Exotics unlock

[DEV.Nox]

Hi, new to the game and just unlocked the exotics vein in caves. Do I need to start a new open/freeroam world for it to spawn or doesnt spawn in my current open world session?

Thanks

[Youch!]

I think they will appear in both missions and open world maps once unlocked. I remember back on Olympus and Styx it was very rare to find the nodes in caves. On Prometheus I'd say 30% of the caves have exotics in them. I don't know if a patch made them more common on every world, or just Prometheus.

[N0ma13]

On open world (Olympus) they spawn frequently enough in caves and have a chance to respawn in caves even if cleared out. I like to pop into caves as I pass to see if there's a shiny green boi sitting there.

[Rekal]

Mission unlocks for exotics were removed sometime ago. It's just most of the websites haven't updated their pages.

Exotic Voxels spawn in all caves with a 10% chance now - up from the previous 10 per map - without requiring you to complete DEEP VEIN: Extraction. That change to 10% is why folks are finding them a lot more often plus they have a respawn chance ever 3 hours during the meteor events.

Exotic Extractors and Radars are unlocked like normal tech and no longer require completing PAYDAY: Extraction to unlock them. Exotic deposits and voxels are always on mission prospects and have been available on Open World Maps since the Hypatia update on W103 back in Nov '23. No need to restart your Open World map.

[DEV.Nox]

Originally posted by Rekal:

Mission unlocks for exotics were removed sometime ago. It's just most of the websites haven't updated their pages.

Exotic Voxels spawn in all caves with a 10% chance now - up from the previous 10 per map - without requiring you to complete DEEP VEIN: Extraction. That change to 10% is why folks are finding them a lot more often plus they have a respawn chance ever 3 hours during the meteor events.

Exotic Extractors and Radars are unlocked like normal tech and no longer require completing PAYDAY: Extraction to unlock them. Exotic deposits and voxels are always on mission prospects and have been available on Open World Maps since the Hypatia update on W103 back in Nov '23. No need to restart your Open World map.

Thanks for the info! Does exotics spawn in current Open World Save files after doing the "Deep Vein: Extraction" mission or do I need to start a new open world for it to appear in open world?