Encounter Debris
Random Encounters (also known as “Exploration Ships”) are derelict ships and stations that are scattered across an infinite solar system, likely close to asteroids. You enable them in a game through the "Random Encounters" checkbox in the Advanced world settings. The Random Encounters setting does not include SPRT Space Pirates and Pirate Stations, nor Cargo Ships.
Multiple of these encounters are travel distance triggered, this means they are not immediately present in a newly created world when you explore it as Spectator or Admin.
PvE and Exploration gameplay[]
Encounters will blink a Mayday signal on your HUD for a 1-second interval every minute, from a 15-20km distance, and you have to “triangulate” (guess) their position.
While some of the ships are disabled and harmless, others can be powered, armed, and even hostile. Most of these random encounters have been built and published by the community. Large ships and stations can be explored and often hold valuable resources and components distributed throughout various containers that can be looted.
Derelict NPC ships in your world will not consume your PCU limits — until you make modifications to them and take them over. It is possible to restore wrecks, however in some cases it may be a greater effort than it’s worth, and you should rather salvage the components instead.
History[]
The current encounters are not identical to the original legacy Encounters, which have been removed. The complete list can be found under Old Random Encounters.
List of current random encounters[]
- Encounter Ambassador
- Encounter Blue Frame
- Constructor Mk.2 (part of Encounter Blue Frame)
- Encounter Corvette
- Encounter Debris (Steam Workshop)
- Encounter Droneyard
- Encounter Ghoul Corvette
- Encounter Habitat Pods
- Encounter Haunted Section
- Encounter HEC Debris
- Encounter Hermit Station
- Encounter Hydro Tanker
- Encounter Imp
- Encounter Mercenary Wreckage
- Encounter Mining Outpost
- Encounter Mining Vessel
- Encounter MushStation
- Encounter Pirate Raider
- Encounter Ponos-F1 (Steam Workshop)
- Encounter Prometheus
- Encounter Red
- Encounter Respawn Ship
- Encounter Roid Station
- Encounter RS-1217 Transporter
- Encounter Safehouse Station
- Encounter Salvage Station
- Encounter Section F
- Encounter Severed Bow
- Encounter Shuttlee (Steam Workshop)
- Encounter Skyheart
- Encounter Small Cargo Vessel (SCV)
- Encounter Stealth Pirate Station
- Encounter Stingray II (Steam Workshop)
- Encounter Vulture Vessel
Special thanks to Leo TotalPipec, StreamBG, and Captkirk2233917 on Steam for collecting all of these!