Cartographer
What does the Cartographer sell? Charts for Navigation Data: 7 kinds, all on sale at once, each leading to one kind of site on a nearby planet.
Where to find one
Every space station has a Cartographer, who gives directions to outposts and other buildings.
What it sells
Every chart, with the description the game gives it and its price in Navigation Data. Each Planetary Chart marks a different site: a secure site with blueprints, a distress signal, an inhabited outpost, or an ancient relic. At a secure site a terminal asks a question before it opens: the right answers are in puzzle answers.
| Item | What it is | Price in Navigation Data |
|---|---|---|
Planetary Chart | A map of a nearby planet. A secure site of interest has been marked. Such sites often hold blueprints for new products. | 1 |
Planetary Chart | A map of a nearby planet. The coordinates of a distress signal have been marked. | 1 |
Planetary Chart | A map of a nearby planet. An inhabited outpost of some kind has been marked. | 1 |
Planetary Chart | A map of a nearby planet. A a relic of an ancient civilisation has been marked. | 1 |
Artifact Chart | A map of a nearby planet. An ancient ruined site has been marked. Excavating this site is likely to yield valuable treasures. | 3 |
Exosuit Upgrade Chart | Encoded navigation data which, when properly decrypted, will reveal the location of a Drop Pod containing an Exosuit Inventory Upgrade. | 3 |
Settlement Chart | A map showing the location of a nearby planetary settlement, acquired from the Space Station Cartographer. | 5 |
A distress signal marks a crashed starship, which you can claim; how to find a good one is under ship classes. Navigation Data is on sale at a Galactic Trade Terminal off a station, and now and then from a Starship Pilot or an Alien Trader.