Does not affect the amount you gain of the following:
Gold Foil
Ectoplasmic sample
(probably more)
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Data from a lot of items using Expert Salvager, and just some salvage data in general:
Anchor Chain
50 salvaged
Steel ingot: 50
Affected by Expert Salvager: No.
Biomonitor Circuit
40 salvaged
Frayed cable: 42
Signal analysis circuit: 24
Assumed rate: Frayed cable 33%, Signal analysis circuit 66%
Affected by Expert Salvager: Yes.
Broken Bottle
50 salvaged
Powdered glass: 50
Affected by Expert Salvager: No.
Capacitor Array
25 salvaged
Microcapacitor: 36
Affected by Expert Salvager: Yes.
Cheap Pistol
300 salvaged
Polysteel: 221
Pistol fittings: 233
Assumed rate: Polysteel 50%, Pistol Fittings 50%
Affected by Expert Salvager: Yes.
Filthy Pistol
50 salvaged
Polysteel: 40
Pistol fittings: 34
Assumed rate: Polysteel 50%, Pistol fittings 50%
Affected by Expert Salvager: Yes.
Heavy Pistol
580 salvaged
Pistol fittings: 281
Polysteel: 575
Assumed rate: Pistol fittings 33%, Polysteel 66%
Affected by Expert Salvager: Yes.
Heavy Puffball
10 salvaged
Sparkling spores: 10
Affected by Expert Salvager: No.
Light Armored Vest
300 salvaged
Polysteel: 226
Unlined vest: 220
Assumed rate: Polysteel 50%, Unlined vest 50%
Affected by Expert Salvager: Yes.
Massive Hunting Knife
25 salvaged
Polysteel: 40
Affected by Expert Salvager: Yes.
Micro Rocket
25 salvaged
Circuit fragments: 14
Nitro: 12
Optical Sensors: 10
Assumed rate: Circuit fragments 33.33%, Nitro 33.33%, Optical sensors 33.33%
Affected by Expert Salvager: Yes.
Midgard MK9
75 salvaged
Assault rifle fittings: 53
Polysteel: 61
Assumed rate: Assault rifle fittings 50%, Polysteel 50%
Affected by Expert Salvager: Yes.
Old Fishing Pole
NOTE: Data now void due to fishing pole salvage change.
25 salvaged
Polysteel: 50
Affected by Expert Salvager: No.
PDA Chassis
90 salvaged
Circuit fragments: 65
Polysteel: 61
Assumed rate: Circuit fragments 50%, Polysteel 50%
Affected by Expert Salvager: Yes.
Pitted Thermos
30 salvaged
Steel ingot: 30
Affected by Expert Salvager: No.
Riot Baton
300 salvaged
1: 163
2: 137
Affected by Expert Salvager: Yes.
Scarred Fishing Pole
NOTE: Data now void due to fishing pole salvage change.
15 salvaged
Polysteel: 22
Affected by Expert Salvager: Yes.
Security Visor
50 salvaged
Circuit fragments: 23
Optical sensors: 25
Visor frames: 24
Assumed rate: Circuit fragments 33.33%, Optical sensors 33.33%, Visor frames 33.33%
Affected by Expert Salvager: Yes.
Shotgun Rounds
15 salvaged
Empty clip: 11
Polysteel: 12
Assumed rate: Empty clip 50%, Polysteel 50%
Affected by Expert Salvager: Yes.
Sludge Heart
15 salvaged
Petrol sludge: 15
Affected by Expert Salvager: No.
Suspicious Rifle
100 salvaged
Assault rifle fittings: 69
Polysteel: 80
Assumed rate: Assault rifle fittings 50%, Polysteel 50%
Affected by Expert Salvager: Yes.
Tarnished Coins
25 salvaged
Silver ingot: 25
Affected by Expert Salvager: No.
Vintage Suit Coat
50 salvaged
Unlined vest: 50
Affected by Expert Salvager: No.
Vintage Suit Pants
50 salvaged
Unlined pants: 50
Affected by Expert Salvager: No.
Visor Frame
20 salvaged
Polysteel: 20
Affected by Expert Salvager: No.
Conclusion: For items that are actually affected by Expert Salvager, they have a 50% chance of giving an extra item. As stated above, not all items are affected.
EDIT: Some more crap.
OmniWatch
150 salvaged
Circuit fragments: 74
Microcapacitors: 70
Optical Sensors: 77
Assumed rate: Circuit fragments 33.33~%, Microcapcitors 33.33~%, Optical Sensors 33.33~
Affected by Expert Salvager: Yes.
My Little Idoru
550 salvaged
Polysteel: 550
Affected by Expert Salvager: No.
Let's say you're speedrunning, and have already picked up all the other skills you can reasonably acquire. If you have spare energy, where do you go to pick up the largest volume of salvagable crap to try for this skill?
In the beginning, men were mortal.
I usually don't get the salvaging tools at all in-run unless I'm doing Lo's quest. Although with scrubs and any (?) air filter sufficing to get you into the Operating Theatre now, maybe I should rethink that. At any rate, I have never been in a situation where I had enough time to gather enough salvageable things AND didn't have another, easier-to-get skill to pursue instead.
I suppose maybe a gang's scrap pit might be a possibility, but I'm not sure about the maximum number of items you can get from one or how much effort it would require to keep them sufficiently stocked. Also, it looks like many of the items a scrap pit can yield are not salvageable. A Third Eye Stash has a ton of stuff in it, but it would take a pretty well-coordinated gang effort to pull off getting one of those in-run.
You don't do the Lost Son quest? That seems like a pretty easy way to pick up a skill… and you needed a containment suit before anyway, so I'm a bit confused.
I was actually in this situation my last run (4/8/315) but didn't manage to pick up enough crap to salvage. All I did was fish after 4/8/298, though.
In the beginning, men were mortal.
@scrap pit idea: I think a fully stocked scrap pit (which seems to take me, guessing, around 10 days straight scavenging without help) is 2*(16+15+14+…+1) items, so all 3 are 6*16*17/2=816 items, at the cost of 16*6=96 energy.
I might have the high end wrong (might be counting the dish segment), but it's definitely at least 15, and didn't seem to want to go higher. And the number of items seemed to go down by 1 every two scavenges (again, not sure if this counts the dish segment).
But even starting at 15, the first 6 energy would give you 90 items already.
Thrid eye stash: all you need from your gang is one person to take control of all pvp zones, right? That's still a possible one-man job (with 100/40/40). I don't know how a gang would help you defeat the hunter consistently, though. Custom weapons don't show up before 16 will …
Salvaged some stuff one by one until I got the skill so I could get an exact count. Got it after:
- 100 My little idodu and 136 riot batons
Got it at exactly 230 items salvaged. Traded almost everything I got in a casual playthrough for a better chance at metallic powder… sounds good to me!
In the beginning, men were mortal.
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