tried searching for this but no avail

MalevolentAce · Post by **MalevolentAce** » Mon Sep 27, 2010 10:29 pm

i must stink at searching for stuff but i couldn't find anything. The little lost items and such, like "loot" from killed enemies, How do you locate it on the map.

Thanks guys again, sorry for being a newb.

verbosity · Post by **verbosity** » Mon Sep 27, 2010 10:35 pm

they wont appear on the map,

if you are close enough loot will appear as a white icon both on your view and radar
Similarly containers ( hidden goodies) will appear as purple blips.
a science officer will give you hints about the location of a container if you enter a sector with a container

welcome to the game and forum

DarK Rogue · Post by **DarK Rogue** » Mon Sep 27, 2010 11:04 pm

Verbosity is right. The loot, once you get close to it, it will have a white arrow on the radar, and a box on it with a distance under the closest one.

The containers will only have the purple arrow on the radar. If you use a scanner, you can also get the purple dot on the map.

Maarschalk · Post by **Maarschalk** » Tue Sep 28, 2010 2:21 am

Loot of killed enemies only appear when you or some one else destroys a ship that is carying cargo....once all players leave the sector where the loot is floating I think they get destroyed......But hidden containers and lost items show up as a purple blip on your radar. All unknown objects appear as a purple blip as well...