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Mass Effect Hints

Crashed Probes

  • These probes can be decrypted open in order to get a couple of upgrade items if your squad's highest Electronics talent is high enough. (Some probes require it to be maxed out.)

    * Argos Rho cluster, Hydra system, planet Metgos (debris site)
    * Argos Rho cluster, Phoenix system, planet Tuntau (debris site)

    * Armstrong Nebula cluster, Gagarin system, planet Rayingri (debris site)
    * Armstrong Nebula cluster, Grissom system, moon Solcrum of planet Notanban (debris site)
    * Armstrong Nebula cluster, Hong system, planet Casbin (debris site)
    * Armstrong Nebula cluster, Tereshkova system, planet Antibaar (debris site)
    * Armstrong Nebula cluster, Vamshi system, planet Maji (debris site)

    * Artemis Tau cluster, Macedon system, planet Sharjila (debris site)
    * Artemis Tau cluster, Sparta system, planet Edolus (debris site)

    * Attican Beta cluster, Hercules system, planet Eletania (debris site)

    * Gemini Sigma cluster, Han system, planet Mavigon (debris site)

    * Hades Gamma cluster, Antaeus system, planet Trebin (debris site, scavengers to fight)
    * Hades Gamma cluster, Cacus system, planet Chohe (debris site)
    * Hades Gamma cluster, Dis system, planet Klensal (debris site)
    * Hades Gamma cluster, Plutus system, planet Nonuel (debris site)

    * Hawking Eta cluster, Century system, moon Presrop of planet Klendagon (debris site)

    * Horse Head Nebula cluster, Fortuna system, planet Aramanthine (debris site)
    * Horse Head Nebula cluster, Strenuus system, planet Xawin (debris site)

    * Kepler Verge cluster, Newton system, planet Ontarom (debris site)

    * Local cluster, Sol system, moon Luna of planet Earth (CCCP Luna 23 site)

    * Maroon Sea cluster, Matano system, planet Chasca (debris site)
    * Maroon Sea cluster, Vostok system, planet Nodacrux (debris site)

    * Styx Theta cluster, Acheron system, planet Altahe (a bit south and a long way east of drop point)
    * Styx Theta cluster, Erebus system, planet Nepmos (debris site)

    * Voyager cluster, Amazon system, planet Agebinium (debris site)
    * Voyager cluster, Columbia system, planet Nepheron (debris site)
    * Voyager cluster, Yangtze system, planet Binthu (debris site)