My first Astra

[Krash Megiddo]

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3265279543
Guess which quest rewarded it...

[CurrySpirals]

The Vulture quest?

[Krash Megiddo]

Originally posted by CurrySpirals:

The Vulture quest?

No. The clues are in the "most recent inventory". I haven't done the Vulture quest yet. I just completed the free Trackers Alliance quest and got one for that too, but the screenshot is from a pre-existing quest.

[Mortal_Kasi]

I only had a Corsa once does that count too?

[Krash Megiddo]

I found 6 astra total so far. Bought 2 legendary weapons from Stache. And now they've seem to have dried up. No more astra in boss crates. Has anyone else received more than 2 items from Stache?

[Geldric™]

Seems to be completely RNG... I've found them in all sorts of locations including Brogan's chest at the Kreet Lab (level 2)

and @Doombringer shared this data:

Originally posted by Doombringer:

More new patch stuff: Astra = legendary item currency
Sometimes found in varous boss chests
(ones that use LLC_Loot_Boss_Industrial, LLC_Loot_Boss_Science, LLC_Loot_Boss_Military, LL_LootTheme_Boss_75, or LLC_Loot_Boss_100YearOld)
These lists have:
LL_Loot_Astra_Boss_Stack ('Eval as stack' flag)
5% 2x Astra
50% 1x Astra

So technically there's a 50% chance a "boss" chest will have 1 Astra

[Krash Megiddo]

that's what I want to believe, but after I purchase 2 items from Stache, no more Astra in about 10 crates with a 50% chance to have them, I have to ask the question: Anyone have more than 2 items from Stache? (knowing full well its probably bad luck RNG for me).

[Geldric™]

@Krash - I do feel yah... at first I thought there was a cap of 4 in your inventory LOL

I think the issue (at least for me) is what determines a "boss" chest? Is it always at the end area of every POI??

Like every place you have to enter; Abandoned Mine or UC Lookout, Cryo Lab, etc...

[ƬᗩԲԲվ]

I wish they rewarded one for each HQ board mission.

[Krash Megiddo]

Originally posted by Geldric™:

@Krash - I do feel yah... at first I thought there was a cap of 4 in your inventory LOL

I think the issue (at least for me) is what determines a "boss" chest? Is it always at the end area of every POI??

Like every place you have to enter; Abandoned Mine or UC Lookout, Cryo Lab, etc...

When I was finding them, it was in the special crate with a pile of credits (4k+) and a rare piece of gear plus other stuff. Yeah every POI has one at the end of the maze, somewhere.

[Geldric™]

I mean sure... "we" can call those "boss" chests, but unless the game calls them that, there is a zero % chance for Astra... that's what I was getting at.

This WAS a boss chest because my Elite mission sent to take down (alive) the target.

TARGET
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3266975036
CHEST
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3266975085

[Krash Megiddo]

Originally posted by Geldric™:

I mean sure... "we" can call those "boss" chests, but unless the game calls them that, there is a zero % chance for Astra... that's what I was getting at.

This WAS a boss chest because my Elite mission sent to take down (alive) the target.

TARGET
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3266975036
CHEST
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3266975085

Thanks! Btw, how many 3-Astra items have you purchased from Stache?

[Geldric™]

Originally posted by Krash Megiddo:

Thanks! Btw, how many 3-Astra items have you purchased from Stache?

I've "seen" like 15 or 20... purchased??? I think only one

On that level 8 character I finally got a legendary armor piece w/chameleon - I kept that even tho it was lower stats

[Krash Megiddo]

Originally posted by Geldric™:

Originally posted by Krash Megiddo:

Thanks! Btw, how many 3-Astra items have you purchased from Stache?

I've "seen" like 15 or 20... purchased??? I think only one

On that level 8 character I finally got a legendary armor piece w/chameleon - I kept that even tho it was lower stats

yeah, I've probably seen 20 as well to find the 2 worth keeping. Its possible the astra stop generating when the player has 2 items from Stache. I hope not.

[Doombringer]

Originally posted by Geldric™:

I think the issue (at least for me) is what determines a "boss" chest? Is it always at the end area of every POI??

Not every PoI has one (e.g. small caves), but the big ones should.

I only listed those 6 lists instead of every single container that uses them because there are >100.
(and since you can find the same place multiple times & they reset, there is no limit on Astra)
I can't be bothered to dig up and list >100 specific chest locations.
(LLC_ is Leveled List Container, the LLC 100YearOld one is 2 specific quests or something.)
The LL_Loot_ThemeBoss_75 one is used by certain Bosses (not containers) 75% of the time.
(25% chance none, that is why there is 75 in the EditorID)

Astra is a way to get player-level gear from lower level areas and makes legendaries easier to get.
It also makes save-scumming good legendary rolls faster...

[Krash Megiddo]

Originally posted by Doombringer:

It also makes save-scumming good legendary rolls faster...

Thanks for your work on this! How many of "Stache" legendary items have you kept?