Finding the Progenitor Data Chips??

[MDMchan]

I've put in about 100 hours into Project Eden and now the Project Eden/Reforged scenario and have not found any data chips to turn into the UHC research scientist guy. I kinda gave up looking a few days ago but thought it never hurts to ask for some hints as to where these data chips are. I've looked around for some info in Spanj's vidoes but I'm not seeing any info about the data chips yet. Thank you -

[ravien_ff]

In Data Caches found either in orbits around cold stars (M, D, N, etc), or in exploration sites in those systems.
You can also follow the Object 82 mission line for a good amount of data chips.

[MDMchan]

Well, thank you Ravien. I made it to object 82 but was chased away by a pair of CV's about 5 minutes after I arrived. I'll look around for a cold star asap, thanks!

[Porcupine]

Ok, so I've found a few of these data caches (IE: a ring of sats marked as [lgc] data cache", but I have no clue what to do with 'em/how to access 'em?

There was a tutorial beacon at the original station, but again, I had no idea how to access it/what to do with it. I've tried to google the hell out of this, but ... well I can't find squat.

Can someone enlighten me? If you miss the tutorial, it seems you're kinda screwed on this subject... And given the tutorial is a beacon without any immediate hint on how to activate it.... Yeah.

Also, didn't have a space suit for the original warp to the space station/whatever bit, so maybe I was supposed to be out in the cold? You die pretty fast wandering space without a suit that can do beyond ~-30c after all....

[ravien_ff]

Originally posted by Porcupine:

Ok, so I've found a few of these data caches (IE: a ring of sats marked as [lgc] data cache", but I have no clue what to do with 'em/how to access 'em?

There was a tutorial beacon at the original station, but again, I had no idea how to access it/what to do with it. I've tried to google the hell out of this, but ... well I can't find squat.

Can someone enlighten me? If you miss the tutorial, it seems you're kinda screwed on this subject... And given the tutorial is a beacon without any immediate hint on how to activate it.... Yeah.

Also, didn't have a space suit for the original warp to the space station/whatever bit, so maybe I was supposed to be out in the cold? You die pretty fast wandering space without a suit that can do beyond ~-30c after all....

There's several types of data caches. Some have directions on an LCD screen. Some you have to figure out how to open on your own. They are puzzles.

The tutorial data cache doesn't explain anything more than this so you didn't miss out.

[Porcupine]

Originally posted by ravien_ff:

There's several types of data caches. Some have directions on an LCD screen. Some you have to figure out how to open on your own. They are puzzles.

The tutorial data cache doesn't explain anything more than this so you didn't miss out.

Ah ok, must have been spelled out up close, which I couldn't read without an EVA booster on my suit. Thanks for the heads up, the ones I found, first 3 were just POI's with no obvious way to interact (two kept shooting whenever I got close, one was just a giant solar sat, with nothing beyond panels/lights from what I could spot). I ran into one with a LCD screen and instructions after that, much more meaningful/helpful.

[CaptMuffinman]

I have a question, one that may end my experience with this mod depending on the answer. I've so far found 15 of these encrypted data chips. Does turning in 100 unlock the entire progenitor tree or just one research option at a time?

[ravien_ff]

Originally posted by CaptMuffinman:

I have a question, one that may end my experience with this mod depending on the answer. I've so far found 15 of these encrypted data chips. Does turning in 100 unlock the entire progenitor tree or just one research option at a time?

The data chips aren't used in the progenitor tech tree, but you do need them to get to the area where you find progenitor technology fragments.
By default you only need 100tb of data, but on servers they can set this different.

[CaptMuffinman]

Ah, so once I turn in all 100 it unlocks the location of progenitor space? Will each player need to do this separately?

[MDMchan]

I never came back and commented on my progress....not that its necessary, but still -
I've opened 3 of the 4 "doors" at object 82. Have gotten about 70 terabytes of data gathered for the UHC and have completed quite a few other quests along the way. I really like finding the oddball planets scattered all over the place, some of them have some crazy hard Zirax factions to deal with along with some drones from hell...nasty. Great Job Ravien_ff, if I was computer literate, I would love to help out. I've just been getting busier living my real life, gets in the way quite often, lol. Happy gaming everyone : )

[JoeSloeMoe]

Originally posted by CaptMuffinman:

I have a question, one that may end my experience with this mod depending on the answer. I've so far found 15 of these encrypted data chips. Does turning in 100 unlock the entire progenitor tree or just one research option at a time?

Also as Ravien said earlier - if you unlock the object <some number> - doing the object 82 mission you get 2 data chips for each object you unlock. They are each worth 5 terabytes (or whatever it is) each so you dont have to collect 100 individual 1T data chips. At least on my recent play through the object<some number> mission gave me 60 Terabytes I think it was so I only needed to collect 40 1T data chips from the exploration sites.

[JoeSloeMoe]

Originally posted by CaptMuffinman:

Ah, so once I turn in all 100 it unlocks the location of progenitor space? Will each player need to do this separately?

Not sure if it unlocks the location itself but it gives you a KEY (from handing them in at a UHC station) - they key is then used to unlock 9 different CORE systems - turning these core systems on powers the Progenitor gateway so you can pass through it. The CORES are scattered throughout the galaxy.

Prepare for a bit of warping (and not in straight lines either) - I took my time and used the travel distance to explore different planets and stuff - took me 3 weeks to get everything unlocked.

[grogez]

Originally posted by JoeSloeMoe:

At least on my recent play through the object<some number> mission gave me 60 Terabytes I think it was so I only needed to collect 40 1T data chips from the exploration sites.

80 + 20 not 60 + 40.

[ravien_ff]

You only need 1 key, assuming you don't lose it.
But on servers they can change it so you need 9 keys between all the players.

[CaptMuffinman]

Well alright, thank you folks for the information. I'll search for the mission.

[JoeSloeMoe]

Just a quick add - the Core planetoids type things that the Key unlocks - you can find them by using the search facility in the galaxy map. Search for 'Core' (case sensitive) and you will see them and their distances from you. Weirdly you cant scroll the results, or at least I dont seem to be able to so you might want to search for the individual core numbers to see which one is closest when you get the Key.