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Unexplored Star Clusters: Dilithium Gold mine?!

kiloacekiloace Member Posts: 488 Arc User
edited July 2013 in Federation Discussion
Okay, I don't know if anyone else has experienced this before, but i recently went to the Archanis Arm to begin working the Doff mission chain as well as for data samples for fleet projects and crafting.

I was surprised, while scanning anomalies, to find an uncommon loot drop containing a small dilithium ore container (480). I was like "WHAT?!" and I knew I had to come on here immediately to see if it has happened to anyone else.

I'd like to know more, too, if anyone has the information. How rare is this drop? Is it worth continuing to scan anomalies for more? Does it happen everywhere? Are there other strange loot drops that have also popped up in the star clusters? etcetera, etcetera
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  • dknight0001dknight0001 Member Posts: 1,542
    edited July 2013
    Scanning Anomalies can also result in Particle Traces which may or may not sell for a ton of EC.

    Never gotten Dilithium but, would be nice.
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  • grylakgrylak Member Posts: 1,594 Arc User
    edited July 2013
    I've had the dil thing happen once or twice. It's very rare, but it does happen.
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  • risian5risian5 Member Posts: 42 Arc User
    edited July 2013
    I've also found Dilithium once in a star cluster. I don't know how rare it is, but apparantly it happens sometimes.
  • sander233sander233 Member Posts: 3,992 Arc User
    edited July 2013
    At best I've been able to find and scan four of those star cluster anomalies a minute. So unless the drop rate is better than 1:500 (which I doubt - I've scanned a lot of anomalies and I've never found dilithium) you're way better off running STFs.
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  • hrisvalarhrisvalar Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited July 2013
    Here too, found 480 dilithium in Arucanis once. Quite a long time ago. Not sure if it's a bug or an intentional bonus, but it's hardly worth dedicating a day to.
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  • z3ndor99z3ndor99 Member Posts: 1,391 Arc User
    edited July 2013
    Yeah found it once tried again got nothing, took two other toons back and got nothing, just count yourself lucky easy dillithium won't come around like that again.
  • valarauko43valarauko43 Member Posts: 227 Arc User
    edited July 2013
    I have explored all ten zones 70 times each as well as charting the b'tran 50 times. I found maybe 10-12 small dilithium containers.
  • farmallmfarmallm Member Posts: 4,630 Arc User
    edited July 2013
    I done a ton of scanning stuff and those cluster missions. I have yet to find one of those. And this is on my Fed and KDF. I hadn't did a cluster yet with my Romulan as I been busy working on the story line on that one. I usually hit the clusters, after I do the story in the area. Or unless I'm trying to level up if I'm behind where I think I need to be at. Or can't continue story due to not of level.
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  • futurepastnowfuturepastnow Member Posts: 3,660 Arc User
    edited July 2013
    Yep, I've struck gold in a "Scan five anomalies" map before. Not too long ago, so I don't know when they put this reward in. Seems to be extremely rare.
  • starkofthenorthstarkofthenorth Member Posts: 3 Arc User
    edited July 2013
    dknight0001 wrote: »
    Scanning Anomalies can also result in Particle Traces which may or may not sell for a ton of EC.

    Never gotten Dilithium but, would be nice.

    Don't sell Data sample for EC, its a waste. Instead stock up on them and use them for the data sample reports from your ship's science officer in your starship interior. You can only obtain this mission from your ship interior. 20 of each sample category rewards you 250 dil and 5 each of the rare samples rewards 500.
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  • rifter1969rifter1969 Member Posts: 654 Arc User
    edited July 2013
    Like others have said, yes they do pop up from time to very long time.

    I had it happen twice, on two different characters, in two different exploration clusters. One was Rolor nebula, forgot what the other one was.

    Rather shocking to me too when I first saw it.
  • earlnyghthawkearlnyghthawk Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited July 2013
    Had it happen once, on my Rihan character, in a Breen story mission.
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  • blackjackwidowblackjackwidow Member Posts: 572 Arc User
    edited July 2013
    Wow - didn't even know this was possible. Have never seen it. Then again, I haven't done a lot of scanning since before dilithium was in game. Get all my particle traces from DOff missions. :)

    But my Romulan & Reman characters still have to do exploration clusters, so glad you posted that it's actually a possibility.
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  • sirokksirokk Member Posts: 990 Arc User
    edited July 2013
    Oh, yeah... that's were I dropped it! Can I have it back? Thanks! :)
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  • sirokksirokk Member Posts: 990 Arc User
    edited July 2013
    starkofthenorth wrote: »
    Don't sell Data sample for EC, its a waste. Instead stock up on them and use them for the data sample reports from your ship's science officer in your starship interior. You can only obtain this mission from your ship interior. 20 of each sample category rewards you 250 dil and 5 each of the rare samples rewards 500.

    I had to look this up... http://sto.gamepedia.com/Assignment:Data_Sample_Analysis

    Awesome, a reason to visit the interior! STOwiki mentions that the assignments are from the Engineering Lab Science Officer.

    Thanks for the tip!
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  • scififan78scififan78 Member Posts: 1,383 Arc User
    edited July 2013
    I too have found dilithium in an exploration cluster. It is indeed a very rare find.
  • brankov90brankov90 Member Posts: 2 Arc User
    edited July 2013
    hi friends im new here and i want to ask u something... i want to kno what can we do with items founded in anomalies ?
  • rahmkota19rahmkota19 Member Posts: 1,929 Arc User
    edited July 2013
    brankov90 wrote: »
    hi friends im new here and i want to ask u something... i want to kno what can we do with items founded in anomalies ?

    You can craft gear with it.

    Go to the Memory Alpha system in the Alpha Centauri sector block.
    On the ground map, in the central room, you will find a console which asks for data samples in exchange for gear.

    Crafting is also possible on a Tuffli Class Freighter bridge, so if you happen to have one, or if you can get a Bridge invite (for bridge invites: join channels "Call Tuffli" or "Public Service"), you can also craft there.
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  • jellico1jellico1 Member Posts: 2,719
    edited July 2013
    you can find Dilithium every day at starfleet academy by answering a lore question (480)

    Even the klingons can do it too at klingon academy
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  • brankov90brankov90 Member Posts: 2 Arc User
    edited July 2013
    tnx for advice m8 i will try and see what happend but why u need dilitium it is only for a flying and u can sell or smth more ?
  • tlamstriketlamstrike Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited July 2013
    starkofthenorth wrote: »
    Don't sell Data sample for EC, its a waste. Instead stock up on them and use them for the data sample reports from your ship's science officer in your starship interior. You can only obtain this mission from your ship interior. 20 of each sample category rewards you 250 dil and 5 each of the rare samples rewards 500.

    The Romulans also get additional data sample to Dil DOFF missions in Tau Dewa. They tend to be rare.
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