Cosmic Signatures
Domion Update Feature
This Feature is one of the core features of the upcoming Dominion Update and is subject to more information and various changes as we get closer to the update.
Cosmic Signatures
Cosmic Signatures are randomly located events only in Deep Space, which are detectable using the Probe multiblock. These can be one of a variety of points of interest offering opportunities for mining, scavenging, and PvE Combat. When they spawn, a message will be broadcast stating the system they are located in, after which point you will need to search that system with a scanner to locate the signature. Note: actual blocks at the signature will not spawn unless scanned by a probe, meaning you cannot just brute force around until you find a site unless you are tailing someone with a probe.
Asteroid Fields
Once scanned, generates a rare asteroid field which can contain the rare resources for T2 ships of Scordite, Vanadium, Zircon and Atavum. Fields will spawn randomly, but at different frequencies correlating to the rarity of the ores within them.
Wreck Sites
Wreck sites spawn randomly in Deep Space. Once scanned, generates a wrecks site, which has chests locked behind minigames. Upon successful completion of the minigame the player will be able to loot the chest, potentially for rare materials, such as those used in Assembly Cores, a new component essential to new weaponry. If the player fails the minigame, the items will be lost.
NPC Ship Loci
NPC Loci spawn randomly in Deep Space.These behave much like HE loci behaved prior to Dominion although they may be reworked after Dominion releases. The key difference is that instead of loci always being visible, you must scan them down. For those who are unaware, loci are locations where NPC factions will spawn a variety of ships. The size and strength of ship varies by the type of loci, and additionally, the rate at which ships spawn is related to the number of Player starships active in the area. As such it is advised to bring friends and allies if you wish to use a loci to its fullest, as with a larger fleet you can spawn more enemies and therefore get more loot. (Note: people often refer to NPC ships as "AI" or by their faction, such as the Privateers, Tsaii Raiders (Tsaii), Mining Guild, AI Pirates, Watchers and (the yellow alien one))
Scanning For Signatures
To scan for signatures, one must use the Probe multiblock. To use the probe multiblock for cosmic signatures, one must have a magazine with scanner probes in it and right click twice with a clock to prep the multiblock, which takes about 15 seconds. After this, the player can fire off probes with a 2 second cooldown between probes. This will show a text in chat indicating if there are any signatures within the range of your scanning and the location of the signatures. Shown below is an image of what you can expect for an output from your scanner after you launch a probe.
