Prerequisite for landing on a derelict freighter?

[soopytwist]

I just found my first derelict freighter in space. Apparently I'm supposed to be able to land on it but I've flown all over it and there is literally no where to land or dock. If I try to land on it my ship just goes into reverse. Is there something I'm meant to do in the game before being allowed to land on them? I've barely touched the Artemis and Atlas main quests.

[Lucky Luc]

It is a fake, Go see the scrap dealer

[soopytwist]

Lucky Luc の投稿を引用：

It is a fake, Go see the scrap dealer

But I watched Youtube videos that show just pulse flying until finding one randomly - this is what I did. Seeing a scrap dealer is just one other way to find a derelict.

[soopytwist]

HNGHH! I just discovered it's a WRECK not a DERELICT. Thanks a lot game!

[Lucky Luc]

soopytwist の投稿を引用：

Lucky Luc の投稿を引用：

It is a fake, Go see the scrap dealer

But I watched Youtube videos that show just pulse flying until finding one randomly - this is what I did. Seeing a scrap dealer is just one other way to find a derelict.

Not sure exactly, someone will explain better, t happened to me before and I have been true a douzain derelict already with the scrap dealer

[AmberAnvil]

Most of the 'random' Derelict Freighters you find pulsing around cannot be interacted with. There may be nearby cargo pods to raid, but they primarily show up to evoke a pirate encounter. Good luck finding a Derelict you can land on by just pulsing around. I have found exactly one that way in over a thousand hours of game time.

[tkwoods]

soopytwist の投稿を引用：

HNGHH! I just discovered it's a WRECK not a DERELICT. Thanks a lot game!

Pulsing never spawns a Derelict Freighter you can enter.

But as for a prerequisite... Have Cold Suit Upgrades installed and take plenty of batteries.

A bolt caster upgrade would also be a help.

[Captain Cosmo]

tkwoods の投稿を引用：

soopytwist の投稿を引用：

HNGHH! I just discovered it's a WRECK not a DERELICT. Thanks a lot game!

Pulsing never spawns a Derelict Freighter you can enter.

But as for a prerequisite... Have Cold Suit Upgrades installed and take plenty of batteries.

A bolt caster upgrade would also be a help.

Not entirely true. In my time I've found ONE (count them, ONE) boardable derelict freighter by pulsing. Meanwhile, I've found 20 wrecked freighters, which cause me to adjust course a little and continue my lightspeed journey. I don't waste my time with wrecks anymore, it's never worth the time for me. Derelict are actually kind of fun, though, in that once a day kinda way. And yeah, I'm leaving out all kinds of other things that happened by pulsing, but who seriously keeps any kind of count of random traders and cultists who don't speak their own language? I've also found the giant whale skull once, only once. Found spatial intelligence neurons like 6 times, artifact portal things twice.... but most of the time it's just some idiot expecting me to trade in high orbit when I'm just trying to get home. Is this what travelling salesmen where like before the telemarketing of the 1960s?

[chipmonk]

The easiest way to find a derelict freighter is to buy an emergency broadcast receiver from the scrap dealer or get one from Helios for free (one a week) on the anomaly. When in space activate it and then use your pulse engines. The derelict freighter should appear shortly and it will have landing pads. If you store your emergency broadcast receiver in you suits refiner after you land on the derelict it is saved there while you explore the derelict. Once done exploring the derelict and having turned in what you found to the scrap dealer you can then remove the emergency broadcast receiver from your refiner and reuse it to explore another derelict. It's a glitch that allows you to reuse it.

[soopytwist]

chipmonk の投稿を引用：

...If you store your emergency broadcast receiver in you suits refiner after you land on the derelict it is saved there while you explore the derelict. Once done exploring the derelict and having turned in what you found to the scrap dealer you can then remove the emergency broadcast receiver from your refiner and reuse it to explore another derelict. It's a glitch that allows you to reuse it.

What an excellent idea! Thanks for that tip.

[Ertosi]

Here's a guide with more information on boardable derelict freighters:

https://nms.miraheze.org/wiki/Boardable_Derelict_Freighter

I hope it helps!