After finally getting the last Mantis piece, I figured I'd share some strategies for finding rare/reinforced containers that worked for me, and hopefully you can put to good use.
First, a caveat and warning; its not quick, or easy, but you CAN make it reliable on a long enough time scale.
Now, to the basics.
Playstyle: First, you must decide if you want to go solo. Having others around is great, but if they're not on the same page, it will make your rare hunting very chaotic to say the least. My personal play style during this was going solo, and "break every container, open every locker". You get more rare resources, more credits, and generally can have a very relaxing play session, even if at times you feel like you're just farming the Juggernaut. <3 Viver
The basics: You're going to want, at a minimum, Thief's Wit, Loot Detector, or Animal Instinct. This allows you to see containers on your minimap. My personal reccomendation is Loot Detector or Thief's Wit AND Animal Instinct. This gives you a huge loot radar, with the benefit of some enemy radar as well. Seriously consider this combo when you're on an unfamiliar tileset.
Suggested additions: Master Thief, to make your farming more tangibly rewarding, and a Syndicate Primary or secondary. The Syndicate proc's will break all containers in their radius, and can be used to easily clear the clutter on your map. If a container turns into a mod icon, congratulations, you might have found a rare container! More likely, you killed a mob near it, and it dropped a mod. (I believe they will also break reinforced as well, but am not certain.)
Frames: Any, but do note that Loki's Invisibility, and Valkyr's Hysteria both have an audio layer that muffles the game sound. Haven't used Limbo in an age, but if I recall correctly, his Rift Walk had an auditory layer as well. Only use them if you're extremely comfortable in your knowledge of the tileset you're on, or are hunting exclusively by the minimap.
Mantis Component Drop Locations:
Avionics drop from Orokin Rare/Reinforced containers.
Fuselage drop from Grineer Rare/Reinforced containers.
Engines drop from Corpus Rare/Reinforced containers.
Now, some final info, before the walk-through of how I got it. Tileset knowledge is key. Know, and be prepared to continue to learn the tilesets inside and out. Specifically, where rare containers can spawn. The short answer is hit EVERY loot room. Follow the "dead legs" on tilesets, and if you're running Thief's Wit + Animal Instinct, spin around periodically, watching your minimap. I can guarantee there are loot rooms you haven't found yet. As for knowing where rare containers spawn, do your Syndicate dailies. All of them. They'll take you all over the star map, and Syndicate medallions do two things; first, they show up on your minimap like a container, and secondly, they spawn in "high value" or "rare container" locations. Knowing where medallions spawn will give you greater tileset knowledge, and in turn, help you find rares more reliably.
Go Everywhere, Loot Everything
As for mission type, I had abysmal luck running exterminations. As in, close to zero of the 20+ containers I found were on exterminates, despite being a large percentage of the missions I ran. Could just be RNG, given the low chance of rare's to begin with, or it could be indicative of exterminates not being a good way spawn them. They are, however, a GREAT way to learn tilesets. So, its up to you how you want to go about it.
My suggestion, and what I did, is to start by farming the Avionics in the Orokin Derelict Sabotage. I had three reasons for this; first, it will get you accustomed to hearing the resonant chime of the Sabotage Caches, which is the same noise made by rare and reinforced containers. I used this to get my music dialed in so I could have something in the background, without overwriting the chime of a rare/cache. Second, I had the impression that this would be the hardest to find. Most void runs are just sprints to the finish, with players rarely stopping to loot. Finally, its a great tileset, that I wanted to enjoy at a slower pace.
Once you have the Avionics, its up to you which to go for next. My suggestion, would be to just keep running your Syndicate dailies, and let the loot gods decide which you get next. Play new tilesets. Have fun. Take everything that isn't epoxied to the floor. You're going to be rich by the time this is over, unless you have amazing luck. Once you have one of the two remaining pieces, I would recommend limiting your play sessions to the final Faction's tilesets. Its... annoying when you accidentally do Grineer mission, and have a rare spawn, when you already have the Fuselage.
For the Fuselage, I combined it with Simaris Guardsman scans. 82 scans, and not a single rare/reinforced container. I just got lucky on a Syndicate daily. Apparently, you can cheese this part by running the original Trial, or you can just keep looting.
For the Engines, I limited my play time almost exclusively to Corpus tilesets. One thing to note; Eris is a Corpus tileset, in terms of what containers spawn. If you go that route, and want a break from Jupiter or the Ice Planet, watch out for the Juggernaut. He is the death of sentinels and Kubrows. That said, I love the infested ship tileset. And Hive missions are a wonderful change of pace from rescue/capture/carrythethinghere missions. Just load up someone tanky, slap Master Thief and Thief's Wit on them, and bring a shotgun, or flamethrower. And a big sharp pointed object. But the basic idea here is the same as ODSab. You're listening for the caches, and you get used to knowing where they spawn, which will show you where rare's may spawn. As noted earlier... 'ware the Juggernaut.
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After finally getting the last Mantis piece, I figured I'd share some strategies for finding rare/reinforced containers that worked for me, and hopefully you can put to good use.
First, a caveat and warning; its not quick, or easy, but you CAN make it reliable on a long enough time scale.
Now, to the basics.
Playstyle: First, you must decide if you want to go solo. Having others around is great, but if they're not on the same page, it will make your rare hunting very chaotic to say the least. My personal play style during this was going solo, and "break every container, open every locker". You get more rare resources, more credits, and generally can have a very relaxing play session, even if at times you feel like you're just farming the Juggernaut. <3 Viver
The basics: You're going to want, at a minimum, Thief's Wit, Loot Detector, or Animal Instinct. This allows you to see containers on your minimap. My personal reccomendation is Loot Detector or Thief's Wit AND Animal Instinct. This gives you a huge loot radar, with the benefit of some enemy radar as well. Seriously consider this combo when you're on an unfamiliar tileset.
Suggested additions: Master Thief, to make your farming more tangibly rewarding, and a Syndicate Primary or secondary. The Syndicate proc's will break all containers in their radius, and can be used to easily clear the clutter on your map. If a container turns into a mod icon, congratulations, you might have found a rare container! More likely, you killed a mob near it, and it dropped a mod. (I believe they will also break reinforced as well, but am not certain.)
Frames: Any, but do note that Loki's Invisibility, and Valkyr's Hysteria both have an audio layer that muffles the game sound. Haven't used Limbo in an age, but if I recall correctly, his Rift Walk had an auditory layer as well. Only use them if you're extremely comfortable in your knowledge of the tileset you're on, or are hunting exclusively by the minimap.
Mantis Component Drop Locations:
Avionics drop from Orokin Rare/Reinforced containers.
Fuselage drop from Grineer Rare/Reinforced containers.
Engines drop from Corpus Rare/Reinforced containers.
Now, some final info, before the walk-through of how I got it. Tileset knowledge is key. Know, and be prepared to continue to learn the tilesets inside and out. Specifically, where rare containers can spawn. The short answer is hit EVERY loot room. Follow the "dead legs" on tilesets, and if you're running Thief's Wit + Animal Instinct, spin around periodically, watching your minimap. I can guarantee there are loot rooms you haven't found yet. As for knowing where rare containers spawn, do your Syndicate dailies. All of them. They'll take you all over the star map, and Syndicate medallions do two things; first, they show up on your minimap like a container, and secondly, they spawn in "high value" or "rare container" locations. Knowing where medallions spawn will give you greater tileset knowledge, and in turn, help you find rares more reliably.
Go Everywhere, Loot Everything
As for mission type, I had abysmal luck running exterminations. As in, close to zero of the 20+ containers I found were on exterminates, despite being a large percentage of the missions I ran. Could just be RNG, given the low chance of rare's to begin with, or it could be indicative of exterminates not being a good way spawn them. They are, however, a GREAT way to learn tilesets. So, its up to you how you want to go about it.
My suggestion, and what I did, is to start by farming the Avionics in the Orokin Derelict Sabotage. I had three reasons for this; first, it will get you accustomed to hearing the resonant chime of the Sabotage Caches, which is the same noise made by rare and reinforced containers. I used this to get my music dialed in so I could have something in the background, without overwriting the chime of a rare/cache. Second, I had the impression that this would be the hardest to find. Most void runs are just sprints to the finish, with players rarely stopping to loot. Finally, its a great tileset, that I wanted to enjoy at a slower pace.
Edited by IamLockeJawOnce you have the Avionics, its up to you which to go for next. My suggestion, would be to just keep running your Syndicate dailies, and let the loot gods decide which you get next. Play new tilesets. Have fun. Take everything that isn't epoxied to the floor. You're going to be rich by the time this is over, unless you have amazing luck. Once you have one of the two remaining pieces, I would recommend limiting your play sessions to the final Faction's tilesets. Its... annoying when you accidentally do Grineer mission, and have a rare spawn, when you already have the Fuselage.
For the Fuselage, I combined it with Simaris Guardsman scans. 82 scans, and not a single rare/reinforced container. I just got lucky on a Syndicate daily. Apparently, you can cheese this part by running the original Trial, or you can just keep looting.
For the Engines, I limited my play time almost exclusively to Corpus tilesets. One thing to note; Eris is a Corpus tileset, in terms of what containers spawn. If you go that route, and want a break from Jupiter or the Ice Planet, watch out for the Juggernaut. He is the death of sentinels and Kubrows. That said, I love the infested ship tileset. And Hive missions are a wonderful change of pace from rescue/capture/carrythethinghere missions. Just load up someone tanky, slap Master Thief and Thief's Wit on them, and bring a shotgun, or flamethrower. And a big sharp pointed object. But the basic idea here is the same as ODSab. You're listening for the caches, and you get used to knowing where they spawn, which will show you where rare's may spawn. As noted earlier... 'ware the Juggernaut.
Hopefully this helps! Happy hunting Tenno.
Edited for Tileset info, and primed flow.
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