Scavenging Circuit Boards?

[Zalym]

I'm up to level 15 and have seen 1(?) of these I think. It says they come from comm arrays, which obviously is where I should be looking.

But the ship I'm on now, a level 8 mackerel doesn't have a comm array (that I know about). Every part that has a purple box on it says computer terminal / power junction etc. There are no free floating circuits

However, the pre-shift screen says the ship has a circuit on it? I surely can't find it.

Other than finding a ship with a comm array (I think those are ones with the dish on them?), is there another place other than random drops or is the info screen just bugged?

[CoyoteTraveller]

I've seen a lot of circuits floating around - one time I got two on the same ship. Which probably means I'm obscenely lucky, but I'd also suggest it means that you DO have a circuit board floating around that you just didn't find. Have you been using your scanner to look for floating purple things?

[Noir Wolf]

Circuits are found on communications arrays, usually the dishes found on ships. You can destroy the dish in order to take the circuit or you can do what I do:

On the screen where you are picking your ship it will show you that there is a circuit on the ship, as you mentioned, but if you find a ship that DOESN'T have any comms but DOES have a circuit then there is one floating around inside somewhere. You just have to be really careful because they are small and they can sometimes be in really weird crevices.

I hope that helps! It can take a little practice to know what ship has which parts.

[dreamrider]

Some ships with comm arrays have no dishes (which is better, because the dish ones are REALLY valuable as salvage.)

If it is an inside comm array, it will probably be a round white device, larger than a Wall Terminal, mounted on a side wall. I believe it is mounted with cut point brackets, rather than just "stuck" there like most stuff. It looks a little like a Class 1 Reactor, but it will be mounted in some place like a control room or an operations room.

But really, all things come to those who wait. Keep playing; don't destroy any salvagable gear. A Floater WILL show up eventually.

Tip: After savaging the entire ship, before you re-enter the Hab for your rest/next ship, hover at the edge of the Master Jack platform and Scan all around the Bay. Look for little white bits of stuff, that are NOT in the Barge. Some of them may be useable components.

[akos44]

I'm not 100% sure. But still, pretty sure, if they say the ship has a component - on the ship screen: it doesn't mean, the ship has the part, that can be salvaged for component. E.g. forklift for dumpener. But it means, it has a dumpener somewhere - even without the forklift. I was also frustrated: searched the whole ship for a big thing - with purple. But instead it was a little floating purple thing (on the scanner). Not inside the forklift. Just floating alone.

[surprisinator]

Seen this floating electronic part already with very first or second Makarel ship, but could not use them in any way.

[Zalym]

Thank you all for your advice and help!

The hunt for these little parts is fun, but I was getting a little punchy trying to find these things. I've been stuck at this Armadillo repair stage for ages it seems. But I'm sure it is operator error.

I'll look very closely in the crevices and check from the HAB after finishing for floating bits too.

[kschang77]

If the Ship's Doctor tells you there's a ocmponent on the ship, it *should* mean the component is LOOSE (i.e. you can just grab it) not embedded insome something you can salvage.

[DJ ericsson]

FINAL SOLUTION for who decided to play this game after 2022. Just update your scanner to find items which u can pick up - and thats it!!!