Update 20th of March 2017: Updated section "2. Top percentages per element"
Update 12th of November: From now on I'm inspecting planets with my ship Sherlock which is a Keelback that has a GU-97 fighter ship to spot volcanic points of interest + SRV + around 36 LY range (once modded).
Request for help: validate EDDB data for engineer home systems
Determining material distribution quality
This thread originally got created as part of the preparation to The Distant Stars expedition where the Rock Rats created a document to upgrade your FSD range.
Part of that was listing jumponium planets. And we realised that maintaining this information in a separate thread makes much more sense, especially since the material data in EDDB is growing each day since the 2.2 update. So in true Akira Masakari style we followed our mentor's footsteps into inspecting interesting farm locations ourselves. We will add driving conditions, scenery view, accessibility and other elements next to the actual material interest. Of course, now with 2.2 there is also volcanism and several CMDRs created an interesting thread to learn more how and where to find them, for now we mention Volcanism only, but we'll surely follow up on this to include such POIs !
2. Top percentages per element (Last updated: 20th of March 2017, Base values: end of October 2016)
Since 2.2 our knowledge on the top percentage planets has been literally shaken & stirred in just a week time. Thanks to EDDB we can see this, which is usefull as a reference to compare your findings against. If you know of better distributions please let us know (we only list the nr. 1 percentage locations atm). I use https://ross.eddb.io/eddn/log and filter for the system name to find out the commander who discovered the record, sometimes no data is found. Also, I chose to mention LY distance from whichever location was closest, Sol or Colonia. So for example, if you see Sol mentioned, you know its further away from Colonia then it is from Sol.
3. Jumponium Farm Locations
4. Engineering Farm Locations (Last updated 12th of November 2016: Ruthenium + Sulphur)
5. Historical Locations (Last updated 12th of November 2016: "The Epic Mountains")
Update 12th of November: From now on I'm inspecting planets with my ship Sherlock which is a Keelback that has a GU-97 fighter ship to spot volcanic points of interest + SRV + around 36 LY range (once modded).
Request for help: validate EDDB data for engineer home systems
While inspecting Deciat 1 something very interesting caught my eye.
Apparantly Frontier has deliberately put a planet scoring very very high on Very Common (and other, to be investigated) materials into the system of an engineer.
Deciat 1 is the first where I discovered this for Iron, but for Sulphur Hera Tani's system is among the top 3 making this planet in her system the best for G1 rolls on overcharged power plant.
This is not a coïncedence I believe, so I'll investigate further and add information in main post.
One other thing, I've also noticed Deciat 6C and Deciat 7C in EDDB were incorrectly inputted, causing them to not produce the correct material distribution info. With the info above, it becomes even more important to check all engineer systems on EDDB and check if they represent the correct material distribution info. Below an example for Uram A 1 (https://eddb.io/body/115000) which is listed as farm location for Arsenic in this thread.
So please help checking this if you can.
Validated so far: Farseer, Ram Tah
Apparantly Frontier has deliberately put a planet scoring very very high on Very Common (and other, to be investigated) materials into the system of an engineer.
Deciat 1 is the first where I discovered this for Iron, but for Sulphur Hera Tani's system is among the top 3 making this planet in her system the best for G1 rolls on overcharged power plant.
This is not a coïncedence I believe, so I'll investigate further and add information in main post.
One other thing, I've also noticed Deciat 6C and Deciat 7C in EDDB were incorrectly inputted, causing them to not produce the correct material distribution info. With the info above, it becomes even more important to check all engineer systems on EDDB and check if they represent the correct material distribution info. Below an example for Uram A 1 (https://eddb.io/body/115000) which is listed as farm location for Arsenic in this thread.
So please help checking this if you can.
Validated so far: Farseer, Ram Tah
You'll notice inspections have an item called "Material quality" now. This judgement is automatically calculated and shows anything my naked eye might miss (this table is now also used by EDDI, so be sure to try the tool out if you haven't already).
Based on the maximum drop rates found, I made an Excell sheet that has a table for "great" and "good" element percentages. This table is still being discussed so values might change. If you scan a planet, just open the EDDB body page, copy/paste the material distribution list inside cell G4 and you automatically get highlighted which percentages are interesting.
Based on the maximum drop rates found, I made an Excell sheet that has a table for "great" and "good" element percentages. This table is still being discussed so values might change. If you scan a planet, just open the EDDB body page, copy/paste the material distribution list inside cell G4 and you automatically get highlighted which percentages are interesting.
Part of that was listing jumponium planets. And we realised that maintaining this information in a separate thread makes much more sense, especially since the material data in EDDB is growing each day since the 2.2 update. So in true Akira Masakari style we followed our mentor's footsteps into inspecting interesting farm locations ourselves. We will add driving conditions, scenery view, accessibility and other elements next to the actual material interest. Of course, now with 2.2 there is also volcanism and several CMDRs created an interesting thread to learn more how and where to find them, for now we mention Volcanism only, but we'll surely follow up on this to include such POIs !
| 1. Introduction
We use EDDB (Elite Dangerous Database) to search for good farming spots. That means if you find interesting farming locations and want to contribute you should always make sure to scan undiscovered landables when using a Detailed Surface Scanner (DSS) + have either EDDiscovery or EDMC running in the background. These tools will automatically send all data to EDDB and allow us to maintain this thread.
We try these landables out and inspect them adding valuable information. Top distributions do not mean everything. For example, 3 of the 4 elements for a J3 boost can be found on a single planet so you cut your time if you find a good one. The planet’s gravity and how it drives also plays a role in how fast you farm. And of course.. scenery ! Awesome looking locations are much more fun to prospect We also advise you to use https://eddb.io/body yourself since it’s a very good tool and we do not list all possible combinations, just the most striking ones.If you know of a location that is not listed and recommend for inspection, please drop a reply or poke a rock rat in Discord #prospectors DWE Fleetcomms | Farming tips
The Tome of Prospecting is your reference but this list provides the core summary of how to find a material as fast as possible.
☑ Use https://eddb.io/body to find nearby systems for the material(s) you want ☑ When you land, aim for Flat Terrain, it will speed up your prospecting ☑ Drive in a straight line until you found a good resource node ☑ Wing members refresh resource node spawn when they drop into your instance ☑ Use http://wavescanner.net/ to learn the sound of Metallic Meteorite ☑ Together with the more common Mesosiderite and Metallic Outcrop these will be your only targets ☑ On your SRV turn off Flight Assist, Power Distributor, Shields and Data Scanner for lower fuel usage For some elements Craters prove to spawn more materials, but they also drive more slowly, you will farm slower. That is why we advise people to drive on flat terrains. But of course, the balance between these 2 approaches is not easy. |
Since 2.2 our knowledge on the top percentage planets has been literally shaken & stirred in just a week time. Thanks to EDDB we can see this, which is usefull as a reference to compare your findings against. If you know of better distributions please let us know (we only list the nr. 1 percentage locations atm). I use https://ross.eddb.io/eddn/log and filter for the system name to find out the commander who discovered the record, sometimes no data is found. Also, I chose to mention LY distance from whichever location was closest, Sol or Colonia. So for example, if you see Sol mentioned, you know its further away from Colonia then it is from Sol.
Note: these top locations are not necessarily the best farming locations due to their distance from Sol / Colonia, please check the Farm locations spoilers
| Element | Drop chance | Location (Distance from Sol/Colonia whichever is closest) → Commander that uploaded system to EDDB (Date uploaded) | Engineer Blueprints | ||||||||||||||
| Antimony (Sb) | 1.8% | Eord Flyuae UD-B e865 A 3 (4,074.16 ly from Colonia) | |||||||||||||||
| Arsenic (As) | 3.0% | Synuefai KI-H d11-64 2 i a (315.88 ly from Sol) → CMDR Krypta (16th of February 2017) Mylaifaa WT-Q d5-332 2 c a (1,571.34 ly from Colonia) → CMDR xploding animal (26th of October 2016) Farm locations near Sol Yes we all want Arsenic (those FSD Grade 5 upgrades are so tasty).
Cupiat 1 B (51.98 ly) → Inspected !
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| Cadmium (Cd) | 3.7% | Col 285 Sector SU-E c12-23 1 (186.27 ly from Sol) → CMDR Sparkie77 (14th of February 2017) | |||||||||||||||
| Carbon (C) | 27.3% | Eorld Hypa XG-G b3-0 2 c a (14,324.46 ly from Sol) | |||||||||||||||
| Chromium (Cr) | 18.4% | Leamuae TA-L d9-10264 1 (10,137.75 ly from Colonia) | |||||||||||||||
| Germanium (Ge) | 7.5% | AZ Cancri 2 (128.67 ly from Sol) → CMDR CatfoodCZ (25th of September 2016) | |||||||||||||||
| Iron (Fe) | 48.4% | Eord Flyuae UD-B e865 A 3 (4,074.16 ly from Colonia) | |||||||||||||||
| Manganese (Mo) | 17.2% | Gru Hypaa ZI-T c6-5 A 1 (13,663.33 ly from Sol) Eol Prou VY-R d4-6 A 1 (87.65 ly from Colonia) | |||||||||||||||
| Mercury (Hg) | 2.1% | Eord Flyuae UD-B e865 A 3 (4,074.16 ly from Colonia) | |||||||||||||||
| Molybdenum (Mo) | 3.1% | Skaudai CH-B d14-28 3 (10,217.17 ly from Colonia) | |||||||||||||||
| Nickel (Ni) | 35.4% | Eord Flyuae UD-B e865 A 3 (4,074.16 ly from Colonia) | |||||||||||||||
| Niobium (Nb) | 3.2% | Mirphak A 2 d (506.47 ly from Sol) Col 173 Sector ZM-I c10-3 A 1 (972.25 ly from Sol) → CMDR Mazrix (23th of February 2017) | |||||||||||||||
| Poloo-oooo-onium (Po) | 1.4% | Skaudai CH-B d14-28 3 (11,799.12 ly from Sol) Sleguae NJ-C c2-17 A 1 (4,810.70 ly from Sol) Farm locations near Sol Cupiat 1 B (51.98 ly) → Inspected !
HR 6269 AB 1 (106.11 ly) → 1.0% GCRV 1568 B 1 (109.48 ly) → 1.1 % 2 Omega Leonis 1 (112.26 ly) → 1.1 % Hirpasuk A 1 (153 ly) → 1.1 % HIP 91837 B 2 (203.47 ly) → 1.1% Acrux 7 (321.95 ly) → 1.0% HIP 60459 1 (328.43 ly) → 1.1% HIP 60459 2 A (328.43 ly) → 1.0% Electra 2 (404.7 ly) → 1.1% Eol Prou LW-L c8-16 (9.45 ly) → 1.1% (Iron: good) (Nickel: good) (Manganese: great) (Vanadium: good) (Cadmium: good) (Niobium: good) (Polonium: good)
Eol Prou IW-W e1-3246 C 1 (24.66 ly) → 1.1% (Iron: good) (Nickel: good) (Chromium: great) (Tungsten: good) (Mercury: good) (Polonium: good) | |||||||||||||||
| Phosphorus (P) | 20.1% | Eol Prou NH-K c9-10 A 4 a (29.52 ly from Colonia) → CMDR Darkmoor (18th of March 2017) | |||||||||||||||
| Ruthenium (Ru) | 2.9% | Phua Aub EB-A c2897 A 1 (11,227.54 ly from Colonia) → CMDR Gombari Noah (31st of October 2016) Farm locations near Sol Iron is an interesting raw material for engineering foremost because you can get reduced mass and heat on your power plant with Farseer.
Deciat 1 (131.43 ly) → Inspected !
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| Selenium (Se) | 4.9% | Eol Prou NH-K c9-10 A 4 a+b (29.52 ly from Colonia) → CMDR Darkmoor (18th of March 2017) | |||||||||||||||
| Sulphur (S) | 37.2% | Eol Prou NH-K c9-10 A 4 a+b (29.52 ly from Colonia) → CMDR Darkmoor (18th of March 2017) Farm locations near Sol Suplhur is very easy to find but the best spots make a difference ! Hera Tani's system has one of THE best planets to farm this and she has a Overharged Grade 1 Power Planet blueprint where you can spam that sulphur for a great roll !
Kuwemaki ABC 1 d a (263.97 ly) → Inspected !
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| Technetium (Tc) | 1.7% | Flyooe Hypue LE-Z c1-3 1 (6,863.60 ly) → CMDR Jand (4th of November 2016) | |||||||||||||||
| Tellurium (Te) | 1.7% | Eord Flyuae BL-V d3-10071 2 b b (3,835.49 ly from Colonia) → CMDR Nadir Ffenics (25th of October 2016) Kyloasly OY-Q d5-906 13 a c (2,070.36 ly from Colonia) → CMDR Cometborne (30th of October 2016) Eol Prou RS-T d3-512 3 f a (27.5 ly from Colonia) HIP 15304 6 c a (150.53 ly from Sol) → CMDR Akarana (2nd of March 2017) | |||||||||||||||
| Tin (Sn) | 3.2% | Gludgaa FL-F d11-1 C 1 (3,886.21 ly from Sol) Eord Flyuae UD-B e865 A 3 (4,074.16 ly from Colonia) | |||||||||||||||
| Tungsten (W) | 2.6% | Col 173 Sector ZM-I c10-3 A 1 (972.25 ly) → CMDR Mazrix (23th of February 2017) | |||||||||||||||
| Vanadium (V) | 11% | Ooscs Freau PO-S b17-52 A 1 (900.40 ly from Colonia) → CMDR Harry Palmer (23th of February 2017) HD 11983 1 a (1,475.87 ly from Sol) → CMDR pipski (15th of March 2017) | |||||||||||||||
| Yttrium (Y) | 2.8% | Wredgaei UT-Q c18-7 1 (3,173.15 ly from Sol) Gludgaa FL-F d11-1 C 1 (3,886.21 ly from Sol) | |||||||||||||||
| Zinc (Zn) | 12.1% | Eol Hypa OM-C d3 C 2 (23,480.38 ly from Sol) → CMDR Azyron (28th of February 2017) | |||||||||||||||
| Zirconium (Zr) | 5.5% | Sleguae NJ-C c2-17 A 1 (4,810.70 ly from Sol) |
Jumponium material requirements
These combine multiple materials in a single planet (not system) to save you time.
Note: below you see the Very Rare material (Polonium or Yttrium) mentioned with a "+5". That means it is a planet which has the 5 jumponium materials besides the very rare one (so 6 in total).
Polonium+5 Boost → Polonium / Arsenic / Niobium / Cadmium / Germanium / Vanadium → None found so far !
Yttrium+5 Boost → Yttrium / Arsenic / Niobium / Cadmium / Germanium / Vanadium
J3 Boost → Polonium / Arsenic / Niobium
J3 Boost → Yttium / Arsenic / Niobium
J2/1 Boost → Germanium / Vanadium / Cadmium / Niobium
J1 Boost → Germanium / Vanadium
| Jump 1 / J1 | 25% | 2xVanadium, 1xGermanium |
| Jump 2 / J2 | 50% | 1xVanadium, 1xGermanium, 2xCadmium, 1xNiobium |
| Jump 3 / J3 | 100% | 1xArsenic, 3xNiobium, 1x Yttrium, 1x Polonium |
These combine multiple materials in a single planet (not system) to save you time.
Note: below you see the Very Rare material (Polonium or Yttrium) mentioned with a "+5". That means it is a planet which has the 5 jumponium materials besides the very rare one (so 6 in total).
Polonium+5 Boost → Polonium / Arsenic / Niobium / Cadmium / Germanium / Vanadium → None found so far !
These are the rarest of all if they exist at all ! No one has found such a planet...
These are incredibly rare ! We only have knowledge of 5 of them in the entire galaxy right now.
Eta Draconis A 7 (92.07 ly) → Inspected ! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eta_Draconis
12 Sextantis A 1 a (195.18 ly) → Inspected ! First discovered by: CMDR Goizeko Izarra
Bleae Thua ZL-Z b15-1 (? ly) → To be inspected ! First discovered by: CMDR Christoph
Nyeakio ZU-G d10-5 3 a (7,885.48 ly)
Mylaifaa BA-P d6-36 3 (21,496.60 ly)
Eta Draconis A 7 (92.07 ly) → Inspected ! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eta_Draconis
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Nyeakio ZU-G d10-5 3 a (7,885.48 ly)
Mylaifaa BA-P d6-36 3 (21,496.60 ly)
15 Psi Scorpii B 2 (155.59 ly) → Inspected !
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Cathkin (47.32 ly) → Inspected !
15 Gamma Comae Berenices 2 (1.4 / 2.2 / 1.6) → To be inspected !
Deciat 4 (1.4 / 2.1 / 1.6) → To be inspected
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Deciat 4 (1.4 / 2.1 / 1.6) → To be inspected
Electra 3 (404.70 ly) → Inspected !
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12 Andromedae BC 3 (5.1 / 5.9) → To be inspected !
Chi Eridani A 3 (5.0 / 5.9) → To be inspected !
Chi Eridani A 3 (5.0 / 5.9) → To be inspected !
The are plenty of reasons to find a good planet that gives you X and at the same time is not far from engineers that upgrade your module In fact, what about the systems those engineers reside in ? And CMDR Markzx59 mentioned in this thread the engineer planets as well. So we will first focus on finding out the "sweet spots"
EXPLORATION - Frame Shift Drive - Increased FSD Range (Grade 5) - Arsenic
Deciat 6 D (131.43 ly) → Inspected !
Deciat 6 F (131.43 ly) → Inspected !
EXPLORATION - Low Emissions Power Plant (Grade 1) - Iron
Deciat 1 (131.43 ly) → Inspected !
Maia A 2 b (383.31 ly) (Iron: good) (Nickel: good) (Chromium: great) (Molybdenum: good) (Tin: good) (Technetium: good) → To be inspected !
EXPLORATION - Clean Drive Tuning (Grade 1) - Sulphur
Deciat 7 C (131.43 ly) (Sulphur: good) (Carbon: good) (Phosphorus: good) (Selenium: good) → To be inspected !
Khun 11 D (181.90 ly) (Sulphur: good) (Carbon: good) (Phosphorus: good) → To be inspected !
Maia B 4 f (383.31 ly) (Sulphur: good) (Carbon: good) (Phosphorus: good) → To be inspected !
EXPLORATION - Leightweight Heat Sink (Grade 1) - Phosphorus
Overcharged Power Plant (Grade 1) - Sulphur
Kuwemaki ABC 1 d a (263.97 ly) → Inspected !
Shield Generator - Thermal Resistant Shields (Grade 5) - Ruthenium
Zaparo A 2 (275.84 ly) → Inspected !
Deciat 1 (131.43 ly) → Inspected !
In fact, what about the systems those engineers reside in ? And CMDR Markzx59 mentioned in this thread the engineer planets as well. So we will first focus on finding out the "sweet spots" EXPLORATION - Frame Shift Drive - Increased FSD Range (Grade 5) - Arsenic
| There are two engineers that have a grade 5 roll for you, so.. who is the best to go to ? It all comes down to finding the best Arsenic planet closest to the engineer, preferrably within the engineer's system. And as it turns out, Farseer has got 2 good planets (2.5% Deciat 6D and 6F) while Elvira got .. none ;-)
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| Besides the heat efficiency upgrade, secondary effect can be mass reduction (I got up to 6% reduction so far). Farseer has 40% iron on one of her planets The professor has a reported 36.8% but to be verified and sorry Marco but your 22% won't do ;-)
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| Thermal load reduction is awesome for scooping, but again you want mass reduction as secondary effect, I've had a -5 and a -7% roll so well worth it. Farseer has a 28.4% planet in her system and Elvira Martuuk has a 28.0% planet which is < top 2.5% Sulphur planets Our dear professor "only" has a 27% planet.
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Khun 11 D (181.90 ly) (Sulphur: good) (Carbon: good) (Phosphorus: good) → To be inspected !
Maia B 4 f (383.31 ly) (Sulphur: good) (Carbon: good) (Phosphorus: good) → To be inspected !
| Yes 40% mass reduction on a heat sink, it can matter Ram Tah highest phosphorus planet is 10.6% which is average but luckily it's his own planet. If you really want to farm Phosporus there is Hera Tani's Kuwemaki ABC 1 d a which has a top rated 17% drop rate but not exactly nearby (193 ly away from Meene). A better alternative is Col 285 Sector EF-F b12-4 1 d which is only 20.62 ly away and has a drop rate of 14.7% which is quite good !
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| So how does Lei Cheung's system do on Ruthenium ? Well.. average.. his home planet has Ruthenium, but 1.4% is not a good drop rate for it. If you want better closeby go to Sabik A 1 (44.22 ly from Laksak), it has a good rate of 2.2% 
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These are locations of historical interest that in terms of material distribution might not be the greatest, but are still considered good.
Pomeche 2 c "The Epic Mountains" (99.79 ly) → Inspected !
Synuefe XR-H d11-102 1 b "The Ancient Ruins" (368.40 ly) → Inspected !
Pomeche 2 c "The Epic Mountains" (99.79 ly) → Inspected !
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