Cactus Flesh

[Eudoxical]

Help, I've been to 34 different planets and cannot find cactus flesh anywhere. Any tips? Hints?

[NormireX]

Originally posted by Chris:

Help, I've been to 34 different planets and cannot find cactus flesh anywhere. Any tips? Hints?

Wow that is crazy. You know you can just scan the planets from space for it right? You don't have to touch down and look for it.

Around my current home base sector there are 4 or 5 planets I know have cactus flesh. Strange you are having such a hard time.

[Dirak2012]

-Scan from space unti you find a planet with cactus flesh.
-Land on the planet.
-Look for a cactus.

[AnoMorgan]

Desert planets always have good stock if you hit trader on that Desert planet good bet you can just buy it from landing pad

[BonPadre]

https://nomanssky.gamepedia.com/Biome#Barren
Here you'll find them.
And by the way, drop that biome in your "maybe" base planet list, it's usually very fun planets to establish a base on IMO if you are not necessarly after a min - max base farm, because only cactus flesh and you can craft that
https://nomanssky.gamepedia.com/Unstable_Gel
And that alone sells for a base price of 80k Units. So even while you do explore home planet, you can make a fairly decent early game cash thing.

And you have hazard only at night (except storms if any ofc), and by day it's like a lush planet.
Anyway, just a head up on your initial question

[Eudoxical]

Yes, after going to 17 star systems, scanning every planet in the system, I finally found it. I stayed until I had 1,000 and now have 8 plants growing in my base. I will never be cactus-less again!

[Eudoxical]

I think I had to scan 80 something planets in the end? Exhausting....

[Cptn. Jack TCNMS Searcher]

Depends on the system your in. Sometimes you hit it lucky sometimes not so! :)

[NormireX]

Originally posted by Chris:

I think I had to scan 80 something planets in the end? Exhausting....

YEah pretty sure you didn't have to scan 80 planets. THere should have been a planet within a few jumps at most of your starting planet with Cactus. You would be the first person I have ever heard with this much trouble tbh.

[Eudoxical]

Originally posted by NormireX:

Originally posted by Chris:

I think I had to scan 80 something planets in the end? Exhausting....

YEah pretty sure you didn't have to scan 80 planets. THere should have been a planet within a few jumps at most of your starting planet with Cactus. You would be the first person I have ever heard with this much trouble tbh.

That's nice. I don't really care if you believe me or not, I know what I had to go through.

[NormireX]

Originally posted by Chris:

Originally posted by NormireX:

YEah pretty sure you didn't have to scan 80 planets. THere should have been a planet within a few jumps at most of your starting planet with Cactus. You would be the first person I have ever heard with this much trouble tbh.

That's nice. I don't really care if you believe me or not, I know what I had to go through.

Ok then, clearly you have the worst luck of anyone in NMS.heh

[Lt_Alexander]

Having the same problem. Ive been to at least 5 different systems, each having 3-5 planets each. None of them contain cactus flesh!!!

[NormireX]

Originally posted by Lt_Alexander:

Having the same problem. Ive been to at least 5 different systems, each having 3-5 planets each. None of them contain cactus flesh!!!

Yup worst sections of the Galaxy for you guys I guess. Try checking with ships landing at trade posts or on your freighter they may have some for sell.

[tkwoods]

Originally posted by Chris:

Yes, after going to 17 star systems, scanning every planet in the system, I finally found it. I stayed until I had 1,000 and now have 8 plants growing in my base. I will never be cactus-less again!

Did you know that you can create Pyrite from Gold and Oxygen?

No need to find the plant at all...

[NormireX]

Originally posted by Lt_Alexander:

Originally posted by tkwoods:

Did you know that you can create Pyrite from Gold and Oxygen?

No need to find the plant at all...

I have plenty of these. Thanks

Mix them with Oxygen in a med or large refiner and there is your Cactus Flesh.

[YoQuieroPachelbel]

For those who are having trouble finding cactus flesh (or a few other uncommon plants) it's worth noting that once you're on a planet that is supposed to have cactus flesh (as per starship scanner), you can use your analysis visor (F on keyboard) and look for an icon with a leaf; this indicates plants along the lines of those that give cactus flesh, star bulb, frost crystal, etc. You may not find them at first, as you have to be within a certain distance, but if you explore a bit you should have no issue finding them.