Submersible Information Thread

[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]

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[DrWho2010]

Abroader Otter only comes from conditions being clear and calm. Even then I've had that and I only get Belahdian Glass.

[AuricSeagard]

First Otter, Clear and Clam weather, UUUC build.

https://imgur.com/a/ShgYL3g

[Peddy]

Thanks for all input about the full Syldra set. So in that case, what are these parts best used for? Seems like what would be the "end-game" submarine parts aren't even considered highly efficient.

[yosment]

If my purpose is to get crafting and gathering materia VIs, what submarine part combination shall I aim for? Is it the same as to get Otter?

[AuricSeagard]

If my purpose is to get crafting and gathering materia VIs, what submarine part combination shall I aim for? Is it the same as to get Otter?

We don't know too much about farming those materia yet but judging from past experience with the airships, yes, you'll want to set up the same as for Otter because those will be rare drops. So go for a high surveillance and favor for best results. You won't need to worry about retrieval as all that seems to do is increase the size of the stack of items you get, and rare drops don't stack -- in general you just get one of those at a time no matter how high or low your retrieval is, so you're not going to get a stack of 10 Abroader Otters no matter what. Take enough range to get to your desired sector(s) and consider speed to be your second dump stat after retrieval.

Can I ask why you want to farm those with your subs instead of just doing red and yellow scrips though?

[yosment]

We don't know too much about farming those materia yet but judging from past experience with the airships, yes, you'll want to set up the same as for Otter because those will be rare drops. So go for a high surveillance and favor for best results. You won't need to worry about retrieval as all that seems to do is increase the size of the stack of items you get, and rare drops don't stack -- in general you just get one of those at a time no matter how high or low your retrieval is, so you're not going to get a stack of 10 Abroader Otters no matter what. Take enough range to get to your desired sector(s) and consider speed to be your second dump stat after retrieval.

Can I ask why you want to farm those with your subs instead of just doing red and yellow scrips though?

I do not have that much time to do scrips cause can only play the game a few hours a week at the moment. However, if I can use the submersibles to collect some VIs for 5.0 then it will be great. As for the build, I used the calculator from this forum and get this one, will this be sth I can experiment? #409 Coelacanth-Class Pressure Hull Unkiu-class Stern Unkiu-class Bow Syldra-class Bridge 49 (Component) 170 (Surveillance) 30 (Retrieval) 70 (Speed) 95 (Range) 120 (Favor)

[Dranyari]

Hey guys, hoping to get a little advice as I’m still relatively new to running subs.

My ultimate goal right now is eventually getting Deep-Sea Site 7 unlocked and going after Abroader Otters for myself and the rest of my FC. Peeking through some of the last few pages of the thread, I’ve got some ideas on what sub parts I’m going to need once I’m ready to start sending the subs to Deep-Sea Site 7.

For reference, our first sub is currently Rank 27 and kitted out in full Unkiu, while our second sub is at about Rank 10 (not at home rn so can’t check) and in full Shark. At the moment I’m not too worried about sub builds insomuch as I am about unlocking sectors and ranking up our sub fleet. We have all sectors through Cobalt Shoals unlocked, save for Offender’s Rot, which finally leads me to my question: is exploring and unlocking sectors purely RNG dependent, or is there a threshold stat I need to be meeting? If so, which stat? After I got Cobalt Shoals unlocked early last week, I haven’t had any luck unlocking a new sector!