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Oil..

Discussion in 'Starbound Discussion' started by Barleyman, Jul 17, 2017.

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  1. Barleyman

    Barleyman Void-Bound Voyager

    First or all, "oil" in the search doesn't giv meaningful results.

    Wiki et al say that oil is in "great abundance" under desert planets. I basically turned two desert planets into a Swiss cheese and found 2-3 shallow pools of oil in one location only. So not that abundant, I found a lot more water than oil.. Also a large Glitch castle and Apex science base, but I digress.

    Is the oil supposed to be near surface where you can get daylight by making holes in the background? I shouldn't actually dig in but only explore existing caverns? Its only in the sandy bits, not bones etc?
     
  2. Workable Goblin

    Workable Goblin Scruffy Nerf-Herder

    Oil is found mostly in the Tarpit biomes, which are pretty recognizable and seem pretty common to me. I don't think I'd describe oil as being "great abundance," though, which is probably all very well since there aren't really that many recipes that require it...
     
  3. Grave Knight

    Grave Knight Subatomic Cosmonaut

    Usually it's pretty shallow, but like Goblin points out you can find them in tar biomes which occur both above and underground. If you can find one above ground I think you might find more abundant oil underneath.
     
  4. Barleyman

    Barleyman Void-Bound Voyager

    Ok, so the wiki is misleading, finding oil in desert biome shouldn't be easy. I don't think I saw tar pits or tar biome.
     
  5. Grave Knight

    Grave Knight Subatomic Cosmonaut

    It should be on desert planets. You might just be having bad luck.
     
  6. Barleyman

    Barleyman Void-Bound Voyager

    I guess that's what the coordinate thread is about. I walked around another desert planet without spotting a tar biome. Then again I already have the miner's hat which is needed with the EPP lacking a built - in flashlight. I just would've liked to have at least *some* oil in reserve as e.g titanium bow needs it.
     
  7. Tyle

    Tyle Existential Complex

    Found my first tarpit biome on my first desert planet, which is on my first/starter star system. If you don't want to spend time looking for it, you can visit my star system with this coordination -746696849,776899430.
    The desert planet is the outermost one (I live in Chi Rim III, btw), and the tarpit is some distance to the left with copious amount of oil without the need to dig - this planet also contains an avian airship and a human settlement.

    I freaked out a little and soaked up as many oil as I could the first time I saw the place, screaming "IMMA BE RICH" and all, but turns out Starbound economy doesn't really work that way. :(
     
  8. Barleyman

    Barleyman Void-Bound Voyager

    Thanks! I traversed around a 4th desert planet meanwhile in vain and yeah, yours has nice ripe pools of oil right in the surface. Now I have enough to make crayons for a whole kindegarten. I guess I should go scrawl some graffiti on your neighbourhood..
     
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