How can I find surface data points?
I'm currently working on getting my ratship fully engineered, which means I need to gather materials. I have a good grasp on how to gather raw and manufactured materials, and some of the data (ones obtained by shield and wake scans are easy), but I'm not sure how to find encryption file and encoded firmware type data. INARA says that I can get these from missions, signal sources, and surface data points. How do I look for surface data points to gather these materials?
Best Answer
Do surface scanning missions. They generate random outposts with a data point for you to scan, and even give you a waypoint to the place once you honk your discovery scanner.
Obviously, you're gonna need an SRV and a discovery scanner (or scan the nav beacon, but that's inefficient). Also, a lot of these missions will get you a fine/bounty for trespass and private point access, so, preferably, do it in a cheap ship.
Quince used to be a great system if you're farming lots of those missions, and will give you some empire rank too while you're at it, but how many missions spawn depends on the state of the factions, so YMMV. If you get there, and see nothing good, try again in a couple of days.
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