Materials

Materials are small elements that can be found from a variety of sources that can be used to maintain or enhance the abilities of your ship and SRV.

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Polonium and SRV

They do not take up space in cargo racks. Instead, materials have a separate inventory, and are only stored in tiny quantities. The maximum that can be carried at once is 1000 units of materials and 500 units of data.

Materials remain available when switching between vehicles, and in the case of vehicle destruction they are saved by the pilot's escape system.

They are currently used for 2 main purposes: Synthesis and Engineering.

Material Categories

Materials can be classified into 1 of 3 categories:

• Raw Materials: Naturally occurring chemical elements.
• Manufactured Materials: Salvageable components.
• Data: From scanning various sources.

Material Grades

Within each material category, materials come in 5 different grades representing their rarity, with rarer materials providing greater effects when used.

Symbol	Grade	Rarity
File:Grade-1.png	1	Very Common
File:Grade-2.png	2	Common
File:Grade-3.png	3	Standard
File:Grade-4.png	4	Rare
File:Grade-5.png	5	Very Rare

Raw Materials

Raw materials are basic, naturally occurring, chemical elements. They are used in synthesis and in many Engineer Blueprints.

Raw Material Sources

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Geo and bio materials study

Material sources on planets and moons can be located by use of the Wave Scanner of an SRV. When they are destroyed by weapons fire from a ship or SRV they explode into chunks of materials, which can be collected using a ship or SRV's Cargo Scoop.

The type of materials vary depending on the geology of the body, the type of world it is and where it is situated. As well as sources which are natural parts of the body, there are meteorites which fell from space, cargo racks of downed ships, and perhaps other more mysterious sources to be found (e.g. alien structures).

Sources discovered so far are:

• Outcrop
  • Common Outcrop - contains non metals
  • Metallic Outcrop - contains metals
• Meteorites:
  • Bronzite Chondrite
  • Mesosiderite
  • Metallic Meteorite
• Geysers
• Fumaroles
• Organic Structures
• Cargo Rack
• Asteroids
  • When a prospector reports on an asteroid's content, it will also show it's 'Material Content' - Low, Medium, or High. The higher the material content, the higher the likelihood of it dropping rare materials.

List of Raw Materials

Name	Grade	Found in	Used in
Antimony	Very Rare	Mesosiderite Metallic Meteorite	Small Calibre Munitions Large Calibre Munitions
Arsenic	Standard	Outcrop Bronzite Chondrite Mesosiderite Metallic Meteorite	SRV Refuel FSD Injection Explosives Munitions Large Calibre Munitions
Cadmium	Rare	Mesosiderite Metallic Meteorite	FSD Injection Plasma Munitions
Carbon	Very common	Outcrop Bronzite Chondrite Mesosiderite Metallic Meteorite	Explosives Munitions Large Calibre Munitions
Chromium	Common	Outcrop Bronzite Chondrite Mesosiderite Metallic Meteorite	AFM Refill SRV Repair
Germanium	Common	Mesosiderite Metallic Meteorite	FSD Injection
Iron	Very common	Outcrop Bronzite Chondrite Mesosiderite Metallic Meteorite	SRV Repair Plasma Munitions Explosives Munitions Small Calibre Munitions High Velocity Munitions
Manganese	Common	Outcrop Bronzite Chondrite Mesosiderite Metallic Meteorite Cargo Rack	SRV Ammo Restock SRV Repair Plasma Munitions AFM Refill
Mercury	Rare	Mesosiderite Outcrop	Explosives Munitions Small Calibre Munitions Large Calibre Munitions SRV Refuel
Molybdenum	Rare	Outcrop Bronzite Chondrite Mesosiderite Metallic Meteorite	SRV Ammo Restock SRV Repair Plasma Munitions AFM Refill
Nickel	Very common	Outcrop Bronzite Chondrite Mesosiderite Metallic Meteorite	SRV Repair Plasma Munitions Explosives Munitions Small Calibre Munitions Large Calibre Munitions AFM Refill
Niobium	Standard	Outcrop Bronzite Chondrite Mesosiderite Metallic Meteorite	FSD Injection Explosives Munitions
Phosphorus	Very common	Outcrop Bronzite Chondrite Mesosiderite Metallic Meteorite	SRV Ammo Restock SRV Repair Plasma Munitions Explosives Munitions Small Calibre Munitions Large Calibre Munitions
Polonium	Very Rare	Metallic Meteorite Outcrop	FSD Injection Explosives Munitions
Ruthenium	Rare	Metallic Meteorite	AFM Refill
Selenium	Standard	Outcrop Bronzite Chondrite Mesosiderite Metallic Meteorite	SRV Ammo Restock Plasma Munitions Small Calibre Munitions
Sulphur	Very common	Outcrop Bronzite Chondrite Mesosiderite Metallic Meteorite	SRV Ammo Restock SRV Repair Plasma Munitions Explosives Munitions Small Calibre Munitions Large Calibre Munitions
Technetium	Very Rare	Metallic Meteorite Bronzite Chondrite	SRV Ammo Restock SRV Refuel Plasma Munitions
Tellurium	Very rare	Mesosiderite Metallic Meteorite	SRV Repair AFM Refill
Tin	Rare	Bronzite Chondrite Mesosiderite Metallic Meteorite	Large Calibre Munitions AFM Refill
Tungsten	Standard	Mesosiderite Metallic Meteorite Outcrop	SRV Repair Small Calibre Munitions High Velocity Munitions Large Calibre Munitions
Vanadium	Common	Outcrop Bronzite Chondrite Mesosiderite Metallic Meteorite Cargo Rack	SRV Repair FSD Injection High Velocity Munitions AFM Refill
Yttrium	Rare	Bronzite Chondrite Mesosiderite Metallic Meteorite	FSD Injection High Velocity Munitions
Zinc	Common	Outcrop Bronzite Chondrite Mesosiderite Metallic Meteorite Cargo Rack	SRV Repair AFM Refill Small Calibre Munitions Large Calibre Munitions
Zirconium	Common	Mesosiderite Outcrop	Small Calibre Munitions High Velocity Munitions Large Calibre Munitions AFM Refill

Manufactured Materials

Manufactured materials are salvaged components used only in Engineer Blueprints.

Manufactured Material Sources

Manufactured materials can be provided as mission rewards, salvaged from destroyed ships, or from a variety of signal sources.

Degraded Emissions

The most common type of signal source, found almost anywhere in populated space - shipping lanes, deep space, planetary orbit, etc...

Contains: basic loot, such as common manufactured materials and cargo canisters.

Encoded Emissions

A less frequently occurring signal source type, found almost anywhere in populated space.

Contains: a Private Data Beacon (or sometimes a satellite, when found around populated Earthlike worlds) which can be scanned for a random data reward, along with common and rare materials.

High Grade Emissions

A rare signal type found in deep space, or around planets, of populated systems. To find one, travel 200 LS above the orbital plane of any populated star system. Your location should show you as being in 'Deep Space'. High grade emissions will spawn here along with other signal types. Higher population system spawn signal types more frequently.

Contains: Contains 3-5 units of very rare materials appropriate to the system state and government.

Combat Aftermath

A signal type found only in Shipping Lanes (the direct route from the current system's primary star to a Starport).

Contains: 5-8 materials of varying grades from a destroyed ship.

List of Manufactured Materials

Name	Grade
Basic Conductors	Very Common
Biotech Conductors	Very Rare
Chemical Distillery	Standard
Chemical Manipulators	Rare
Chemical Processors	Common
Chemical Storage Units	Very Common
Compact Composites	Very Common
Compound Shielding	Rare
Conductive Ceramics	Standard
Conductive Components	Common
Conductive Polymers	Rare
Configurable Components	Rare
Core Dynamics Composites	Very Rare
Crystal Shards	Very Common
Electrochemical Arrays	Standard
Exquisite Focus Crystals	Very Rare
Focus Crystals	Standard
Galvanising Alloys	Common
Grid Resistors	Very Common
Heat Conduction Wiring	Very Common
Heat Dispersion Plate	Common
Heat Exchangers	Standard
Heat Resistant Ceramics	Common
Heat Vanes	Rare
High Density Composites	Standard
Hybrid Capacitors	Common
Imperial Shielding	Very Rare
Improvised Components	Very Rare
Mechanical Components	Standard
Mechanical Equipment	Common
Mechanical Scrap	Very Common
Military Grade Alloys	Very Rare
Military Supercapacitors	Very Rare
Pharmaceutical Isolators	Very Rare
Phase Alloys	Standard
Polymer Capacitors	Rare
Precipitated Alloys	Standard
Proprietary Composites	Rare
Proto Heat Radiators	Very Rare
Proto Light Alloys	Rare
Proto Radiolic Alloys	Very Rare
Refined Focus Crystals	Rare
Salvaged Alloys	Very Common
Shield Emitters	Common
Shielding Sensors	Standard
Tempered Alloys	Very Common
Thermic Alloys	Rare
Unknown Carapace	Common
Unknown Energy Cell	Standard
Unknown Fragment	Very Rare
Unknown Organic Circuitry	Very Rare
Unknown Technology Components	Rare
Worn Shield Emitters	Very Common

Data

Data is gathered by scanning various technological sources. It is stored in a separate data store, up to a maximum of 500 units.

Data Sources

Data can be acquired by scanning various suitable source types:

Ships

Target any ship (either in Supercruise or sub-light speeds) and centre it in your field of view. Your ship will scan it automatically, and sometimes you will receive data.

Data Beacons

Found in Encoded Emissions signal sources amongst destroyed ship debris. Target it and centre it in your field of view. Your ship will scan it automatically, and you will receive data (sometimes rare or very rare).

Satellites

Found in Encoded Emissions signal sources around populated Earthlike worlds, or at some installations. As with ships, target it and centre it in your field of view. Your ship will scan it automatically, and you will receive data (often rare or very rare).

Planetary Outposts

Planetary outposts (not Starports) typically have 1 or more data points that can be scanned with your SRV's Data Link Scanner. They come in 3 security levels (Low, Medium, High) and 3 sizes (Small '+', Medium '++', and Large '+++'). Higher security outposts provide rarer data, but also have stronger defences.

Surface Scan Missions

Some missions will require you to scan the data point of a nearby small settlement not otherwise listed in your navigation panel. These settlements can only be found as mission targets, and the data point scan will often produce rare and very rare data.

Wakes

Frame shift drive wakes are a source of frame shift related data. You must scan the wake with a Frame Shift Wake Scanner to retrieve this data.

Mission Rewards

Some missions offer data as part of the mission rewards. It is difficult to predict what missions are available at starports, let alone predict what data will be provided as a reward, so it is not recommended that you rely on these when looking for specific data types. Nevertheless, they are a useful way to acquire data when not looking for specific data types.

List of Data

Name	Grade
Aberrant Shield Pattern Analysis	Rare
Abnormal Compact Emissions Data	Very Rare
Adaptive Encryptors Capture	Very Rare
Anomalous Bulk Scan Data	Very Common
Anomalous FSD Telemetry	Common
Atypical Disrupted Wake Echoes	Very Common
Atypical Encryption Archives	Rare
Classified Scan Databanks	Standard
Classified Scan Fragment	Very Rare
Cracked Industrial Firmware	Standard
Datamined Wake Exceptions	Very Rare
Decoded Emission Data	Rare
Distorted Shield Cycle Recordings	Very Common
Divergent Scan Data	Rare
Eccentric Hyperspace Trajectories	Rare
Exceptional Scrambled Emission Data	Very Common
Inconsistent Shield Soak Analysis	Common
Irregular Emission Data	Common
Modified Consumer Firmware	Common
Modified Embedded Firmware	Very Rare
Open Symmetric Keys	Standard
Pattern Alpha Obelisk Data	Standard
Pattern Beta Obelisk Data	Common
Pattern Delta Obelisk Data	Rare
Pattern Epsilon Obelisk Data	Very Rare
Pattern Gamma Obelisk Data	Very Common
Peculiar Shield Frequency Data	Very Rare
Security Firmware Patch	Rare
Specialised Legacy Firmware	Very Common
Strange Wake Solutions	Standard
Tagged Encryption Codes	Common
Unexpected Emission Data	Standard
Unidentified Scan Archives	Common
Unknown Material Composition Data	Standard
Unknown Residue Data Analysis	Rare
Unknown Ship Signature	Standard
Unknown Structural Data	Common
Unknown Wake Data	Rare
Untypical Shield Scans	Standard
Unusual Encrypted Files	Very Common

References

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