Engineers Modular Terminal - not a single one found since 2.1 - 20+hrs gameplay

Nikonthenet

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Just posting my findings as something seems 'not right' and hopefully the info helps move things in a better direction in the future.

I'm trying for the 'FSD Range' wheel of fortune but have not seen a single mission offering Modular Terminals in over 20hrs gameplay almost exclusively looking for them. While doing the odd mission; I've been dropping in stations, usually around 5 or 6 before giving up the search for the night and continuing the next day. I've been focussing my efforts, using the forums and web to search for them -something I shouldn't have to, and hate doing. I've even tried logging off and back on as I read that helps refresh missions? I really dislike the idea of having to do that, but it made no different anyway.

I've not seen a single mission giving Modular Terminals as a reward. Given the lack of info, amount of imbalance and general confusion about the game; I've no idea if my experience is 'as intended' or not.

I've had some luck finding some other needed materials, but only barely. Took 6hrs in SRV to locate '2' Yttrium on planets that had been identified as containing it here on the forum and elsewhere. I'm actually ex Royal Signals(for my sins) so I understand the wave scanner perfectly. One of the planets I failed to find a single unit on in over 2 hours, I'd previously watched a youtube of someone locating it!

Strangely, while many people complain about Arsenic...I have found 9 during this time.

As with many others, my fun is wearing very thin. The thought of a random result at the end of this honestly makes me laugh!

Enjoying most other aspects of the update, but still feels like there is a hellish long way to go - and FD are only making the distance greater with there design decisions.

Just my experience so far.
 

h347h

h347h
Nikonthenet said:
Just posting my findings as something seems 'not right' and hopefully the info helps move things in a better direction in the future.

I'm trying for the 'FSD Range' wheel of fortune but have not seen a single mission offering Modular Terminals in over 20hrs gameplay almost exclusively looking for them. While doing the odd mission; I've been dropping in stations, usually around 5 or 6 before giving up the search for the night and continuing the next day. I've been focussing my efforts, using the forums and web to search for them -something I shouldn't have to, and hate doing. I've even tried logging off and back on as I read that helps refresh missions? I really dislike the idea of having to do that, but it made no different anyway.

I've not seen a single mission giving Modular Terminals as a reward. Given the lack of info, amount of imbalance and general confusion about the game; I've no idea if my experience is 'as intended' or not.

I've had some luck finding some other needed materials, but only barely. Took 6hrs in SRV to locate '2' Yttrium on planets that had been identified as containing it here on the forum and elsewhere. I'm actually ex Royal Signals(for my sins) so I understand the wave scanner perfectly. One of the planets I failed to find a single unit on in over 2 hours, I'd previously watched a youtube of someone locating it!

Strangely, while many people complain about Arsenic...I have found 9 during this time.

As with many others, my fun is wearing very thin. The thought of a random result at the end of this honestly makes me laugh!

Enjoying most other aspects of the update, but still feels like there is a hellish long way to go - and FD are only making the distance greater with there design decisions.

Just my experience so far.
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I will literally give you the last one I have if you contact me in game. Same tag.
 
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Arjin

Arjin
Nikonthenet said:
Just posting my findings as something seems 'not right' and hopefully the info helps move things in a better direction in the future.

I'm trying for the 'FSD Range' wheel of fortune but have not seen a single mission offering Modular Terminals in over 20hrs gameplay almost exclusively looking for them. While doing the odd mission; I've been dropping in stations, usually around 5 or 6 before giving up the search for the night and continuing the next day. I've been focussing my efforts, using the forums and web to search for them -something I shouldn't have to, and hate doing. I've even tried logging off and back on as I read that helps refresh missions? I really dislike the idea of having to do that, but it made no different anyway.

I've not seen a single mission giving Modular Terminals as a reward. Given the lack of info, amount of imbalance and general confusion about the game; I've no idea if my experience is 'as intended' or not.

I've had some luck finding some other needed materials, but only barely. Took 6hrs in SRV to locate '2' Yttrium on planets that had been identified as containing it here on the forum and elsewhere. I'm actually ex Royal Signals(for my sins) so I understand the wave scanner perfectly. One of the planets I failed to find a single unit on in over 2 hours, I'd previously watched a youtube of someone locating it!

Strangely, while many people complain about Arsenic...I have found 9 during this time.

As with many others, my fun is wearing very thin. The thought of a random result at the end of this honestly makes me laugh!

Enjoying most other aspects of the update, but still feels like there is a hellish long way to go - and FD are only making the distance greater with there design decisions.

Just my experience so far.
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For now just keep checking I had 2 back to back missions offer 4 Modulars each, both were simple delivery missions. Maybe do the missions with a faction you are allied with.
 

warlock

warlock
I struggled getting these for about a week, i headed over to Achenar, refreshed mission boards a few times and up they popped, remember they are a commodity and not a material. So look for missions that are offering commodities as a reward.
 

Nikonthenet

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h347h said:
I will literally give you the last one I have if you contact me in game. Same tag.
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Thanks, thats darn decent of you h347h! I'll decline though, it'll cost me a life debt they're so rare.

In any case, I should enjoy the activity of 'searching' and I do in small doses of an hour or 2 but I'm just holding out for more from Elite...or another game that can provide it.
 

h347h

h347h
Nikonthenet said:
Thanks, thats darn decent of you h347h! I'll decline though, it'll cost me a life debt they're so rare.

In any case, I should enjoy the activity of 'searching' and I do in small doses of an hour or 2 but I'm just holding out for more from Elite...or another game that can provide it.
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No its just going to get thrown out I come across so many. Just hit me up and ill come to where ever you are real quick.(relatively of course)
 

CptXabaras

CptXabaras
Got 4 yesterday on Alioth, Irkutsk space port. Still got 3 with me, I'm heading to khun, Elvira's base, if you want head over there and I'll give you one or two units. Cmdr CptXabaras. Pm me, I'll wait you there docked
 

Belthize

Belthize
I'm curious, is it possible that folks aren't realizing that each of the sub factions on the left panel provide missions and they're only looking at the default first sub faction.

In 20 hours of searching I'd expect to have 15 to 20 modular termnials. In fact I have so many I'm turning down the missions till I need them later. I'm entirely confused as to how folks can not be seeing these missions unless they're only sampling a small fraction of the missions at any given station.

I hope it isn't BGS level opacity and missions are tied to rank and standing or some cruft. If that's the case it will be very hard to figure out what triggers what.
 
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CptXabaras

CptXabaras
Also, scroll down every mission on the board, even the not accessible ones. The material or commodity might be there and sometimes a simple module change (example increasing storage) can unlock them. Do not mistake commodity with materials on the mission description too (it has happened to me)

Cpt out
 

GG7

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I've gotten more of those than pretty much anything else. I keep selling mine off cause I don't do Engineers anymore. (waiting for balance patch).

I get all of mine by doing missions. Salvage and Pirate Lord types. Those are the only two types I have been doing lately, so I know they all came from those rewards.

I'm currently working out of my Federation HQ in Altair. Either Solo Orbiter or Tereshkova Dock.
 
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IAXEM

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I'm at Deciat. Only one mission with modular terminals as a reward has spawned. I couldn't accept it though due to my trader rank xc

Having to refresh the mission board a lot really shouldn't be a thing :/
 
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h347h

h347h
IAXEM said:
I'm at Deciat. Only one mission with modular terminals as a reward has spawned. I couldn't accept it though due to my trader rank xc

Having to refresh the mission board a lot really shouldn't be a thing :/
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I thought that rank requirements were removed and you were just in more peril the higher the rank?
 
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