Mineral Detector

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The mineral detector can sniff out raw materials, potentially saving you hundreds of hours of searching.

― PDA.

The Mineral Detector is a craftable tool. It allows the player to locate sources of metal, such as outcrops.

Usage

When held, the Mineral Detector displays the current target metal and a sine graph showing the player's proximity to the target. Additionally, there is a looping beeping sound that will occur more frequently depending on how close the player is to the target metal. To change the target metal, press RMB. The metals available to be targeted are as follows:

• Copper Ore
• Diamond
• Fragments
• Gold
• Lead
• Lithium
• Magnetite
• Nickel Ore
• Silver Ore
• Titanium

Recipe

The blueprint for this tool is acquired by scanning the Mineral Detector on the Delta Island at -234 31 -728, inside a cargo box at the Emergency Supply Cache at -584 -33 22, or at the floating tech site in the Shallow Twisty Bridges. It is crafted in the Fabricator.

Databank Entry

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Gallery

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  Mineral Detector Design Process - Concept Art by Evgeny Park

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  Mineral Detector Design Process - Concept Art by Evgeny Park

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  Mineral Detector Design Process - Concept Art by Evgeny Park

Trivia

When the player uses the Mineral Detector to search fragments, it will only search for fragments that have not been unlocked.