Engineers What are deep space data beacons?

[idahosurge]

What are they and where do I find deep space data beacons to scan?

I need Abnormal Compact Emission Data and according to INARA I need to scan deep space data beacons.

This never shows up as a mission reward and I have completed enough missions in the last three weeks to go from Earl to Prince in the Empire.

 

[UnhappyDev]

What are they and where do I find deep space data beacons to scan?

I need Abnormal Compact Emission Data and according to INARA I need to scan deep space data beacons.

This never shows up as a mission reward and I have completed enough missions in the last three weeks to go from Earl to Prince in the Empire.

Fly into deep space, wait for 'encoded emissions' signal sources. Drop in, and sometimes there will be a private data beacon to scan. If you're lucky the scan will yield Abnormal Compact Emission Data. If you're unlucky you will have to try again. And again....it's a rare drop and took me quite a lot of time to find.

 

[idahosurge]

Thanks for the response!

I was wondering if these were different from private data beacons that I have been scanning forever and still no ACED.

 

[UnhappyDev]

Thanks for the response!

I was wondering if these were different from private data beacons that I have been scanning forever and still no ACED.

They're difficult to find.

But probably better to make sure you are in 'deep space' i.e. not a shipping lane

 

[Wedgetail]

i had better luck getting ACED from scanning system authority anacondas than any data beacons - Just find a nice, high pop, high sec system (that you are not allied with, apparently allied vessels show up as pre-scanned, at least to me) and trawl supercruise. Depending on the system type, some useful USSs may appear as well, which is handy to refresh the anaconda spawns