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Gems and where to find them
By Daenorth
Short and sweet where to find the different gems and what protection to use.
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Category: Loot, Multiplayer, Walkthroughs
Languages: English
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26 Sep, 2018 @ 5:35am
20 Oct, 2018 @ 10:06am
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Guide Index
Overview
Diamond 
Ruby 
Sapphire 
Topaz 
Amethyst 
Emerald 
How to check your altitude 
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Diamond
Diamond will generally be found on Serpensaridni [Tier 5 planet] and Alcyon [Tier 6 planet] and you will find them in altitudes of 0 - 30, and usually deep bellow mountains.

You will also need Volatile Protection, for Serpensaridni you will need 3 points and for Alcyon you will need 4 points, as shown below.


Diamond is the Primary Gem on Serpensaridni and Ruby is the Secondary (Meaning you will generally find 50-75% more of the Primary gem than the Secondary one).
Ruby
Ruby will generally be found on Serpensaridni [Tier 5 planet] and Alcyon [Tier 6 planet] you will find them in altitudes of 0 - 20, and usually below sandy deserts

You will also need Volatile Protection, for Serpensaridni you will need 3 points and for Alcyon you will need 4 points, as shown below.


Ruby is the Primary Gem on Alcyon and Diamond is the Secondary (Meaning you will generally find 50-75% more of the Primary gem than the Secondary one).
Sapphire
Sapphire will generally be found on Alnitans [Tier 5 planet] and Cardass [Tier 6 planet] you will find them in altitudes of 85 - 145, and you will usually find them inside hills.

You will also need Potent Protection, for Alnitans you will need 3 points and for Cardass you will need 4 points, as shown below.


Sapphire is the Primary Gem on Alnitans and Topaz is the Secondary (Meaning you will generally find 50-75% more of the Primary gem than the Secondary one).
Topaz
Topaz will generally be found on Alnitans [Tier 5 planet] and Cardass [Tier 6 planet] you will find them in altitudes of 105 - 175, and you will usually find them inside mountains.

You will also need Potent Protection, for Alnitans you will need 3 points and for Cardass you will need 4 points, as shown below.


Topaz is the Primary Gem on Cardass and Sapphire is the Secondary (Meaning you will generally find 50-75% more of the Primary gem than the Secondary one).
Amethyst
Amethyst will generally be found on Besevrona [Tier 5 planet] and Shedu Tier [Tier 6 planet] you will find them in altitudes of 0 - 20, and you will usually find them on shorelines.

You will also need Caustic Protection, for Besevrona you will need 3 points and for Shedu Tier you will need 4 points, as shown below.


Amethyst is the Primary Gem on Besevrona and Emerald is the Secondary (Meaning you will generally find 50-75% more of the Primary gem than the Secondary one).
Emerald
Emerald will generally be found on Besevrona [Tier 5 planet] and Shedu Tier [Tier 6 planet] you will find them in altitudes of 0 - 20, and you will usually find them in deep water areas.

You will also need Caustic Protection, for Besevrona you will need 3 points and for Shedu Tier you will need 4 points, as shown below.


Emerald is the Primary Gem on Shedu Tier and Amethyst is the Secondary (Meaning you will generally find 50-75% more of the Primary gem than the Secondary one).
How to check your altitude
So how you can see what altitudes you are at just press F1 and in the top off your screen there will now be a blue bar, at the left side of that bar there will be a text saying (F1) Menu, press that and open the Debug Information and you will find out that a new window opens up, in that window there will be a camera position and a player position. It will consist of your facing North / East / South and West + your Altitude.

13 Comments
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Thyqua 20 May, 2020 @ 4:42am 
Merci, merci, merci
Asfluxiation 5 Nov, 2018 @ 8:45am 
He doesnt explain very well the precise elevations... and he drags out his videos. Hes never clear and concise. You usually have to do a ton more experementing elevations to find the sweet spots.
I already knew the elevations and where to look. But i saw your guide and see that it is more clear and concise in a little amount of reading that needs to be done. I dont speak for others but if i need info i dont want to have to read a book 9 hours or listen to a 9 hour video on how to do something. Clear and Concise is the way to go. Plus you explain how to get to the debug menu for the Elevation monitor. No one else is doing that.
Daenorth  [author] 5 Nov, 2018 @ 8:29am 
Glad to hear you liked it, and jiivita usually goes alot more into detail than this guide does at the moment. Have yet to see any of his gem guides so i cant comment on how he explains that.
Asfluxiation 5 Nov, 2018 @ 7:59am 
Jiivita takes 10 minutes to explain what you did in under 2 minutes of reading. Thanks for the info. I feel this is a better knowledge source than Jiivita.
Daenorth  [author] 24 Oct, 2018 @ 1:47am 
No worries, felt like not everyone uses the forums + for steam users this is a quicker way to get access to it.

Will also update it abit more with the more common heights for the gems as soon as i've tested that abit more. Like f.ex i feel i get generally more diamond at 6 height instead of any higher or lower. Emeralds were more common on 10-13 than any other height for me etc.
Zzz 23 Oct, 2018 @ 11:42pm 
Thank you so much for this guide.
Daenorth  [author] 28 Sep, 2018 @ 7:47am 
Thats my bad, didnt quite recall the needed protection, but it is updated now to the newest numbers.
NexAngelus *X* 28 Sep, 2018 @ 6:25am 
whats the level 5 protection for? i know u need 1 level for the corrisponding lvl 4s. "skills" now say on them metal/coal/lush as well as their earlier atmos. not sure about lvl 5 but i was on a 6 earlier today and it only req 4. or less didnt try less but u dont need 5 for sure.
AV Gaming 27 Sep, 2018 @ 3:42pm 
ah okay then yeah debug would be better, I haven't messed around with moving it on the screen yet
Daenorth  [author] 27 Sep, 2018 @ 2:34pm 
Okay i've updated it with what protection you need, also set the gems that are on the same planet together and added a little more info to where its more common for them to be.