How to use cortex fragments?

[BridgetFisher]

It says to exchange them, but how is that done?

When going to the custodian there is no option to exchange them for favors?

[Grim@FU_BARRACUDA]

go to special missions seek keeper of the forge next to his picture is the exchange button

[BridgetFisher]

Seems we need 100 fragments for 1 favor, that is 200 fragments for a mission bonus.
Feels like maybe it should be every 50 given it takes 20 or 30 missions just to get 100 fragments and 50-60 or 70 missions just to get that mission bonus :P

[MoronicMarauder]

As already mentioned above you need 100 fragments for 1 favor. 200 fragments is the weekly cap. So 2 extra favor/week.

Using the tarot card for extra consumables does help alot. Played around 6-7 hours since patch and already got ~150

[Mr. Fibble]

Hunt missions seem to give more as I've been getting 5 or 6 from each target killed.

[Anticitizen 1]

Originally posted by Codrus:

As already mentioned above you need 100 fragments for 1 favor. 200 fragments is the weekly cap. So 2 extra favor/week.

Using the tarot card for extra consumables does help alot. Played around 6-7 hours since patch and already got ~150

1 favor for me since my fragment count was stuck at 195 due to a bug.

[BridgetFisher]

Originally posted by Anticitizen 1:

1 favor for me since my fragment count was stuck at 195 due to a bug.

Experiencing the same bug being stuck at 195.
Fix for missing fragments: Switch to another character and the other 5 should show up after a few missions.

[Bladeheart]

I agree that the balance between drop rates and exchange rates needs to be addressed. Currently I am getting about 1 drop for every 3 random Intel missions.

[Anticitizen 1]

Originally posted by BridgetFisher:

Originally posted by Anticitizen 1:

1 favor for me since my fragment count was stuck at 195 due to a bug.

Experiencing the same bug being stuck at 195.
Switched to another character and the other 5 showed up.

Mine is still at 195 between 3 different characters.

[MoronicMarauder]

Originally posted by Bladeheart:

I agree that the balance between drop rates and exchange rates needs to be addressed. Currently I am getting about 1 drop for every 3 random Intel missions.

I would go for the normal planetary missions from the mission selector. Just boost it up to somewhere around your current level with tarot. plus extra xp and consumables.

This way you can sort out the map/mission-types that doesn't spawn the rooms and have 2 or 3 missions with hidden foes in a row...

[Bladeheart]

Originally posted by Codrus:

Originally posted by Bladeheart:

I agree that the balance between drop rates and exchange rates needs to be addressed. Currently I am getting about 1 drop for every 3 random Intel missions.

I would go for the normal planetary missions from the mission selector. Just boost it up to somewhere around your current level with tarot. plus extra xp and consumables.

This way you can sort out the map/mission-types that doesn't spawn the rooms and have 2 or 3 missions with hidden foes in a row...

Genuinely, thank you for the advice. :)
Unfortunately, all of my characters are well passed local system mission levels, and beyond any tarot level boosting affects. Hence I am left with Intel missions and crusades that always have the same maps, etc.

[Anticitizen 1]

Originally posted by Bladeheart:

Originally posted by Codrus:

I would go for the normal planetary missions from the mission selector. Just boost it up to somewhere around your current level with tarot. plus extra xp and consumables.

This way you can sort out the map/mission-types that doesn't spawn the rooms and have 2 or 3 missions with hidden foes in a row...

Genuinely, thank you for the advice. :)
Unfortunately, all of my characters are well passed local system mission levels, and beyond any tarot level boosting affects. Hence I am left with Intel missions and crusades that always have the same maps, etc.

This game's relationship between difficulty and reward is very loose. You can still get cortex drops from low level missions. What you are looking for is missions with lots of bosses. The most efficient farm is an open map Hunt, run from one boss to another and just kill them, in just over a minute you can get 8+ fragments.

[Bladeheart]

Originally posted by Anticitizen 1:

This game's relationship between difficulty and reward is very loose. You can still get cortex drops from low level missions. What you are looking for is missions with lots of bosses. The most efficient farm is an open map Hunt, run from one boss to another and just kill them, in just over a minute you can get 8+ fragments.

fair comment, but until the selection of 'Favour' goods improve, I will concentrate more on gaining xp and level advancement then cortex drops. :)

[Manus]

I have 192 Fragments - I try to exchange them for Favour, and nothing happens.

[Bladeheart]

Originally posted by Manus:

I have 192 Fragments - I try to exchange them for Favour, and nothing happens.

I bothered exchanging them for the first time last weekend and, I found that the fragments have to be in your character's inventory before I could activate the button at the top of the relevant window.

Hope it helps. :)