Salvaging

Minimum equipment

• Salvage ship such as Vulture, Fortune, Salvation, MOTH, or Reclaimer
• Pyro RYT Multi-Tool
• Tractor beam attachment or MaxLift
• Cargo space
• Optional FPS salvage tool/Cambio SRT
• Optional escort in unsafe systems

Steps

1. component_and_cargo_salvage — do this before destroying/scraping valuable ships
2. vulture_hull_scraping — solo salvage bread-and-butter
3. structural_salvage — after cargo/components and usually after valuable scraping
4. hand_salvage — small-scale repair/salvage

Avoid

• Do not fracture before checking cargo and components.
• Do not let generated boxes block the salvage output.
• Do not assume illegal salvage has safe sell routes.
• Do not forget cargo can make you a loot piñata.

Operation types

• component_and_cargo_salvage
  Priority: do this before destroying/scraping valuable ships
  Sell locations:
  • Platinum Bay
  • Dumper's Depot
  • Cousin Crow's
  • specific item shop that sells the same component
  Steps:
  • Find wreck or accept salvage-rights contract.
  • Approach carefully and scan area.
  • Check for loose cargo.
  • Check for removable ship weapons.
  • Check for removable components.
  • Use tractor beam to move cargo/components into your ship.
  • Sell cargo at matching commodity terminals.
  • Sell components at shops that sell those same components.
• vulture_hull_scraping
  Priority: solo salvage bread-and-butter
  Sell locations:
  • Area18 TDD
  • Orison TDD
  • New Babbage TDD
  • Lorville CBD
  • Grim HEX
  • salvage yards
  Steps:
  • Accept a salvage-rights contract or scan for wrecks.
  • Use scanner key V and radar ping Tab to search for wrecks if not using a contract marker.
  • Approach wreck within salvage laser range.
  • Switch to salvage mode.
  • Aim at hull and read colour feedback.
  • Prioritize blue hull sections.
  • Use yellow sections if needed.
  • Ignore red/depleted sections.
  • Select scraper module such as Abrade or Cinch if available.
  • Left-click to scrape.
  • When RMC container is full, leave pilot seat.
  • Use tractor beam to move the produced box to cargo grid.
  • Eject next container from filler station.
  • Repeat until ship is full or wreck is depleted.
  • Sell RMC at TDD/CBD or other accepted buyer.
• structural_salvage
  Priority: after cargo/components and usually after valuable scraping
  Steps:
  • Strip or recover valuable cargo/components first.
  • Shut off the target's power before fracturing (if it isn't already destroyed).
  • Use Fracture mode to break the hull into chunks, then Disintegration mode to collect them.
  • Refine the collected material into Construction Materials — Rubble/Pieces/Salvage grades trade density and processing speed for refined yield.
  • Move generated boxes clear of the output path.
  • Sell Construction Materials at TDD/CBD/admin-compatible buyers.
• hand_salvage
  Equipment:
  • Pyro RYT Multi-Tool
  • Cambio-Lite SRT Attachment
  • RMC canisters
  • or dedicated Cambio SRT with canisters
  Priority: small-scale repair/salvage
  Steps:
  • Equip salvage attachment/tool.
  • Approach hull.
  • Aim at salvageable hull material.
  • Use colour feedback to avoid depleted sections.
  • Scrape into canister.
  • Swap canisters as needed.
  • Use RMC canister for emergency hull patching if needed.
  • Move canisters/cargo to ship.

Whats new in 4 9

• Filler stations show live amounts
  Confidence: medium
  Detail: Vulture/Reclaimer filler stations now display the current RMC and Construction Materials quantities on the station UI instead of requiring a guess.
• Adagio salvage contract progression
  Confidence: medium
  Detail: Paid Adagio Holdings salvage contracts now progress through an explicit unlock chain rather than a flat reputation threshold — climb it the same way as before (complete contracts to raise standing).