Terrifying Sample

The subject of this article is from the Worlds Part I update.
The information from this article is up-to-date as of 3 September, 2024.

Deathly Remains

Category	Artifact
Type	Terrifying Sample
Total Value	1,379,958.6
Used for	Trading, Trading (High Value)
Updated	WorldsOne

Terrifying Sample is a type of Artifact.

Summary[ | ]

Terrifying Sample is one of several types of Artifacts. The DARK variant is a reward for opening Large Artifact Crates found in Ancient Ruins and containers in Derelict Freighters. This artifact type is also available by offering a Hypnotic Eye to Submerged Ruins. However, this option will only become available after listening to enough story dialogues from the ruins.

A second variety identified as FEAR can be obtained from several varieties of Space Encounters. Keeping this item when obtained in this way can cause the space encounter that awarded it to keep spawning without warning, dropping you out of pulse drive involuntarily.

Game description[ | ]

An appalling relic, the haunted remains of some abyssal horror. It has lived at least X0 lifetimes, and will live many more again.

Will stalk the bearer across the galaxy and the next, unless it is sold before the curse can take effect.

Modifier and value ranges[ | ]

The table shows the modifier and value ranges. There is no correlation between the modifier and the value, both are randomly chosen within their ranges.

Rarity	Modifier	Modifier with text	Base value	Total value
Common	2-5	20-50 lifetimes	100,000 - 250,000	115,000 - 287,500
Uncommon	6-11	60-110 lifetimes	300,000 - 600,000	345,000 - 690,000
Rare	14-30	140-300 lifetimes	900,000 - 1,200,000	1,035,000 - 1,380,000

Top 5 List[ | ]

The following items are the most valuable Terrifying Sample discovered. If your artifact doesn't qualify for this list, it still should be added to the Artifact Research page for additional scientific study.

To qualify for this list, the following items apply:
* The value of the artifact must be greater than the 5th item on the list.
* A screenshot of the information panel need to be added. (Use the Upload file page to upload a screenshot)
* If you are unsure how to properly edit this page, please add your discovery to the Artifact Research page.

Top 5 - Rare[ | ]

Deathly Remains
1,379,958.6
Gloaming Gem
1,379,560
Whispering Sphere
1,378,508
Abyssal Organs
1,378,211
Nightmarish Tendril
1,374,914

Top 5 - Uncommon[ | ]

Deathly Coils
689,459
Haunted Globe
689,233
Hypnotic Spores
687,524.1
Dreadful Globe
686,750
Eerie Lavae
685,978

Top 5 - Common[ | ]

Ominous Larvae
287,337
Abyssal Heart
285,389
Floppy Coils
284,799.8
Floppy Heart
280,497.7
Timeless Sample
280,276

Name generation[ | ]

The names are procedurally generated with certain terms using one of the following options: 1. Adjective + Noun; 2. Adjective + Noun.

The sequence is taken from the game file.

Adjective[ | ]

Eldritch
Abyssal
Nightmarish
Haunted
Lost
Gloaming
Eerie
Chilling
Frozen
Unnerving
Ghastly
Grim
Twisted
Dripping
Twitching
Ominous
Impossible
Inverted
Hopeless
Abandoned
Hypnotic
Timeless
Whispering
Imagined
Forlorn
Woebegotten
Screaming
Crying
Frozen
Deathly
Floppy
Writhing
Prismatic
Dreadful
Twisted

Noun[ | ]

Core
Eye
Heart
Gem
Orb
Sphere
Globe
Tendril
Jelly
Tentacle
Coils
Gelsack
Bio-Anomaly
Sample
Remains
Organs
Lavae
Spores
Grubs
Worms

Additional information[ | ]

The game description and the name generation are extracted from the 1.77 version of NMS_LOC4_ENGLISH.MBIN game file, while the modifier and value ranges are extracted from the 1.77 version of PROCEDURALPRODUCTTABLE.MBIN game file.
The two different variants occupy different slots on the Most Valuable Treasures menu inside Wonders, with DARK being on the fourth place in the second row and FEAR on the third row, second place.

Release history[ | ]

Abyss - Added as an Artifact.
Abyss 1.71 - Icon changed.
Visions - Hidden changes: The specified base value ranges of all types are multiplied by 1.15, this total value is indicated on the information panel of each artifact. The information panels are colour coded by rarity and an additional icon indicates its purpose.