Actual Basalt Deposits - Euclid

[Geldric™]

I landed on my favorite type of planet, a Volcanic planet. <- (that's 100% BS I loathe with all my heart and soul Volcanic planets... really I do).

Anywho, I don't remember why, most likely a mission sent me there. What I found was actual Basalt deposits. I've seen posts before where you scan a planet from space and it lists Basalt but none can be found once you land.

Here's a photo w/glyphs again in Euclid
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2877515696

For anyone wondering, I did claim the crashed ship, "B" shuttle and I 100%'d the Fauna for a nice 1750 nanite payout.

[TheRandomFish]

Funny thing, I found something called a basalt planet... it had no basalt deposits.

[Geldric™]

Originally posted by TheRandomFish:

Funny thing, I found something called a basalt planet... it had no basalt deposits.

DOH! and yet somehow I am not surprised by that

[NZ.Zero]

I have a basalt mine, they dont seem too unusual tbh, its just dangerous to survey for it.

[Geldric™]

The few times I’ve needed it for installing that one multi-tool tech; I’ve always managed to get fairly easily. I just remember a thread where they went to multiple planets & found no deposits. 🤷‍♂️

[SaD-82]

I quite like the volcano planets. Awesome screenshots and the feel to be on early earth.
The only thing I would wish in regards to those: Actual use for basalt - whole planets dedicated to basalt and just a use for one single tech that isn't even mandatory for anything? I could imagine it as some prerequisite for building. Pure ferrite, mixed with basalt to build basic stone structures or whatever.
Could elevate those planets into useful ones, besides their good looks.

[Geldric™]

I feel yah on the looks and general atmosphere.... however... the first 100 times the volcano erupts next to you... WOW that's cool.. the 101st time you're like OMG turn that ♥♥♥♥ off!

In addition, any mission objective where you must fly to a marked location or interact with an object, from my experience, 94.782% of the time it is blocked by the jury-rigged volcano generation that places the 3D mesh over top after the planet is generated thus ensuring at least 40% of POI's are blocked.

Note: those percentages are completely made up and represent my personal frustration with Volcano planets. YMMV

[NZ.Zero]

Volcanos blocks pois was addressed in a recent update if I recall.

[Geldric™]

Originally posted by NZ.Zer0:

Volcanos blocks pois was addressed in a recent update if I recall.

I don’t recall that but it certainly sounds hopeful. 👍

[remid0d0s0]

Took me literally most of 100 systems to find a place to set up a little basalt mine.

Started in Eissentam and despite hitting lots of red stars along with others, found only one volcanic planet in 2+ recharges of hyperdrive ... and it was phosphorus.

Went back to Calypso and after a half dozen or so systems found an absolutely awful volcanic world pretty much on fire everywhere but it finally had the basalt. Dropped some solar cells, batteries, extractor, depot, landing pad, teleporter, made a little hut, got the hell out. Maybe I won't have to go back which would be fine.