how do i find specific commodities?

[MidoriTori!]

im trying to find cmm composites for a mission and just have no idea how im supposed to find them lol? anyone can point me in the right direction for how i do that?

[Un1k0rn]

There's two options here.

One is that you use a site such as Inara, which I will link, to search for commodities, including based on whether you want to buy or sell.

https://inara.cz/elite/commodities/

The alternative option, and what I do as I'm a giant weirdo, is to simply learn what economies and system states produce what and for what sort of prices, and just use the galaxy map from there.

[MidoriTori!]

thanks, for whatever reason the map wont show any trade lines for any commodity whatever i do so this might help

[Un1k0rn]

In-game is reliant on having visited systems recently, or buying trade data via the map. TBH I just base it on current system state.

I readily admit Inara is far more efficient. I just find it a bit dull myself.

[Brew]

You have to visit a system and land in a station to enable trade data for that system on the galmap. Local shorter-distance in-bubble exploration helps out here. Economy type can help you prioritize which systems to visit.

[Planewalker]

The most super-easy way to find most engineering mats ingame, is by opening a commodity market, going to the sell tab, select the commodity you want and then look at the bottom of the information panel at the right side. It will list which stations produces them.

For normal commodities, selecting and clicking them in the sell window will show nearest.

Clicking any materials in the "Inventory" in the cockpit will also list where to find them when opening the detail window. Select and click to do that.

[Erei]

Originally posted by Planewalker:

The most super-easy way to find most engineering mats ingame, is by opening a commodity market, going to the sell tab, select the commodity you want and then look at the bottom of the information panel at the right side. It will list which stations produces them.

For normal commodities, selecting and clicking them in the sell window will show nearest.

Clicking any materials in the "Inventory" in the cockpit will also list where to find them when opening the detail window. Select and click to do that.

Engineering mats are not sold by stations. Their availability in HGE is not tied to the type of production for the system.

I will assume you speak of commodities. In which case, Inara beat Elite tool in every possible way.

[Planewalker]

Originally posted by Erei:

I will assume you speak of commodities. In which case, Inara beat Elite tool in every possible way.

Yes OP asked for commodities?!

I was talking about ingame, not 3rd party. (i even specified that precise locations are listed)
-opening a webpage and typing/searching is not faster than looking at a list ingame btw.


The HGE finder is the best tool for mats currently.

[Erei]

Originally posted by Planewalker:

Originally posted by Erei:

I will assume you speak of commodities. In which case, Inara beat Elite tool in every possible way.

Yes OP asked for commodities?!

I was talking about ingame, not 3rd party. (i even specified that precise locations are listed)
-opening a webpage and typing/searching is not faster than looking at a list ingame btw.


The HGE finder is the best tool for mats currently.

You said "engineering mats" which is something else.

3rd party are not always faster but better. You can use them at any place, doesn't have a ridiculously low range and, ironically, are are usually more accurate. The other day the ingame tool showed me a better price at a station nearby that Inara said was not better. When I went there, the price was the one Inara was showing, not the one the ingame tool was showing.

[Sighman]

I was looking for 72 clothing in-game to complete a mission, and I found them easily enough using the trade overlay on the galmap. It shows green triangles and blue squares for supply and demand, and I ended up landing at a medium-pad Odyssey settlement to get what I needed.

I have a strong suspicion prices and quantities in-game are only updated when a human player visits a system, so if nobody has been there recently it could be outdated.

[Planewalker]

Originally posted by Erei:

You said "engineering mats" which is something else.

Engineering commodities then, not gonna keep nitpicking.

Originally posted by Sighman:

I have a strong suspicion prices and quantities in-game are only updated when a human player visits a system, so if nobody has been there recently it could be outdated.

The only way to get accurate prices is to dock at a station; someone just bought or sold a big quantity and the price will change. Transient just like megaships. =)

[Kobs]

cmm composites... do you mean ceramic composites? If so inara in the link of the 2nd post will give you places to find it