Questions about materials required for synthesis

[psefergr]

I have 2 questions to ask:

A) Do you have higher probability to discover rare or very rare materials on a planet which is 100% metal ?
b) Are we absolutely sure that the materials required for synthesis can't be found in asteroid mining ?

And a suggestion wouldn't it be cool to be able to sell the extracted materials from planets?

 

[Bomba Luigi]

A: I don't think so, but based on experience I would say metal rich planets thorw out more Iron then any other kind of planet. Better chance for getting rare/very rare ones seems to based on certain spots, the ones with diffrent color and the likes. And I think around craters also. But I'm not 100% sure about all that.

B: Well, I am at least are 100% sure about that, no materials from mining.


And yes I would like to sell them. Have thrown so many at this point.

 

[psefergr]

A: I don't think so, but based on experience I would say metal rich planets thorw out more Iron then any other kind of planet. Better chance for getting rare/very rare ones seems to based on certain spots, the ones with diffrent color and the likes. And I think around craters also. But I'm not 100% sure about all that.

B: Well, I am at least are 100% sure about that, no materials from mining.


And yes I would like to sell them. Have thrown so many at this point.

thank you my friend you been more than helpful!

 

[Chris Simon]

I don't know whether it is all that much dependent on the planet type (percentage of metals), but every planet seems to have a given probability of every material. (meaning if you find a planet that has higher appearance of, let's say niobium, you will always find more niobium there than on other planets.)

And yes, craters are definitely a place to look. Even more so on icy worlds where almost all materials are of meteoric origin.

As for alternative material sources aside from surface outcrops, once we have Horizons 2.1, we will be able to get materials as mission rewards. No info on asteroids, though.

 

[tawittle]

1) different planet types are more likely to spawn certain ore types. High metal content planets are more likely to spawn vanadium, for example.

2) no. synthesis is horizons only, as in on planet surface only.