Scavenging Dead Titans for Drives and Loot
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It doesn't specifically, but there is a limit to how much can spawn in one of these instances at a time (at least for a single player, since the spawns go up with more of them around). By picking stuff up you increase the chance and/or speed of new spawns without needing to wait for it to despawn on its own or go outside of detection range (which also makes them despawn).
It's not a guarantee, but it can help.
I've only got 2 TDCs so far, out of (I think) 4 trips, of a little under an hour apiece. (All trips were in a Mandalay.)
I reviewed the videos of the two successful trips.
The first was in Open, without LR sensors. The TDC appeared to spawn somewhere between 5 and 6 km from my ship. I thought at the time that this was limited by my sensors.
The second was in Solo, this time with LR sensors. Again though, the TDC spawned in < 6 km from me, which I found a little surprising. It does make me wonder if the LR sensors add nothing to the success likelihood, but my stats are obviously very poor - has anyone using LR sensors seen TDCs spawn at a longer range than would have been picked up with standard sensors?
On both occasions, I found the TDC less than 12 minutes from starting into the cloud, which again may mean something or nothing
I reviewed the videos of the two successful trips.
The first was in Open, without LR sensors. The TDC appeared to spawn somewhere between 5 and 6 km from my ship. I thought at the time that this was limited by my sensors.
The second was in Solo, this time with LR sensors. Again though, the TDC spawned in < 6 km from me, which I found a little surprising. It does make me wonder if the LR sensors add nothing to the success likelihood, but my stats are obviously very poor - has anyone using LR sensors seen TDCs spawn at a longer range than would have been picked up with standard sensors?
On both occasions, I found the TDC less than 12 minutes from starting into the cloud, which again may mean something or nothing
Have you been to Sol. I normally get at least two per 30 minute trip. One time, I got zero. twice I got 5. That's out of about 12 trips.I've only got 2 TDCs so far, out of (I think) 4 trips, of a little under an hour apiece. (All trips were in a Mandalay.)
I reviewed the videos of the two successful trips.
The first was in Open, without LR sensors. The TDC appeared to spawn somewhere between 5 and 6 km from my ship. I thought at the time that this was limited by my sensors.
The second was in Solo, this time with LR sensors. Again though, the TDC spawned in < 6 km from me, which I found a little surprising. It does make me wonder if the LR sensors add nothing to the success likelihood, but my stats are obviously very poor - has anyone using LR sensors seen TDCs spawn at a longer range than would have been picked up with standard sensors?
On both occasions, I found the TDC less than 12 minutes from starting into the cloud, which again may mean something or nothing
I wonder how much Titan drive components are going to be worth when the Titan wreckage has gone.
A little off topic, but if you have not got, or are unaware, you can get a free Cyclops Intercepter Bobblehead, 10 Meta-Alloys and 1 Thargoid Heart, I am working SOL, and there is a Tech Broker in ALTAIR, Solo Orbital, which give's it, also the new SCO, and the 4E Anti-Corrosion Rack.
Module degradation is quite slow, so you should have plenty of time.
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Module degradation is quite slow, so you should have plenty of time.
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I am happy to report that I've snagged my second TDC. Following the advice of people here, I kept collecting meta alloys & propulsion elements to speed up the respawn of vital Thargoid components. It seems to have worked, I spotted my first TDC around 15 minutes into Cocijo's grave but unfortunately my limpet malfunctioned and wouldn't enter the cargo hold. The second TDC popped up when I was down to my last set of caustic sinks. Elapsed time ~40 minutes.
I noted that the caustic cloud is smaller but it didn't seem to have affected spawn rates yet. Planning to make another foray for a third drive later today.
Btw, in my timezone it's nearly an hour and a half into the first day of 2025 so a Very Happy New Year everyone!
I noted that the caustic cloud is smaller but it didn't seem to have affected spawn rates yet. Planning to make another foray for a third drive later today.
Btw, in my timezone it's nearly an hour and a half into the first day of 2025 so a Very Happy New Year everyone!
If your limpet carrying cargo malfunctions, you can turn the limpet controller off and on again, this will destroy the limpet but leave the cargo intact which you then can scoop up normally.I am happy to report that I've snagged my second TDC. Following the advice of people here, I kept collecting meta alloys & propulsion elements to speed up the respawn of vital Thargoid components. It seems to have worked, I spotted my first TDC around 15 minutes into Cocijo's grave but unfortunately my limpet malfunctioned and wouldn't enter the cargo hold. The second TDC popped up when I was down to my last set of caustic sinks. Elapsed time ~40 minutes.
I noted that the caustic cloud is smaller but it didn't seem to have affected spawn rates yet. Planning to make another foray for a third drive later today.
Btw, in my timezone it's nearly an hour and a half into the first day of 2025 so a Very Happy New Year everyone!
Happy new year!
Yeah, sorry I should have mentioned - all of my TDC-hunting trips have been to Cocijo.
I'm under the impression, it's just one of many things that spawn there and if you're getting around a lot the likeliness of finding one is just higher. When collecting things, for example, you often go quite some distance away from the "wreckage". You might not do that if you are specifically looking for that one part.
Especially if you set everything else on "ignore", like some people do, you might stick more to the center of the debris field. All the items you can find there are just scattered in a relatively wide sphere in and around the actual debris.
Sometimes I found parts shortly after dropping in, sometimes after collecting some stuff. And, like last time, when I came there with someone who needed the part, they dropped into the instance before I arrived, and the second thing on the scanner was the drive component...
I am not one who farms or grinds things. I really enjoy my trips to the debris fields because they are atmospheric, spooky, very awesome. Was the same for me with the Guardian ruins, which resulted in me sitting on a pile of materials people think need to be grinded and farmed.
My advice really is, to enjoy the debris field scavenging trip. Look around, take in the atmosphere, all that. Meanwhile keep an eye on the scanner, collect some of the materials there (who knows what elusive hybrid thargoid part comes next and needs some of the stuff), and grab the drive component when it pops up.
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it depends on the ship for me. some are FAR easier to scoop in than others.
the FDL however.... I have tried but just can't do it. I don't think it's the long nose after all whilst not ideal I can scoop in my python and even done it in an anaconda. but the FDL I fail every time.
maybe it's the off centre seat I dunno
Yes, but it seems you can only have one of each size in storage at the same time. I couldn't get past "the module is now available in storage" when I wanted to get several the same size.
Do you have something in the FDL’s C4 hardpoint? That might physically block the cargo hatch and if they happen to be out, putting them back in might help with that.
As my experience with other dodgy manual-scoop ships suggests, however, it’s liable to not be foolproof…
Just exit the tech broker or station contacts interface (one of the two’ll do) and go back in. You can then “buy” another.
- scan wakes with a Frame Shift Wake Scanner, better in high traffic areas such as station in "Famine Status" systems
- from 18.08 missions provide a high amount of mats reward, but rewards are randomized and you have to find the right mission for mats you need
- Jameson Crash Site (HIP12099 1B) now have 9 point to scan, so you can stock up Adaptive Encryptors Capture (5) and Atypical Encryption Archives (4) in one run (no relog needed), then exchange for what you need at a Material Trader (ex. Datamined Wake Exceptions), nearest Encoded Trader from HIP 12099 is at Gateway in Diaguandri system.
here a forum link to a mini guide for any mats: Engineering (ships): Raw, Encoded and Manufactured materials farming guide
here a discussion in forum section dedicated to tutorial/guides https://forums.frontier.co.uk/threads/datamined-wave-exeptions.632414/
Here are my thoughts:
All I do is boost around the debris, fairly close to it, and I find plenty of TDCs. One thing did occur to me though. What about sensors? Is that why some people aren't seeing them because they have D-rated sensors? I'm only applying logic, but I would have thought that A-rated sensors engineered for long range are going to be a massive help.
People are using different techniques. If you believe in your technique, it'll work because the spawning is random so all techniques work. That's akin to the myth that putting your throttle in a certain position or using lateral thrusters will help with winning the interdiction mini-game, where all techniques work because those things don't have any influence on the outcome.
All I do is boost around the debris, fairly close to it, and I find plenty of TDCs. One thing did occur to me though. What about sensors? Is that why some people aren't seeing them because they have D-rated sensors? I'm only applying logic, but I would have thought that A-rated sensors engineered for long range are going to be a massive help.
People are using different techniques. If you believe in your technique, it'll work because the spawning is random so all techniques work. That's akin to the myth that putting your throttle in a certain position or using lateral thrusters will help with winning the interdiction mini-game, where all techniques work because those things don't have any influence on the outcome.
@Kira Goto didn't you say earlier it's possible Cocijo's graveyard will be infested by Glaives & Scythes after this Thursday's tick?
The point is that with long-range sensors, you can see more of what's around you, so you don't have to bump into one to find it. Maybe there were two there, but you only saw one. I often found them two at a time.
I don’t believe so. Other people have speculated the Thargoids may turn up at Cocijo’s wreck once the caustic cloud dissipates, but I have my doubts about that. At the other Titan remains, they were always there* from the very week one became accessible to humans, needing no wait for the corrosive cloud to disappear. Their ships are entirely immune to it, anyway.
I’ve also never yet seen any Glaives at a Titan wreck. Supposedly there were reports of them around the Taranis remains at… some point, but that’s other players’ reports I cannot directly verify. Scythes are relatively frequent however.
*Originally there’d be one or two wings of Scouts, the Interceptor that roams but generally seems to ignore you when left undisturbed, and Scythes. Once the caustic dissipated fully, the Scouts would stop roaming around.
I just drive from one side to the other (often ending 15km from the titan marker at most, turn round and go back a slightly different route. If I see anything I want, I will divert and pick it up.