Locations of data vaults [COMPLETE - 2022, 5.0]

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Locations of data vaults [COMPLETE - 2022, 5.0]

Post by Konradius » Sat, 8. Dec 18, 20:12

Ok, I havn't seen a list of locations for data vaults yet, so I thought I'd start one.
The number corresponds to the location of the timeline entry it unlocks.
I am still checking the leads in this thread, I will append as soon as I've verified more locations and I like to include the timeline number so people who are missing one can immediately see where they need to go.
Oh, and I also checked, the data vaults indeed have a specific lore item. Furthermore, the locations are spawned in these locations, but vary a small amount, just as the locations of the ore/gas fields. This means that 'in middle of purple patch' might be off!

The 4.0 patch added a new data vault, although not a new lore entry. So I added #29 at the end.
Also, at one point the entries in the encyclopedia got sticky, so once you have found a data vault and scanned it's 'leak' the entry will be visible also in new games.
This means that it would be smart to copy this list and mark the vaults you have opened in a new playthrough if you have opened vaults in earlier playthroughs.


Data Vaults: (nr = bulletpoint of timeline, gaps are the same as in game)
1 - Antigone Memorial - SW of Center, +-60km S of Wharf
2 - Hatikvah's Choice III - NE close to purple patch

3 - Trinity Sanctum VII - NW of Center, NW of ALI Wharf in purple patch
4 - Pius Mists XI - SE of Center, +-200km S of Accelerator to Pius Mists IV
5 - Ianamus Zura VII - +-330km ESE of superhighway

6 - Scale Plate Green VII - +-400 km NW of Superhighway
7 - Black Hole Sun IV - SSW of Center
8 - Cardinals Redress - S of Center, W od jumpgate
9 - Silent Witness XI - E of Center, WSW of HAT Free Port
10 - Heretics End - NW of Center
11 - The Reach - S of Center, 300 km SW of jumpgate
12 - Grand Exchange I - SE of jumpgate to Nopileos'Fortune VI (in middle of purple patch, see screenshot in this thread)

13 - Nopileos Fortune VI - bottom right corner, +-300 km SE from jumpgate

14 - Matrix #9 - NNW of Center, W of inactive jump gate

15 - Lasting vengeance - SE of Center
16 - Second Contact II Flashpoint - Just west of the northern end of the highway in purple area.
17 - Atija's Misfortune III - +-235 km W of jumpgate to Faulty Logic VII

18 - Hewa's Twin I - S of TEL Teladi Trading Station

19 - Profit Center Alpha - NE of Center, about 180 km from both Wharf and Shipyard
20 - Silent Witness XII - NNW of Center

21 - Holy Vision - Center, close to jumpgate to Faulty Logic I
22 - Trinity Sanctum III - east of the shipyard and halfway into the smaller highway
23 - Second Contact XI - North of Center

24 - Memory of Profit X - S of accelerator
25 - Silent Witness I - South of Center, roughly equal distance to both jumpgates connected to the highway

26 - Pius Mists IV - Center
27 - Eighteen Billion - N of MIN Teladi Shipyard

28 - Morning Star III, center, close E to jumpgate to Heretics End

29 - The Void, S of the gate to Frontier Edge (this data vault has a scanable lore point but does not unlock an encyclopedia entry)

30-34 - In the Avarice and Windfall locations 5 datavaults get spawned randomly. They are needed for 5 blueprints for a new 5.0 battleship.
As these vaults are placed randomly there is no additional information possible to locate them. Note: they do *not* show up with
long range scanners. You have to use satellites and make sure you zoom in far enough to see the icon. Additionally you can filter
your map to only show the data vault icons and/or use AI controlled scouts to specifically look for data vaults.
You gain the blueprints by picking up goods in the datavault. You can do this before getting any quest about the battleship.

Bonus:
The Aquaduct - The Void, middle of blue region there.
The Aquaduct (14x) - Matrix #79B, Around jumpgate
The Aquaduct - Matrix #79B, close to blue patch (yes, that's nr 15 in this map)

Thank you to all people who contributed here!
Special thanks to:
Azuriel, SirDeity12, Koshea, Overlord_Cthulhu, TelluriumCrystal, Shadowgarl and errorname1002 for the hardest one ;)
The game is patched now to the point that the economy seems to work, so now back to playing the game without completely OP scanner mods installed ;)
(And it seems that the point at which a scanner detects a Vault and puts it on the map is 1/10 of the scanner range, so I could not blanket the maps as the game rightfully crashes with a 100.000 km range scanner... The 900km range scanners I used still had to be blanketed and then you have to wonder which map.)
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Re: Locations of data vaults

Post by Azuriel » Sun, 9. Dec 18, 00:47

hey! i looked at this post after i made my own. thanks for the info on the Hewa I vault. i found it thanks to that :)

I made a little list containing the locations of whatever vaults i found. Might as well double up on the info in case my post gets drowned out. the information might be a bit vague but it should provide a steady direction.

1 Matrix #9, NNW of center
2 Ianamus Zura VII, ESE of center
3 Trinity Sanctum VII, NW of center
4 Pious Mists IV, center
5 Pious Mists XI, center
6 Eighteen BIllion, West of center
7 Silent Witness XI, east of center
8 Silent Witness XII, NNW of center
9 Silent Witness I, center
10 Morning Star III, center
11 Heretics End, NW of center
12 Antigone Memorial, SW of center
13 Second Contact II Flashpoint, center
14 Black Hole Sun IV, SSW of center
15 Cardinals Redress, south of center
16 Second Contact XI, north of center
17 Holy Vision, center
18 Nopileos Fortune VI, bottom right corner

this is my list so far.
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Re: Locations of data vaults

Post by SirDeity12 » Sun, 9. Dec 18, 01:05

I'm still a n00b. What are data vaults? I just found one in Grand Exchange (where the player HQ is located). The data fault is bottom right hand corner amidst an asteroid field, but I have no idea what to do with it.

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Re: Locations of data vaults

Post by Azuriel » Sun, 9. Dec 18, 01:11

if you hop into your spacesuit and equip the repairbeam, you will find that there are a bunch of panels saying something about a leak, located on the structure. these panels have a red glow around them. if you repair them with the beam, they turn green. this in turn opens a door on the central box-like structure. upon repairing enough panels, more doors will open. at the very least you walk away with 1x scannable object (this triggers a mission if its your first one) and 1x box of loot. i would recommend marking the location with a navbeacon or satelite for future reference. meanwhile, i hadnt found the oner in grand exchange yet. im on my way now to look for it. thanks in advance :)
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Re: Locations of data vaults

Post by SirDeity12 » Sun, 9. Dec 18, 01:18

Image

The Data Vault is where my Research Probe is shown.

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Re: Locations of data vaults

Post by SirDeity12 » Sun, 9. Dec 18, 01:19

Will I need a cargo ship to carry the loot or will by small fighter be able to scoop it up?

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Re: Locations of data vaults

Post by Koshea » Sun, 9. Dec 18, 01:31

Awesome, I've been looking for such a list. Mine so far, didn't record position, just a system makes it easier to trakc down though

Hewa's Twin 1
Second Contact 2
Silent Witness 1
Eighteen Billion
Morning Star 3
Pious Mists 4
Pious Mists 11
Grand Exchange 1
Matrix 9
Hatikvah's Choice 3

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Re: Locations of data vaults

Post by Azuriel » Sun, 9. Dec 18, 01:33

SirDeity12 wrote:
Sun, 9. Dec 18, 01:19
Will I need a cargo ship to carry the loot or will by small fighter be able to scoop it up?
your spacesuit will suffice even :)
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Re: Locations of data vaults

Post by SirDeity12 » Sun, 9. Dec 18, 05:15

How do you get to Matrix #9? I don't see any jump gates in IZ-VII.

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Re: Locations of data vaults

Post by Koshea » Sun, 9. Dec 18, 11:23

From Matrix #451
There is a Jump Gate in IZ 7, pretty much middle of the map to get to Matrix #451

Here is a map
https://www.reddit.com/r/X4Foundations/ ... plete_map/

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Re: Locations of data vaults

Post by SirDeity12 » Sun, 9. Dec 18, 19:17

I've been flying around for hours now trying to find it. VII is a big system. I wish this game had x,y,z coordinates you could manually punch in the autopilot.

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Re: Locations of data vaults

Post by Overlord_Cthulhu » Mon, 10. Dec 18, 00:47

Hi great work!

i Visited today all of this locations.

Format:
Event Time (New Time) - Location, hint to find

My List:
-128 - ??? one of: matrix #9, NNW of center / Ianamus Zura VII, ESE of center / Antigone Memorial SW of center
* - missing
-104 - Trinity Sanctum VII, NW of center
-71 - Pious Mists XI, center
-25 - ??? one of: matrix #9, NNW of center / Ianamus Zura VII, ESE of center / Antigone Memorial SW of center
* - missing
241 - Black Hole Sun IV, SSW of center
323 - Cardinals Redress, south of center
324 - Silent Witness XI, east of center
328 - Heretics End, NW of center
* - missing
550 - grand exchange I, south of HQ
742 - Nopileos Fortune VI, bottom right corner
742 - ??? one of: matrix #9, NNW of center / Ianamus Zura VII, ESE of center / Antigone Memorial SW of center
* - missing
763 - Second Contact II Flashpoint, center
* - missing
764 - Hewa`s Twin I, south of Teladi Trading Station (thanks Konradius!)
764 - Profit center alpha
764 - Silent Witness XII, NNW of center
770 - Holy Vision, center
774 - Trinity Sanctum III, east of the shipyard and halfway into the smaller highway
778 - Second Contact XI, north of center
* - missing
782 - Silent Witness I, center
801 - Pious Mists IV, center
803 - Eighteen BIllion, West of center
820 - Morning Star III, center

Screenshots:
https://steamcommunity.com/profiles/765 ... &view=grid

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Re: Locations of data vaults

Post by MrVBauer » Mon, 10. Dec 18, 18:43

Overlord_Cthulhu wrote:
Mon, 10. Dec 18, 00:47
Hi great work!

i Visited today all of this locations.

Format:
Event Time (New Time) - Location, hint to find

My List:
-128 - ??? one of: matrix #9, NNW of center / Ianamus Zura VII, ESE of center / Antigone Memorial SW of center
* - missing
-104 - Trinity Sanctum VII, NW of center
-71 - Pious Mists XI, center
-25 - ??? one of: matrix #9, NNW of center / Ianamus Zura VII, ESE of center / Antigone Memorial SW of center
* - missing
241 - Black Hole Sun IV, SSW of center
323 - Cardinals Redress, south of center
324 - Silent Witness XI, east of center
328 - Heretics End, NW of center
* - missing
550 - grand exchange I, south of HQ
742 - Nopileos Fortune VI, bottom right corner
742 - ??? one of: matrix #9, NNW of center / Ianamus Zura VII, ESE of center / Antigone Memorial SW of center
* - missing
763 - Second Contact II Flashpoint, center
* - missing
764 - Hewa`s Twin I, south of Teladi Trading Station (thanks Konradius!)
764 - Profit center alpha
764 - Silent Witness XII, NNW of center
770 - Holy Vision, center
774 - Trinity Sanctum III, east of the shipyard and halfway into the smaller highway
778 - Second Contact XI, north of center
* - missing
782 - Silent Witness I, center
801 - Pious Mists IV, center
803 - Eighteen BIllion, West of center
820 - Morning Star III, center

Screenshots:
https://steamcommunity.com/profiles/765 ... &view=grid
Great work you all, I've also visited every location written here and used some of your screenshots to get my bearings. I can confirm that all of these locations and the corresponding event dates are correct. If I find new vaults, I'll get back here and update the list.

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Re: Locations of data vaults

Post by Azuriel » Mon, 10. Dec 18, 19:04

found another one. Hatikvahs Choice III, east north east. about halfway up the border if that makes sense

that makes 23 found out of 28
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Re: Locations of data vaults

Post by TelluriumCrystal » Mon, 10. Dec 18, 21:04

Just found Data Vault 11 in the SW corner of The Reach. An anomaly is also nearby, closer to the center.

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Re: Locations of data vaults

Post by Azuriel » Tue, 11. Dec 18, 21:27

TelluriumCrystal wrote:
Mon, 10. Dec 18, 21:04
Just found Data Vault 11 in the SW corner of The Reach. An anomaly is also nearby, closer to the center.

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well done! that puts it at 25 out of 28 found. nearly there :D
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Re: Locations of data vaults

Post by errorname1002 » Tue, 11. Dec 18, 21:40

Looking at the save file the remaining data leak is in "cluster_21_sector_2" this seems to be "Scale Plate Green VII" as to where it is, I think it is near the center if I understand the position correctly <position x="10.53" y="-2.346" z="-16.469"/> I am going to check it out in game right now

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Re: Locations of data vaults

Post by Ezarkal » Tue, 11. Dec 18, 21:44

Many many thanks for that list.

You should make sure it gets integrated into the wiki.
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Re: Locations of data vaults

Post by Azuriel » Wed, 12. Dec 18, 00:39

errorname1002 wrote:
Tue, 11. Dec 18, 21:40
Looking at the save file the remaining data leak is in "cluster_21_sector_2" this seems to be "Scale Plate Green VII" as to where it is, I think it is near the center if I understand the position correctly <position x="10.53" y="-2.346" z="-16.469"/> I am going to check it out in game right now
did you find anything? i did not.. checked in a 50km radius around those coords, all the while being shot at by random xenon. nothing :( checked the other scale plate green sector as well. same result.
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Re: Locations of data vaults [COMPLETE]

Post by Azuriel » Wed, 12. Dec 18, 02:12

right. found all of them. am i right in assuming that there is no reward?
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