The document is an engineering material finder from the YouTube channel "Down To Earth Astronomy". It provides a table with 3 columns - material name, type, sub-type and grade. It then lists where each material can be obtained and relevant YouTube videos for locations and methods. The table contains over 50 entries for raw materials, manufactured goods, and data types needed for engineering and crafting in the game.
The document is an engineering material finder from the YouTube channel "Down To Earth Astronomy". It provides a table with 3 columns - material name, type, sub-type and grade. It then lists where each material can be obtained and relevant YouTube videos for locations and methods. The table contains over 50 entries for raw materials, manufactured goods, and data types needed for engineering and crafting in the game.
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Where to find rare commodities for upgrading your ship in Elite Dangerous
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Elite_ Dangerous - Engineering Material Location List - Material Finder (ENG)
The document is an engineering material finder from the YouTube channel "Down To Earth Astronomy". It provides a table with 3 columns - material name, type, sub-type and grade. It then lists where each material can be obtained and relevant YouTube videos for locations and methods. The table contains over 50 entries for raw materials, manufactured goods, and data types needed for engineering and crafting in the game.
The document is an engineering material finder from the YouTube channel "Down To Earth Astronomy". It provides a table with 3 columns - material name, type, sub-type and grade. It then lists where each material can be obtained and relevant YouTube videos for locations and methods. The table contains over 50 entries for raw materials, manufactured goods, and data types needed for engineering and crafting in the game.
Aberrant Shield Pattern Analysis Data Shield Data 4 scan mega-ships or cross trade from Jamesons crashed ship or Scan combat ship https://youtu.be/zpt32LAQZxY https://youtu.be/CYbR4uYo9Bs https://youtu.be/d3VDjjoWvCw Abnormal Compact Emissions Data Data Emission Data 5 Scanning combat ships or cross trade from Jamesons crashed ship https://youtu.be/ikI_MwKzOt8 https://youtu.be/CYbR4uYo9Bs Adaptive Encryptors Capture Data Encryption Files 5 Jamesons crashed ship https://youtu.be/CYbR4uYo9Bs Anomalous Bulk Scan Data Data Data Archives 1 Scan mega-ships or Scanning Transport ship https://youtu.be/zpt32LAQZxY Anomalous FSD Telemetry Data Wake Scans 2 Scanning High wakes https://youtu.be/aqBjcjHORDU Antimony Raw material Raw Cat 7 4 Crashed Anaconda or Surface prospecting https://youtu.be/mlHVjMNeiUU https://youtu.be/0xTRtyUTu3o Arsenic Raw material Raw Cat 6 2 Surface prospecting https://youtu.be/0xTRtyUTu3o https://eddb.io/body Atypical Disrupted Wake Echoes Data Wake Scans 1 Scanning High wakes https://youtu.be/aqBjcjHORDU Atypical Encryption Archives Data Encryption Files 4 Jamesons crashed ship https://youtu.be/CYbR4uYo9Bs Basic Conductors Manufactured Conductive 1 Dav's Hope https://youtu.be/p7KzYG1RUEI Biotech Conductors Manufactured Conductive 5 Only given as missions reward Boron Raw material Raw Cat 7 3 Surface prospecting https://youtu.be/0xTRtyUTu3o https://eddb.io/body Cadmium Raw material Raw Cat 3 3 Surface prospecting https://youtu.be/0xTRtyUTu3o https://eddb.io/body Carbon Raw material Raw Cat 1 1 Surface prospecting https://youtu.be/0xTRtyUTu3o https://eddb.io/body Chemical Distillery Manufactured Chemical 3 Dav's Hope https://youtu.be/p7KzYG1RUEI Chemical Manipulators Manufactured Chemical 4 Dav's Hope https://youtu.be/p7KzYG1RUEI Chemical Processors Manufactured Chemical 2 Dav's Hope https://youtu.be/p7KzYG1RUEI Chemical Storage Units Manufactured Chemical 1 Dav's Hope https://youtu.be/p7KzYG1RUEI Chromium Raw material Raw Cat 2 2 Surface prospecting https://youtu.be/0xTRtyUTu3o https://eddb.io/body Classified Scan Databanks Data Data Archives 3 Scan mega-ships, Surface science bases or scanning transport ships https://youtu.be/zpt32LAQZxY https://youtu.be/lLtqs4hZKf0 Classified Scan Fragment Data Data Archives 5 Scan mega-ships or cross trade from Jamesons crashed ship or Surface science bases https://youtu.be/zpt32LAQZxY https://youtu.be/CYbR4uYo9Bs https://youtu.be/lLtqs4hZKf0 Compact Composites Manufactured Composite 1 Drops when killing Transport ships Compound Shielding Manufactured Shielding 4 Dav's Hope https://youtu.be/p7KzYG1RUEI Conductive Ceramics Manufactured Conductive 3 Dav's Hope https://youtu.be/p7KzYG1RUEI Conductive Components Manufactured Conductive 2 Dav's Hope https://youtu.be/p7KzYG1RUEI Conductive Polymers Manufactured Conductive 4 Dav's Hope https://youtu.be/p7KzYG1RUEI Configurable Components Manufactured Mechanical Compomemts 4 Dav's Hope https://youtu.be/p7KzYG1RUEI Core Dynamics Composites Manufactured Composite 5 High-grade emissions in Federal systems (higer chance in Boom) https://youtu.be/Hb4SNolwlBw Cracked Industrial Firmware Data Encoded Firmware 3 Dav's Hope or Surface science bases or Scan mega-ships ot cross trade from Jamesons crashed ship https://youtu.be/p7KzYG1RUEI https://youtu.be/lLtqs4hZKf0 https://youtu.be/zpt32LAQZxY https://youtu.be/CYbR4uYo9Bs Crystal Shards Manufactured Crystals 1 Dav's Hope https://youtu.be/p7KzYG1RUEI Datamined Wake Exceptions Data Wake Scans 5 Scanning High wakes or cross trade from Jamesons crashed ship https://youtu.be/aqBjcjHORDU https://youtu.be/CYbR4uYo9Bs Decoded Emission Data Data Emission Data 4 Scanning combat ships or cross trade from Jamesons crashed ship https://youtu.be/ikI_MwKzOt8 https://youtu.be/CYbR4uYo9Bs Distorted Shield Cycle Recordings Data Shield Data 1 Scan mega-ships https://youtu.be/zpt32LAQZxY Divergent Scan Data Data Data Archives 4 Scan mega-ships or cross trade from Jamesons crashed ship or Surface science bases https://youtu.be/zpt32LAQZxY https://youtu.be/CYbR4uYo9Bs https://youtu.be/lLtqs4hZKf0 Eccentric Hyperspace Trajectories Data Wake Scans 4 Scanning High wakes or cross trade from Jamesons crashed ship https://youtu.be/aqBjcjHORDU https://youtu.be/CYbR4uYo9Bs Electrochemical Arrays Manufactured Capacitor 3 Dav's Hope https://youtu.be/p7KzYG1RUEI Exceptional Scrambled Emission Data Data Emission Data 1 Scan Any ship https://youtu.be/ikI_MwKzOt8 Exquisite Focus Crystals Manufactured Crystals 5 Passenger misssions https://youtu.be/l4zk3Yhv8lI Filament Composites Manufactured Composite 2 Drop when kiling military and system security ship Flawed Focus Crystals Manufactured Crystals 2 Dav's Hope https://youtu.be/p7KzYG1RUEI Focus Crystals Manufactured Crystals 3 Dav's Hope https://youtu.be/p7KzYG1RUEI Galvanising Alloys Manufactured Alloys 2 Dav's Hope https://youtu.be/p7KzYG1RUEI Germanium Raw material Raw Cat 5 2 Surface prospecting https://youtu.be/0xTRtyUTu3o https://eddb.io/body Grid Resistors Manufactured Capacitor 1 Dav's Hope https://youtu.be/p7KzYG1RUEI Guardian Module Blueprint Segment Data 4 Guardian structures https://youtu.be/0M_IHxFGj9Y Guardian Vessel Blueprint Segment Data 4 Guardian structures https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDhQWC7SZKg Guardian Weapon Blueprint Segment Data 4 Guardian structures https://youtu.be/0M_IHxFGj9Y Heat Conduction Wiring Manufactured Heat 1 Dav's Hope https://youtu.be/p7KzYG1RUEI Heat Dispersion Plate Manufactured Heat 2 Dav's Hope https://youtu.be/p7KzYG1RUEI Heat Exchangers Manufactured Heat 3 Dav's Hope https://youtu.be/p7KzYG1RUEI Heat Resistant Ceramics Manufactured Thermic 2 Drops when killing Transport ships Heat Vanes Manufactured Heat 4 Dav's Hope https://youtu.be/p7KzYG1RUEI High Density Composites Manufactured Composite 3 Dav's Hope https://youtu.be/p7KzYG1RUEI Hybrid Capacitors Manufactured Capacitor 2 Dav's Hope https://youtu.be/p7KzYG1RUEI Imperial Shielding Manufactured Shielding 5 High-grade emissions in empire system (higer change in boom) https://youtu.be/Hb4SNolwlBw Improvised Components Manufactured Mechanical Compomemts 5 High-grade emissions in systems in civil unrest https://youtu.be/Hb4SNolwlBw Inconsistent Shield Soak Analysis Data Shield Data 2 Scan Mega-ships or Scan combat ship https://youtu.be/zpt32LAQZxY https://youtu.be/d3VDjjoWvCw Iron Raw material Raw Cat 4 1 Surface prospecting https://youtu.be/0xTRtyUTu3o https://eddb.io/body DOWN TO EARTH ASTRONOMY ENGINEERING MATERIAL FINDER https://www.youtube.com/c/downtoearthastronomy
Name Type Sub-Type Grade Where to get
Irregular Emission Data Data Emission Data 2 Lead Raw material Raw Cat 7 1 Surface prospecting https://youtu.be/0xTRtyUTu3o https://eddb.io/body Manganese Raw material Raw Cat 3 2 Surface prospecting https://youtu.be/0xTRtyUTu3o https://eddb.io/body Mechanical Components Manufactured Mechanical Compomemts 3 Dav's Hope https://youtu.be/p7KzYG1RUEI Mechanical Equipment Manufactured Mechanical Compomemts 2 Dav's Hope https://youtu.be/p7KzYG1RUEI Mechanical Scrap Manufactured Mechanical Compomemts 1 Dav's Hope https://youtu.be/p7KzYG1RUEI Mercury Raw material Raw Cat 6 3 Surface prospecting https://youtu.be/0xTRtyUTu3o https://eddb.io/body Meta-Alloy Cargo Buys from darnielle's progress or pick up at barnacle forest https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtOxD-Thzlo& Military Grade Alloys Manufactured Thermic 5 High-grade emissions in systems in war or civil war https://youtu.be/Hb4SNolwlBw Military Supercapacitors Manufactured Capacitor 5 High-grade emissions in systems in war or civil war https://youtu.be/Hb4SNolwlBw Modified Consumer Firmware Data Encoded Firmware 2 Dav's Hope or Surface science bases https://youtu.be/p7KzYG1RUEI https://youtu.be/lLtqs4hZKf0 Modified Embedded Firmware Data Encoded Firmware 5 Scan mega-ships or cross trade from Jamesons crashed ship or Surface science bases https://youtu.be/zpt32LAQZxY https://youtu.be/CYbR4uYo9Bs https://youtu.be/lLtqs4hZKf0 Molybdenum Raw material Raw Cat 2 3 Surface prospecting https://youtu.be/0xTRtyUTu3o https://eddb.io/body Nickel Raw material Raw Cat 5 1 Surface prospecting https://youtu.be/0xTRtyUTu3o https://eddb.io/body Niobium Raw material Raw Cat 1 3 Surface prospecting https://youtu.be/0xTRtyUTu3o https://eddb.io/body Open Symmetric Keys Data Encryption Files 3 Scan mega-ships https://youtu.be/zpt32LAQZxY Peculiar Shield Frequency Data Data Shield Data 5 Scan Mega-Ships or cross trade from Jamesons crashed ship or Scan combat ship https://youtu.be/zpt32LAQZxY https://youtu.be/CYbR4uYo9Bs https://youtu.be/d3VDjjoWvCw Pharmaceutical Isolators Manufactured Chemical 5 High-grade emissions in systems in outbreak (Aliance or independent is best) https://youtu.be/Hb4SNolwlBw Phase Alloys Manufactured Alloys 3 Dav's Hope https://youtu.be/p7KzYG1RUEI Phosphorus Raw material Raw Cat 2 1 Surface prospecting https://youtu.be/0xTRtyUTu3o https://eddb.io/body Polonium Raw material Raw Cat 6 4 Surface prospecting https://youtu.be/0xTRtyUTu3o https://eddb.io/body Polymer Capacitors Manufactured Capacitor 4 Dav's Hope https://youtu.be/p7KzYG1RUEI Precipitated Alloys Manufactured Thermic 3 Drop when kiling military and system security ship Proprietary Composites Manufactured Composite 4 Encoded emissions in Federal systems in Election https://youtu.be/33qNErKMTJc Proto Heat Radiators Manufactured Heat 5 High-grade emissions in systems in boom https://youtu.be/Hb4SNolwlBw Proto Light Alloys Manufactured Alloys 4 High-grade emissions in systems in boom https://youtu.be/Hb4SNolwlBw Proto Radiolic Alloys Manufactured Alloys 5 High-grade emissions in systems in boom https://youtu.be/Hb4SNolwlBw Refined Focus Crystals Manufactured Crystals 4 Dav's Hope https://youtu.be/p7KzYG1RUEI Rhenium Raw material Raw Cat 6 1 Surface prospecting https://youtu.be/0xTRtyUTu3o https://eddb.io/body Ruthenium Raw material Raw Cat 3 4 Crashed Anaconda or Surface prospecting https://youtu.be/mlHVjMNeiUU https://youtu.be/0xTRtyUTu3o Salvaged Alloys Manufactured Alloys 1 Dav's Hope https://youtu.be/p7KzYG1RUEI Security Firmware Patch Data Encoded Firmware 4 Scan mega-ships or cross trade from Jamesons crashed ship or Surface science bases https://youtu.be/zpt32LAQZxY https://youtu.be/CYbR4uYo9Bs https://youtu.be/lLtqs4hZKf0 Selenium Raw material Raw Cat 4 4 Surface prospecting https://youtu.be/0xTRtyUTu3o https://eddb.io/body Shield Emitters Manufactured Shielding 2 Dav's Hope https://youtu.be/p7KzYG1RUEI Shielding Sensors Manufactured Shielding 3 Dav's Hope https://youtu.be/p7KzYG1RUEI Specialised Legacy Firmware Data Encoded Firmware 1 Surface science bases or Dav's hope https://youtu.be/lLtqs4hZKf0 Strange Wake Solutions Data Wake Scans 3 Scanning High wakes Sulphur Raw material Raw Cat 3 1 Surface prospecting https://eddb.io/body Tagged Encryption Codes Data Encryption Files 2 Dav's Hope or Scan mega ships https://youtu.be/p7KzYG1RUEI https://youtu.be/zpt32LAQZxY Technetium Raw material Raw Cat 2 4 Surface prospecting https://eddb.io/body Tellurium Raw material Raw Cat 5 4 Crashed Anaconda or Surface prospecting https://youtu.be/0xTRtyUTu3o Tempered Alloys Manufactured Thermic 1 Drops when killing combat ships Thermic Alloys Manufactured Thermic 4 Drops when killing combat ships Tin Raw material Raw Cat 4 3 Surface prospecting https://eddb.io/body Tungsten Raw material Raw Cat 5 3 Crashed Anaconda or Surface prospecting https://youtu.be/0xTRtyUTu3o Unexpected Emission Data Data Emission Data 3 Scanning combat ships https://youtu.be/ikI_MwKzOt8 Unidentified Scan Archives Data Data Archives 2 Scan Mega ships or Scanning Transport ship https://youtu.be/zpt32LAQZxY Untypical Shield Scans Data Shield Data 3 Scan mega-ships or Scan combat ship https://youtu.be/zpt32LAQZxY https://youtu.be/d3VDjjoWvCw Unusual Encrypted Files Data Encryption Files 1 Dav's Hope or Scan mega-ships https://youtu.be/p7KzYG1RUEI https://youtu.be/zpt32LAQZxY Vanadium Raw material Raw Cat 1 2 Surface prospecting https://youtu.be/0xTRtyUTu3o https://eddb.io/body Worn Shield Emitters Manufactured Shielding 1 Dav's Hope https://youtu.be/p7KzYG1RUEI Yttrium Raw material Raw Cat 1 4 Surface prospecting https://youtu.be/0xTRtyUTu3o https://eddb.io/body Zinc Raw material Raw Cat 4 2 Surface prospecting https://youtu.be/0xTRtyUTu3o https://eddb.io/body Zirconium Raw material Raw Cat 7 2 Crashed Anaconda or Surface prospecting https://youtu.be/mlHVjMNeiUU https://youtu.be/0xTRtyUTu3o