Data Drive

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Data Drive
Type Mission Item
Spawn Locations BS CF TI
Weight 15

Data Drive is an item that can be upgraded in rarity at Uplinks. It has 5 rarities, from Common to Legendary. There is no Data Drive of Exotic rarity.

Description

Tier 1: A data drive. Data can be improved at an Uplink, or the drive exchanged for K-Marks.

Tier 2: A data drive with some interesting information. Data can be improved at an Uplink, or the drive exchanged for K-Marks.

Tier 3: A data drive with rare information. Data can be improved at an Uplink, or the drive exchanged for K-Marks.

Tier 4: A data drive with valuable information. Data can be improved at an Uplink, or the drive exchanged for K-Marks.

Tier 5: A data drive with highly valuable and unique information. Can be exchanged for K-Marks.

Obtaining

Upon reaching level 3 with ICA, the ICA Market will allow you to buy Common Data Drives. You can also find any rarity of Data Drive out in Fortuna III, typically near an Uplink.

Mechanics

Data Drives come in 5 different levels of rarity. Their value increases with the rarity:

CommonUncommonRareEpicLegendary

Sellvalue and Reputation by rarity
Rarity K-Marks K-Marks/Weight Reputation Reputation/Weight
Common 30 2 0 0
Uncommon 1013 67 1 0
Rare 2531 168 3 0
Epic 6075 405 6 0
Legendary 10252 683 10 0

Upgrading

  1. Buy a Data Drive from the ICA Store for 300 K-Marks. Data Drives can also be found as loot on Fortuna III.
  2. Take the Data Drive to Fortuna III by placing it in a backpack.
  3. Travel to any location that has an Uplink,
  4. Find the Terminal and insert the Data Drive into the socket. Then start the download at the terminal screen.
  5. Repeat the process until the desired Data Drive rarity is obtained.

The Uplink tower will show the rarity that the Data Drive is upgrading to with a coloured light corresponding to the rarity. The Uplink tower will emit a loud noise as well, that will attract the attention of other Prospectors and Creatures.

Upgrade time by rarity
Rarity Time
Common to Uncommon 30 seconds
Uncommon to Rare 60 seconds
Rare to Epic 90 seconds
Epic to Legendary 120 seconds

Uses

This item is used in the following missions, jobs, upgrades, printing recipes, by rarity:

This tier is not used in any missions, jobs, upgrades, or printing recipes.

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