The Rarest Exotic Ship in the Game? (You might be surprised) ;o)

[goldengoose7]

Some models and color combos are harder to find than others. There are a few out there that are extremely rare.

Some might say that the White/Gold Type 7 with Extended Dual Thrusters is that ship:

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1516667569

Others who have already found the White/Gold version and wanted the Blue/Gold would beg to differ! They would be right since the Blue/Gold T7 with Extended Dual Thrusters is the 2nd rarest Exotic in the game.

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1516666392

But the crown for the rarest and hardest to find Exotic ship, believe it or not goes to this unlikely looking specimen!

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1516669160

The incredibly rare Yellow/Gold "GUPPY" with a Cowled Rear Thruster.

I had been hunting this ship down for 13 months and finally found it for the first time in an unassuming 2 planet system on the rim of the Eissentam Galaxy. You won't find this one listed on the NMS Seed Club Site. -- Most of us gave up looking for this thing months ago.

Now I have the whole set! The top three rarest Exotic Ships in NMS! :o)

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1516669704

If you have any of these three ships in the same exact config you see in the above screenshots, consider yourself very lucky!

[clannagh]

My two are rather boring. Sadly the front one is easier to park but only has 17 slots.

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1510138790

[goldengoose7]

Yeah... Those are both relatively common models and color combos. The Mono-Fin is the most common model in the game in terms of system attachment. Several Guppy combos are much higher up on the rarity scale. Including the #1.

As far as slot counts go... It doesn't take all that much more time to camp out for a 20/6 slot version. If it is model you really like and especially if it is one of the three I showcased above, it is well worth the extra time.

All three of the ships I listed are also 20/6 slot versions with very good specs overall.

[MechWarden]

Besides observations, how else can it be determined to know how rare traits are.

Now you've got me wondering about the mechanics of this.
(gah! dang it!)

[puckhead]

Great pics, but where did u find the rarity info? Is there a verified list somewhere that shows all ships or just exotics? Thanks.

[goldengoose7]

Originally posted by MechWarden:

Besides observations, how else can it be determined to know how rare traits are.

Now you've got me wondering about the mechanics of this.
(gah! dang it!)

Back during Atlas Rises, there were about 8 of us on Reddit all looking for those three ships. None of us ever found the Guppy.

Like everyone else in that group of like-minded Exotic Ship Hunters, I kept a list of models and color combos. There is only a finite amount of each, so you soon know which ones are missing from the list.

[goldengoose7]

Originally posted by puckhead:

Great pics, but where did u find the rarity info? Is there a verified list somewhere that shows all ships,nor just exotics? Thanks.

Thanks! :o)

There is nothing official. These stats are just based on over a year of hunting down all the various versions and checking them off the list. Same goes for our group of hunters that were all looking for the same ships.

Pretty much 90% of the Squid Ship colors discovered and shared online were from our group.

The NMS Seed Club Site is a good indicator of rarity as well. I did post the Seed for the White/Gold T7 last year because I was getting so many requests for it in PM on Reddit.

But I never did publish the seed for the Blue/Gold T7 shown above. I shared it with my Hunter buddies, but they talked me out of making it public. Simply because of how rare it is.

[pl]

I've seen a player with a blue and red exotic with silver trims. Similar model to your blue or white exotic. Also saw a snub nosed exotic with tall top fin that had gold trims with red body and orange top fin.

[goldengoose7]

Originally posted by pl:

I've seen a player with a blue and red exotic with silver trims. Similar model to your blue or white exotic. Also saw a snub nosed exotic with tall top fin that had gold trims with red body and orange top fin.

That would be cool, but unfortunately, those are all trick of the light sitings. All Exotic ships have only one base color and a Gold or Platinum accent color. No such thing as a Two Toned paint job yet. Closest is the Squid with its purple arms that fade into the base color. But that is the Squid' answer to the Gold or Platinum accent color that it doesn't have. ;o)

The white versions are often mistaken for every color of the rainbow due to how reflective that color is. It takes on the tint of the surrounding light sources, and has been claimed to be all kinds of color combos that don't actually exist in the game.

Best way to confirm what you've got is to open the ship's specs/inventory screen and see what color the ship is in there.

[goldengoose7]

With the exception of the Squid Ships which have a confirmed 15 colors in the game with potentially more than those, the rest of the Exotic offerings are limited to the following (5) base colors, with either a Gold or Platinum/Silver metallic accent color.

They are:

Red, White, Blue, Yellow, Copper Metallic. (often referred to as orange at lower resolutions)

That's it!

[pl]

I guess orange and red can be similar with the lighting. But the blue and red one is was definitely blue and red. I will try get a friend I play with to post a screenshot of his one here.

[goldengoose7]

Originally posted by pl:

I guess orange and red can be similar with the lighting. But the blue and red one is was definitely blue and red. I will try get a friend I play with to post a screenshot of his one here.

Not possible in the Vanilla version of the game. Two toned exotic ship color combos are not in the code

Could be a mod I guess, allthough I have never seen or heard of such a mod.

I would be willing to bet it was a White ship reflecting Red and Blue external lighting. Or something along those same lines with a blue or red base colored ship.

Easy to confirm or deny on your end by simply opening the ship's inventory menu and looking at the color combo in the STATS section.

Would LOVE to see a screenshot of this ship you are describing posted on Steam taken directly from the Photo Mode of the game. I would consider any external photo sharing site suspect.

[goldengoose7]

Originally posted by Finnerty:

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1502854551

Is this first and only exotic I have that rare one?

Close, but no cigar. That is the Yellow/Platinum version of the same ship. Not super common, but also not particularly rare either.

The rare ones really can get your goat because you can often find their Platinum or in some cases Gold sibling all over the place if you are focusing on hunting these down.. ;o)

[Khamethyst]

Originally posted by Finnerty:

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1502854551

Is this first and only exotic I have that rare one?

Nah dude, yellow ones are easy to find.

Originally posted by goldengoose7:

Best way to confirm what you've got is to open the ship's specs/inventory screen and see what color the ship is in there.

Can also vouch this is the best way to save yourself the guess work. Was after a certain vK fighter S-class and the approach render, environment, lighting, all messed with it.

BTW Love that seed site. Didn't know you were a contributor. Thanks for all your work and your group!

[Pul Myfinger]

Originally posted by goldengoose7:

Some models and color combos are harder to find than others. There are a few out there that are extremely rare.

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Now I have the whole set! The top three rarest Exotic Ships in NMS! :o)

Time to hit the lottery

[goldengoose7]

Originally posted by Carl Sagan:

Can also vouch this is the best way to save yourself the guess work. Was after a certain vK fighter S-class and the approach render, environment, lighting, all messed with it.

BTW Love that seed site. Didn't know you were a contributor. Thanks for all your work and your group!

Thanks! It was fun to share those back then with other players.

The creator of that site was one of the hunters from back in the day. I gave him some of his first Squid Ships when he opened for business. That was back when most players hadn't discovered any yet, or realized how many colors that one ship came in! Unlike the rest of the Exotics which as I posted above, have only 10 possible color combos per model.

The Squid proved to have the largest number of unique ship colors by a wide margin. Players are still finding new ones even now! :o)

And YES! There is a PINK SQUID out there in the black! ;o)