HIP 53537, I went there and found instead of a settlement a planetary base (wasn't terrible actually cause I needed to land anyways). I went to the nearby Dukaj Settlement on the same planet and found a settlement that matched the map and everything (got me a MEF). Don't know if the two got confused or something.

 

[Fire Dragon]

Has the drop rate of MEF been nerfed?? I have scanned 7 bases today and got 1 MEF.

1 from 7 bases is FAR LOWER than it used to be! This makes the game a pain in ar**

 

[John Stoutbeard]

Has the drop rate of MEF been nerfed?? I have scanned 7 bases today and got 1 MEF.

1 from 7 bases is FAR LOWER than it used to be! This makes the game a pain in ar**

This is the nature of RNG, some days it can be bad, some days it's better.
It's no nerfing, FD has no reason to do a active rebalance of these items atm. Which would happen in 2.3 beta so it's possible to report back on bad issues with a rebalance.

 

[Devari]

Has the drop rate of MEF been nerfed?? I have scanned 7 bases today and got 1 MEF.

1 from 7 bases is FAR LOWER than it used to be! This makes the game a pain in ar**

This has been happening since 2.1 launched and it has to do with Elite's sub-optimal RNG programming, it's not actually new behavior. Based on my testing the average drop rate of MEF per base has not changed and is still around 40% of base runs giving MEF. There are some differences between base layouts in terms of average MEF drop rate but this is also not new. Not only has the average drop rate not changed, you'll find that the average yield of MEF per base has actually gone up overall due to having 3X mats added to inventory for every unit of MEF collected from the data point scans, so it's easier now to get MEF out of the bases then it was previously.

Keep scanning and it will all average out. Getting only 1 MEF for 6-8 bases looks low when you just look at those bases but when the next 4-6 bases drop 1-2 MEF units per base (each counting as 3X MEF in inventory) it does average out quite well overall.

 

[djadjok]

News-News-News

Wow, it looks like a good point for celebration!
Commander NeoTron has announced the first release of EDPathFinder - planetary base data point scanning helper tool

 

[Mystweaver]

News-News-News

Wow, it looks like a good point for celebration!
Commander NeoTron has announced the first release of EDPathFinder - planetary base data point scanning helper tool

Its fricking awesome!

 

[Devari]

News-News-News

Wow, it looks like a good point for celebration!
Commander NeoTron has announced the first release of EDPathFinder - planetary base data point scanning helper tool

I just installed it today and can also confirm that it is indeed fricking awesome.

 

[Devari]

Given the frequent updates and the link to the ED Pathfinder tool, does one of the mods want to consider putting a sticky on this thread? It's been mentioned a few times and would help having it stay in one place for easier updates.

 

[MgrBuddha]

8 bases scanned. Not a single bloody MEF

 

[Prasinus]

Scanned four bases yesterday and today. 3 x MEFs and 2 x CIFs!

 

[MgrBuddha]

Scanned four bases yesterday and today. 3 x MEFs and 2 x CIFs!

Good to hear. I was afraid they had been removed from the game to make room for the exquisite focus crystals which now flood every mission board

 

[ellerimkirli]

I have scanned all industrial layout bases and received 24 MEF and 21 CIFs. Drop rate is pretty good.

 

[JohannStrauss]

Maybe I am completely dumb, but can somebody please give me the exact meaning of the 3-letter abbreviations in the doc?
I am German and I am totally lost.
Am I that blind and stupid not to find the fully written versions of:

UEF, SLF, TEC, MCF, CSD, CIF, OSK, SFP, DSD, MEF, CSF???

Is it hidden somewhere in the document?

Encoded transmission begins:
Hello, Commanders!
"Dja Co-Pilot" mapping service presents the freshest database/list of settlements available for free "data mining" ..ups, scanning in the ED:H universe - the result of the combined effort of the most dedicated commanders and my own investigation - "ED:HS settlements DB - "data mining" for engineers".
This document is a list of the settlements locations/types with a set of predefined filters (or "filtered views" in terms of Google spreadsheet terminology) convenient for different "search-for-materials" goals.
In order to use it a personal copy is recommended, but not required option. However, "filtering capability" - main feature of this list - unlikely would work on the mobile devices.
Using it is as simple as this:

Spoiler

[url]http://i.imgur.com/LzEJO9xm.jpg[/URL]

Commanders, please be aware that this list is directly linked to (and affected by) the "data prospecting" settlements spreadsheet. If you like proposed functionality and have some time to spare - please, contribute. Minimum requirements - motivation, google account, personal copy of the above mentioned doc and some 5-6 values to enter after each planetary base visit. PM me if you are ready to share resulting data.
DjaCop services and cmdr Dja wishes you a safe and pleasant flight, Commander
o7
cmdr Dja
Encoded Transmission ends...
=)

 

[euchid]

MEF = Modified Embedded Firmware
CIF = Cracked Industrial Firmware

The rest is not important to know.

 

[JohannStrauss]

MEF = Modified Embedded Firmware
CIF = Cracked Industrial Firmware

The rest is not important to know.

Thank you, yes. MEF and CIF is what I already knew though.
But thank you anyway.

 

[irongut]

Maybe I am completely dumb, but can somebody please give me the exact meaning of the 3-letter abbreviations in the doc?
I am German and I am totally lost.
Am I that blind and stupid not to find the fully written versions of:

UEF, SLF, TEC, MCF, CSD, CIF, OSK, SFP, DSD, MEF, CSF???

Is it hidden somewhere in the document?

They are the various data types you can get from a data point, which you can find on INARA or in game.

Classified Scan Databanks
Classified Scan Fragment
Cracked Industrial Firmware
Divergent Scan Data
Modified Consumer Firmware
Modified Embedded Firmware
Open Symmetric Keys
Security Firmware Patch
Specialised Legacy Firmware
Tagged Encryption Codes
Unusual Encrypted Files

 

[piy]

Thanks for this guys. Lots of work put in. It's helped me out LOTS.
+1

o7

 

[Alioram]

Hi guys. Thank you for help and good list. But your work need a little correction.
I have problems on Kokary - 3 - Sawyer Beacon. I fink you can delete this station from list because:

1) No place for landing near station. Realy, i try to find landing spot half our and spend to many time for it.
2) Horrible landscape. Yes, its true. Just see my screen

3) High gravity, inpossibe jump on the wall and scan.

Dont waste your time on this god damn planet. Good luck!