There is the Guide to fall back on under the options screen that gives brief descriptions of things. That may help jog memories or reveal which planet to land on to find things. I often forget where to find things. You can also buy stuff from landing pilots too. The aliens at outposts and shelters can now have have things to buy too in addition to the kiosk. I found one selling very useful items.
The crafting thread has helpful hints too.
Then there is the refiner that can make stuff. If you have the home base refiner going that doesn’t need refuelling. With the addition of your freighter fleet, they can return from missions with items for you too. Use the scanner of course to look for things. Caves reveal cobalt among other things we all forget from the early beginnings. Plants like old thamium 9 are now oxygen.
Plunder player farms. Attack freighter cargoes. Look at underwater plants. Atlas 3 rooms. The little red boxes (old plutonium boxes) can also drop different things. You can destroy tech from found crashed ships. Even destroy nanite bought upgrades for stuff. Loot crashed ships and storage crates.
Lastly I think we can exchange items with one another in multi-player but I have never tried that yet. I am having trouble ‘finding’ other players LOL. The very first one I met killed me. I am currently arranging a cosmic bounty… Maybe @sheralmyst I could persuade you to become a hired space pirate for your price… Muhahhahaa.
PS Sorry to hear of your accident. Glad you’re okay. Hope it all gets resolved sooner than later for your peace of mind. At least you have a super distraction with this game!
To give you hope here’s me searching for Cobalt… Peering into a deep pit of an abyss wondering whether to descend during a storm. There was a nasty beasty at the bottom, you do NOT want to meet. An extreme planet. I got what I needed and was gone phew!
