Submersible Information Thread

[Kazgrel]

Heya,
I have issues getting kamacite ore. Got some in the first days, but now I got nothing for weeks. Didn't change anything at the subs. It comes from sectors V and Y, doesn't it? Just to be sure.

I've run into this also. I've had ships going to nothing but the 2 sectors known for Kamacite yet they've come back with everything but Kamacite. I've a whopping 13 ore since these areas were added in 4.5.

[Norri_Matora]

Heya,
I have issues getting kamacite ore. Got some in the first days, but now I got nothing for weeks. Didn't change anything at the subs. It comes from sectors V and Y, doesn't it? Just to be sure.

I've run into this also. I've had ships going to nothing but the 2 sectors known for Kamacite yet they've come back with everything but Kamacite. I've a whopping 13 ore since these areas were added in 4.5.

Kamacite Ore does indeed exclusively drop from the Rimilala Shelf (V) and Flickering Dip (Y). We've speculated in this thread that the minimum requirement for the item is around 135 Surveillance (at least, it has been the most consistent so far). The drop rate is on the rarer side, but having either a faster boat or a hauling boat to hit the zones usually yields more drops over time. Like I mentioned above, a shiptype that I might suggest looking into would be a CWWC ship due to their tendency to explore two anomalies per zone during their 3 day, 11 hour voyages.

[Leira]

"Dead Man's Chest" found in the Stone Temple. Also imaged: "Glamour Prisms" and "Wool Top" from The Upwell, and HQ "Darksteel Ore" from Stone Temple.



Sub parts are CCSyC.

[Zion14]

Kamacite Ore does indeed exclusively drop from the Rimilala Shelf (V) and Flickering Dip (Y). We've speculated in this thread that the minimum requirement for the item is around 135 Surveillance (at least, it has been the most consistent so far). The drop rate is on the rarer side, but having either a faster boat or a hauling boat to hit the zones usually yields more drops over time. Like I mentioned above, a shiptype that I might suggest looking into would be a CWWC ship due to their tendency to explore two anomalies per zone during their 3 day, 11 hour voyages.

Thanks! Funny thing is, I got some kamacite. In the meantime, I changed nothing at the subs. And now they don't bring anything. Can't really explain this lol.

[Dustytome]

Thanks! Funny thing is, I got some kamacite. In the meantime, I changed nothing at the subs. And now they don't bring anything. Can't really explain this lol.

It's a dice roll every time. The ore is just on wheel'o'loot as long as you meet the minimum surveillance, but it doesn't guarantee the drop. I think I've gotten ore two of the dozen-ish times at 135 surv.

[Norri_Matora]

3x Savage Might Materia V and 24x HQ Molybdenum Ore found in the Rimilala Shelf (V). Shiptype CWWC.
1x Marine Wast Ester found in the Flickering Dip (Y). Shiptype CWWC. Second anomaly spotted but condition too low to continue.




20x HQ Mythrite Ore and 24x Titanium Ore found in the Rimilala Shelf (V). Shiptype CWWC.
1x Marine Wast Ester found in the Flickering Dip (Y). Shiptype CWWC. Second anomaly spotted but condition too low to continue.




Both ships are maintained and sent out at the same time. They were at low repair condition upon their return. This was purposefully done to test the repair condition hypothesis.



I'll be the first to admit that perhaps I may have been wrong that there could be a correlation between repair condition and anomaly exploration. Keeping this in mind, I'll be conducting more tests to see what the repair condition is when a double exploration anomaly fails. As per my previous posts, these ships have a consistent history of double hitting zones.

Edit: Another thing I noticed is that anomalies have failed immediately after finding a particularly rare item (Marine Wax Ester, Polarized Glass, etc.). Might be something else to keep in an eye on.

Edit 2: CCSyC came back from hitting Deep-Sea Site 7 and the Rimilala Shelf having found and collected from two anomalies per zone. The ship's condition was above 75% on all parts upon its return.

I honestly don't know what is influencing some parts of the voyage, but this sub has 90 favor and only found one thing then departed. No missed, nothing else found sea conditions were Clear and Calm.

Another bit I noticed was that ships with a Favor of 95 and below are reporting single anomalies whereas mine are finding double anomalies at 105. I don't know if there's been a test yet to see if 100 Favor is a stat tier or something, but I find that to be a curious observation as well.

[Peddy]

So I'm currently using the full syldra set on one of my subs, hoping that the stats would give me a better chance for the otter. It's disheartening when the sub with these parts (SySySySy) returns like this


Tbh, I'm not aiming for quicker duration of voyage inasmuch as a higher chance for the otter. Any suggestions? I've tried the CCSyC for weeks, and nothing.

[AuricSeagard]

An all-Syldra sub only has a surveillance of 130. That is mostly likely not high enough to put the Otter on your loot table. CCSyC looks like a good build that SHOULD work for the Otter, based on what we think we know, but there are no guarantees. You should check the weather from your trips; so far it seems like the Otter only drops in clear, calm weather.

[DarkCometII]

So I'm currently using the full syldra set on one of my subs, hoping that the stats would give me a better chance for the otter. It's disheartening when the sub with these parts (SySySySy) returns like this

Tbh, I'm not aiming for quicker duration of voyage inasmuch as a higher chance for the otter. Any suggestions? I've tried the CCSyC for weeks, and nothing.

Your surveilance is too low, retrieval is probably wasted and speed is nearly doubling your run time - if your going to run DS7 only use CUUC(25hrs at 170 surv 110 fav).

[LycelleD]

UUShSy
A Rating with 31 Kamacite and 1 Marine Wax