erlking data vaults

[Rex]

can there be more then one vault in a system i found 3 so far and cant find the last 2

[Afro Luigi]

It is hypothetically possible for them to all appear in a single sector... but it is very unlikely. If you've found 3 it's more likely the other two are in different sectors.

[Rex]

whats best way to go about finding them other then advanced sats i have advanced sats everywhere and cant find the last 2

[Wraith]

Best way is to have some fast ship with explore command fully expanded to max range on each side of 6 side map

Then as type in Data at top right

And watch the sector while the ships are exploring

When they have visual on a data vault it will be the only thing in the sector to show up

Repeat for all remaining sector

I found this pretty much garuntee you find all data vault outside initial borders

[Si Cwan]

I found 3 so far as well, fully explored the other sectors they're said to spawn in, but haven't had any luck finding the data vaults

[StumblingDrunk]

I used the software on the Ego forum to get the coords and I am glad I did as I had 3 in a single sector and they were miles apart!

[StumblingDrunk]

For anyone fed up you can get the bat file here https://forum.egosoft.com/viewtopic.php?f=182&t=445929&p=5116566#p5116566

Just a warning I dont know if this might add the modified tag to your game? I wouldnt know as I always play the game modded

[ArcticISAF]

Well I can confirm they are a pain in the butt to find. First three were no problem, all of them towards the center-ish of Avarice I. Fourth one took forever... came across it flying around on the east part of Windfall III. All the sectors were pretty much spammed with advanced satellites, and so I spammed some more. Flew around everywhere, all around the sectors. Resorted to save file reading, finding which one was not 'player' found, deducing where it was by sector tag names and resources available. Finding the zone and coordinates... flew around where it should be and it was in Avarice IV, about 30 km below the plane, some distance SW of Tidebreak. Of course, located right in the 'triangle' of 3 advanced satellite placements. That was the last one though. All of my vaults were in the normal sector hex map area (not expanded out).

Some hints I picked up on... regular exploring will not reveal them permanently on the map. Regular data vaults can be seen on the map after exploring, even if it's dark - these will not. You need satellite vision or your own ships to see it.

You can see them quite clearly flying around if you come within 70 km of it... so it's good if you can set it so your head is on a swivel. Go full speed in a fast ship, either use the numpad to look or shift+1 to look with your ship.

Probably better just to save and get some explore mod on temporarily or something,

[Si Cwan]

I did one of those Sector explorer things, and told it to do 2000km from the center, and still haven't found them. checked the link above, and it says they should be right in the middle

[Si Cwan]

SO I FIGURED OUT THE PROBLEM. The last 2 Vaults that people tend to be missing.. they.. get this.. they DO NOT show up on the map if you type in Data Vault and have already seen it.. even after you find them. That's why none of the sector searches have picked them up...

Yes, I double posted. This info is worth it

[Wraith]

I don't think that the problem for everyone.

I have all mine show up when I type data vault.

[X_THIS]

I had 4 in avarice 1 and 1 in windfall 3. My trouble was finding the last 2 that ended up being in avarice 1, I found 1 of them on the east edge but the last i used the link from StumblingDrunk above. Thank you I would have never guessed 4 were in one sector nor would i have gone that far south 540k south in this sector still looking.

[N3ph]

The update to the Sector Satellites mod will detect and mark the Erlking vaults for a short amount of time if you use a "survey unit" probe (not an advanced satellite). It is long enough for you to drop your own nav beacon if there are more than one in the sector, or fly to the vault to loot.

You want the beta version (and not the standard install):
sectorsatellites_v1_0_1_1_betaToa

I just tested this and it worked great.
Mod is at Nexusmods:
https://www.nexusmods.com/x4foundations/mods/4?tab=description