Cobalt

[logan9a]

Need it real bad - wondering if it might be too rare? I am stripping systems and not finding anything. (My Tech level is 20+)

[pH_101]

Cobalt is found in mining trash, specifically mining bot, detonator and torque unit I believe. These items are found specifically inside the mining asteroids so you need to go down the vertical shafts and hunt around there.

edit. however very possible it is too rare. Are you already doing this and if so what are you finding?

[logan9a]

Like I said, I am strip mining each sector. I have been to three sectors with at least that many mines and have zero cobalt to show for it.

[logan9a]

Plus, it is needed for way too much stuff. Also, it might be a good idea to have the various things (like hydrogen) worth a very small (5? 10?) amount of money so they can be sold. I'm getting a large amount of various ones I can't use just building up.

[pH_101]

Ok. How are you doing for titanium and the other mining specific elements.

Are you also removing hatches on surface?

[logan9a]

When I say 'strip' I mean "EVERYTHING" I can pry up. Not good on titanium either. Got a whole frekin chest of Hydrogen though.

[pH_101]

Thanks. So overall how many pieces of mining trash do you recover per mine? How many did you visit.

And so I undersdtand, you didnt find a single mining bot, detonator or torque unit?

Because perhaps its sounds like some sort of bug.

edit. Also please confirm if you are opening the hatches on the surface as these may include the cobalt trash.

[logan9a]

Mining trash recovered - don't know but I fill up my guys inventory each mine. Need something to make to expand how much crap I can pick up.

I don't keep track of what kind of crap I am picking up. I just grab EVERYTHING I can find, drag it back to the atomizer and load it up. I then later look at the output and find no Co or Ti.

I am opening hatches on the surface, in the mines, everywhere. Zap off the same four bolts every time. In fact, found a weird but where the mine shaft cover may not be attached (lying nearby) with the stuff exposed but unless you zap off the four bolts, you can't grab the cover nor the stuff that the cover should have been covering.

But yes. I am grabbing EVERYTHING. You want me to do a F1 so you can get a copy of the save game? You will say "This guy keeps a lot of crap but doesn't build spaceships worth a crap."

[logan9a]

Lithium (LI) is also pretty rare. Very rare.

[pH_101]

Just so as you know - my reason for asking you questions is just to understand your situation, and then fix any possible bugs. I'm not doubting you, or that you grab everything.

[logan9a]

No worries - there are people who would say "I grab everything" but what they meant is "everything useful" or "everything blue". I mean 'everything'. Like I'll go make multiple trips because I can't mod this game to get more storage space.

[pH_101]

I really feel like if you grabbed it all there must be a problem with your save as talking to other players in they do find cobalt, though it is hard to find. I mean it is random, but here is the trash you can find in mines and their ingredients:

free:
Mining drill bit 2 Titanium
Mining bot 1 Cobalt
Detonator 1 Cobalt

hatches:
Gearbox 4 Titanium 1 Copper
Motor 6 Titanium 1 Silver
Torque unit 3 Cobalt 1 Aluminium

rocks:
Gold rock 1 Gold
Plutonium rock 1 Plutonium

That's why i keep asking what trash you find, because it would help me understand. f1 could help. Like, what trash are you getting because nearly all of it has titanium or cobalt in it. Or did you just not get any trash..?

So really i'm just trying to find out more information to help you and see if there is a bug that needs fixing.

[Dextre]

Originally posted by logan9a:

Need it real bad - wondering if it might be too rare? I am stripping systems and not finding anything. (My Tech level is 20+)

I cant say im struggling on Cobalt I know where to get it if I need it, unless your just unlucky with small mining asteroids with small mineshafts or none at all? The larger asteroids have large mines and many rooms and corridors and in my experience the trash is always at the very bottom of the mines, coupled together with the drills and the towers which have hatches on the top aswell as the sides, a fact that Ive only just recently noticed haha.

[Jimmy]

I was wondering about ZN, TI, and CO aswell. I have a bunch of them - but way to many Level 2 and Level 3 Things need them in excess. I couldn't even craft a new bed or a new atomizer, because I spend almost all of my titanium on the hardened alloy, which I was told to sell to the stockmarket for a goal.

Maybe it could be an option to BUY from the stockmarket as well, so you can atomize it for the atoms. I have plenty of cash an already bought almost everything, when I was tasked to sell 10 Sensor 2 units and 10 deflectors. I've bought almost everything and I still have 80k left.

[logan9a]

Sent the F1 as requested. I do like Jimmy (post above) option to buy stuff to get needed elements from. That would also solve the problem of "I have a bunch of money sitting around, what should I buy".

[Starseed]

I am actually against the buy option for resources idea. In my humble opinion, it will take away the exploration aspect where people may get lazy. Only resource I had issues with was Silicon as that too is also needed for alot of manufactured items and usable resource like laser fuel. But, having come across one sector that had awesome rewards in a wrecked ship where there were alot of entities, wall hatches and chests, it replenished my supply just from that one ship. I have surplus hydrogen and aluminium. Perhaps all that is needed is more balancing out of what is needed for building some parts and machinery. but I give a thumbs down for the idea of buying resources. The in-game concept is to explore and gather scrap to sell to progress and build your rig. I do agree with adding more NPCs that would give more exciting quests that will encourage players to explore and offer better rewards that too could help with some issues with lack of resources. Perhaps in the code have it detect what a player is short of and give them some of that, problem solved.