ThermoSap Crystals Too Sparse?

[Mousergeist]

Everything in the game feels pretty solid up until you start needing ThermoSap Crystals. I've been finding a couple from wrecks per run, but needing 42 of the things for the first engine upgrade is just silly. The drop rate just feels too low, and I have yet to encounter one of the supposed collectors for them in mid-zone. It might not be quite as bad if the Liberator had more than 2 uses. What does everyone else think? I'm hoping they become more abundant in the near future.

EDIT: I found the Sap collectors that give ThermoSap Crystals. If you are in need of these, focus on the story until you run into them. This thread had some useful info and fact finding throughout, but farming police cars and Tourists are a waste of time if you're just looking for ThermoSap. The collectors give 8-10 per, are easy to see, and spawn en mass.

[Flybeard]

Don't abandon the tactic of looting police cars but yeah, when you're out and about and see a gathering of tourists. Step out and chuck a hand tool at one of the center ones. stay back as far as you can to help see where the goodies fly. They definitely don't all carry.

[Mousergeist]

Oprindeligt skrevet af slocik:

Oprindeligt skrevet af Witness of the Pumpkinmeister:

Rest assured, I just got 28 from a single run. Drop rate seems to get better the further from base you go

if anything this might be it, will check out mid zone

Also bear in mind that you may just be missing them when they do drop. Sometimes they go flying so fast that the game doesn't even show them until they come back down. The best evidence for this is that your flares don't get destroyed when you throw them at the tourists, they just reach mach 8

[DomInARK]

From what I’ve read, there are sap condensers in the mid zones and that’s how you get it, I’m not there yet so idk where the mid zones are

[Angry Obnoxious Goose]

Oprindeligt skrevet af Techbane #FreeHK:

Oprindeligt skrevet af Tramp In A Caravan:

What do you mean sparse ?!
I haven't reached the Mid zone and already have a ton of them !
Here's a hint ; flare, tourists, boom...

Wait, what? What kinda moon logic horsecrap is this? Is THAT why I can't find any of the stuff?!

The Tourists glow up... that's the hint. throw things at them, boom. now you get a crystal or two. Not all of them spawn one iirc, but you CAN get them from those explosive dummies.

[Rowgue]

While tourists do drop them, only about one out of every ten you blow up will drop a crystal. Most of the time if they drop anything it's just plastic. Still worth blowing them up if you're not in a rush because there's no real use for flares outside of that.

The only reliable source of them is breaking down armored doors/panels. You'll always get at least one crystal from the process. Of course the cars that have armored doors/panels are one of the rarest things in the game, so yeah they're pretty sparse.

[I Throw Spears.]

Oprindeligt skrevet af Rowgue:

While tourists do drop them, only about one out of every ten you blow up will drop a crystal. Most of the time if they drop anything it's just plastic. Still worth blowing them up if you're not in a rush because there's no real use for flares outside of that.

The only reliable source of them is breaking down armored doors/panels. You'll always get at least one crystal from the process. Of course the cars that have armored doors/panels are one of the rarest things in the game, so yeah they're pretty sparse.

No. Once you get into the scorched area there are thermosap condensor resource nodes. You can get like 60 from a single map. They arent that far in either, just in the mids.

[FourMore]

Yes, devs increase droprate please, this is not Warframe. 🤣

[Chromeo]

Half the stuff in this game isn't explained at all.

[FourMore]

Even sap collectors need to drop 2-3 more.

[Cosmic]

Oprindeligt skrevet af I Throw Spears.:

Oprindeligt skrevet af Rowgue:

While tourists do drop them, only about one out of every ten you blow up will drop a crystal. Most of the time if they drop anything it's just plastic. Still worth blowing them up if you're not in a rush because there's no real use for flares outside of that.

The only reliable source of them is breaking down armored doors/panels. You'll always get at least one crystal from the process. Of course the cars that have armored doors/panels are one of the rarest things in the game, so yeah they're pretty sparse.

No. Once you get into the scorched area there are thermosap condensor resource nodes. You can get like 60 from a single map. They arent that far in either, just in the mids.

This

Get in the midzone, all areas spawn them naturally, some have a TON.

[ShockedHearts]

in mid zone you can just go to mires and search the swamps, Ive left with hundreds before in a single run. resource scanner is your best friend.

[cucumber_dragon]

correct answer:
1: You search for armored xyz, scrap em, get 0-2(usually 1) crystal from em
2: (Spoilers) go to mid-zone, beware of the biome (swamp=march egg&swamp coral vs geothermall active area=crystal&tree candy), look for big red crystals, hammer time

[MateM8]

check out this video for thermosap crystals and tree candy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sz-VYvqzTOE