Encounter Attributes

Behavior Difficulty

Rating	Title	Description
★☆☆☆☆	No Challenge	Encounters are not hostile.
★★☆☆☆	Minimal	Encounters are passively hostile, will only use turrets if you get close.
★★★☆☆	Average	Encounters will likely not engage players unless provoked or approached.
★★★★☆	Hostile	Encounters will seek players and attack when conditions are met (visibility, signals, etc).
★★★★★	Nightmare	Encounters are easily aware of targets in the area and will relentlessly attack.

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Grid Difficulty

Rating	Title	Description
★☆☆☆☆	No Challenge	Grids are not significantly armed and/or armored.
★★☆☆☆	Minimal	Smaller grids that are lightly armed and/or armored.
★★★☆☆	Average	Average sized grids that are moderately armed and/or armored.
★★★★☆	Difficult	Larger sized grids that are heavily armed and/or armored.
★★★★★	Nightmare	Massive sized grids that are heavily armed and/or armored.

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Environments

Type	Description
Space	Encounters can appear in space (zero gravity).
Atmosphere	Encounters can appear on planets with an atmosphere.
Gravity	Encounters can appear on planets without an atmosphere.
Water	Encounters can appear on water surface (while using Water Mod).
Underwater	Encounters can appear under the water surface (while using Water Mod).

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Encounter Types

Type	Description
Space Cargo Ship	Encounters that appear in space, fly in a linear path, and despawn when they reach the end of their path.
Planetary Cargo Ship	Encounters that appear near a planet's surface, fly in a linear path, and despawn when they reach the end of their path.
Random Encounter	Encounters that appear at random in space as the player travels across large distances.
Planetary Installation	Encounters that appear at random on a planet's surface as the player travels across large distances.
Static Encounter	Encounters that appear once the player has gotten close to where it should appear. These encounters only appear once.
Boss Encounter	Difficult encounters the player can optionally engage by traveling to a designated GPS signal.
Drone Encounter	Encounters that appear randomly on a timer near the player proximity.
Creature	Animal or bot encounters that appear on a planet's surface near the player.