Use the PC Live service for new content
The packet places Found Adrift and Rhino features in PC Live; console players remain on Legacy and do not share that current content.
Elite Dangerous FARMING GUIDESKnow what to farm.
Know what to farm.
And where to go.
Elite Dangerous farming spans ship combat, on-foot Operations, exploration data, planetary mining, and engineering materials. October’s Anaconda Mk II update added Found Adrift, while September introduced the Rhino SRV and mapped planetary mining locations.
16 farming guides · PC Live / Odyssey; console users remain on Legacy and lack current Live content
What matters before you farm
Unlock requirements, costs and tips to help you get started.
Scan before landing to find mining sites
A Detailed Surface Scanner can reveal Planetary Mining Locations on a landable planet. The marker identifies a location, but the supplied facts do not establish its deposit yield.
Sources & fact checks
Check the operation objective and result
Found Adrift asks you to secure a high-value asset before scavengers, but its update notice does not give a guaranteed reward table. Confirm the objective and payout in the operation and result screens.
Sources & fact checks
Farm with a purpose
Prioritize the newly added Found Adrift Operation and Rhino surface-mining routes, then useful reward and progression loops, followed by exploration and biology surveys.
Current Operations
Found Adrift Operation
A current Odyssey Operation built around recovering a high-value asset from an abandoned megaship.
Rhino Surface Mining
Collect and refine Rhino surface-mining output
Use the Rhino’s confirmed mining equipment to turn a mapped Planetary Mining Location into collected refinery and cargo output.
Rhino Surface Mining
Rhino surface mining tool suite
Understand the Rhino's confirmed mining equipment and use its interfaces to process collected material.
Rhino Surface Mining
Find Planetary Mining Locations with DSS
Use the Detailed Surface Scanner to discover the new planetary locations where Rhino surface mining can begin.
Rhino Surface Mining
Surface mining location preparation
Prepare a Rhino surface-mining trip around confirmed location detection and equipped processing tools.
Operation Reward Runs
Plan Operations runs around Merc Coin
Use Operation rewards deliberately and avoid grinding reduced Merc Coin returns beyond the weekly soft cap.
Current Operations
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Current Operations
Found Adrift Operation
A current Odyssey Operation built around recovering a high-value asset from an abandoned megaship.
Current Operations
Under Siege Operation
A current settlement-defense Operation with ship combat and a planetary objective that can reward Operations progression.
Current Operations
Tactical Takedown Operation
A hybrid ship and on-foot Operation for earning its displayed rewards and progression.
Rhino Surface Mining
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Rhino Surface Mining
Collect and refine Rhino surface-mining output
Use the Rhino’s confirmed mining equipment to turn a mapped Planetary Mining Location into collected refinery and cargo output.
Rhino Surface Mining
Rhino surface mining tool suite
Understand the Rhino's confirmed mining equipment and use its interfaces to process collected material.
Rhino Surface Mining
Find Planetary Mining Locations with DSS
Use the Detailed Surface Scanner to discover the new planetary locations where Rhino surface mining can begin.
Rhino Surface Mining
Surface mining location preparation
Prepare a Rhino surface-mining trip around confirmed location detection and equipped processing tools.
Rhino Surface Mining
Prioritize unvisited worlds for biology surveys
Choose promising unvisited biology worlds before landing to improve the chance of recording a first survey.
Rhino Surface Mining
Triage biological signals before landing
Screen mapped biological targets in orbit so surface time goes to suitable worlds and regions.
Planetary Exploration
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Planetary Exploration
Exobiology planetary signals
Turn mapped biological signals into complete, sellable Odyssey sample sets.
Planetary Exploration
Nomad biological survey
Survey biological signals with the Nomad available for surface mobility, then complete and sell valid sample sets.
Planetary Exploration
FSS and DSS exploration data
Build exploration data on a route by discovering systems, surveying bodies and mapping selected planets.
Operation Reward Runs
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Operation Reward Runs
Plan Operations runs around Merc Coin
Use Operation rewards deliberately and avoid grinding reduced Merc Coin returns beyond the weekly soft cap.
Operation Reward Runs
Farm engineering materials through Operations
Build ship and on-foot engineering stocks by completing Operations suited to the materials you need.
Operation Reward Runs
Reclamation Point Operation
A hybrid Operation that pays its displayed rewards after clearing ship and on-foot phases.
Operation Reward Runs
Firestorm Rescue Operation
A rescue Operation with a rising station heat objective; completion rewards are shown after the run.
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Browse goals & materials
Recommended farming guides. Search by item, goal or location.
Current Operations
Found Adrift Operation
A current Odyssey Operation built around recovering a high-value asset from an abandoned megaship.
Rhino Surface Mining
Collect and refine Rhino surface-mining output
Use the Rhino’s confirmed mining equipment to turn a mapped Planetary Mining Location into collected refinery and cargo output.
Rhino Surface Mining
Rhino surface mining tool suite
Understand the Rhino's confirmed mining equipment and use its interfaces to process collected material.
Rhino Surface Mining
Find Planetary Mining Locations with DSS
Use the Detailed Surface Scanner to discover the new planetary locations where Rhino surface mining can begin.
Rhino Surface Mining
Surface mining location preparation
Prepare a Rhino surface-mining trip around confirmed location detection and equipped processing tools.
Operation Reward Runs
Plan Operations runs around Merc Coin
Use Operation rewards deliberately and avoid grinding reduced Merc Coin returns beyond the weekly soft cap.
Current Operations
Under Siege Operation
A current settlement-defense Operation with ship combat and a planetary objective that can reward Operations progression.
Current Operations
Tactical Takedown Operation
A hybrid ship and on-foot Operation for earning its displayed rewards and progression.
Operation Reward Runs
Farm engineering materials through Operations
Build ship and on-foot engineering stocks by completing Operations suited to the materials you need.
Operation Reward Runs
Reclamation Point Operation
A hybrid Operation that pays its displayed rewards after clearing ship and on-foot phases.
Operation Reward Runs
Firestorm Rescue Operation
A rescue Operation with a rising station heat objective; completion rewards are shown after the run.
Planetary Exploration
Exobiology planetary signals
Turn mapped biological signals into complete, sellable Odyssey sample sets.
Planetary Exploration
Nomad biological survey
Survey biological signals with the Nomad available for surface mobility, then complete and sell valid sample sets.
Rhino Surface Mining
Prioritize unvisited worlds for biology surveys
Choose promising unvisited biology worlds before landing to improve the chance of recording a first survey.
Rhino Surface Mining
Triage biological signals before landing
Screen mapped biological targets in orbit so surface time goes to suitable worlds and regions.
Planetary Exploration
FSS and DSS exploration data
Build exploration data on a route by discovering systems, surveying bodies and mapping selected planets.
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