The Cartographer is a type of NPC character.
Summary
The Cartographer is an NPC character found on Space stations. They can be a member of any of the game factions.
They provide planetary charts in exchange for Navigation Data or a 15-nanite purchase. These charts replace the "find specific building" function of a Signal Booster.
Location
They can be found on Space stations at the desk closest to the teleporter.
Additional information
Each cartographer provides the following list of charts:
- Planetary Chart (secure site)
- Planetary Chart (distress signal)
- Planetary Chart (inhabited outpost)
- Planetary Chart (ancient artifact site)
- Planetary Chart (artifact chart) - direct coordinates to Ancient Ruin
- Exosuit Upgrade Chart
- Settlement Chart (Planetary Settlement site)
It is also possible to obtain charts from Colossal Archive via a dedicated cartography terminal.
Planetary Chart Results
The probabilities of receiving a POI for each type are as follows:
| Chart Type | POI | Probability |
|---|---|---|
| Secure site | Depot | 6% |
| Manufacturing Facility | 12% | |
| Operations Centre | 6% | |
| Distress Signal | Abandoned Building | 40% |
| Distress Beacon | 15% | |
| Crashed Ship | 8% | |
| Crashed Freighter | 8% | |
| Observatory | 6% | |
| Inhabited outpost | Colossal Archive | 5% |
| Shelter | 8% | |
| Trade Outpost | 5% | |
| Minor Settlement | 15% | |
| Transmission Tower | 8% | |
| Observatory | 8% | |
| Ancient artifact | Plaque | 12% |
| Monolith | 12% | |
| Ruin | 12% |
Gallery
Chart list (Orbital)
artifact chart
Exosuit Upgrade Chart
Additional information
- The POI probabilities have been extracted from the 3.93 version of the REWARDTABLE.MBIN game file.