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Particle traces are inventory items that were originally obtained by scanning Anomalous Readings either in space or on the ground. They were also awarded on a critical success of a Duty Officer assignment, or achieving a high score in the Dilithium Mining mini game.

Their only purpose is to achieve the Trace Tracker Accolade. This was the case from their introduction, up until the release of Season Three: Genesis, when they were required to craft Very Rare items, and as inputs to certain Duty officer assignments. With the crafting overhaul included with Season 9.5 they returned to their original purpose, however since they are no longer obtainable from the Anomoly Scanning mini game, their only source is currently the Exchange.

There are ten unique traces:

List of particle traces[ | ]

Icon Name
Antithoron Particle Trace iconRare icon Antithoron Particle Trace
Anyon Particle Trace iconRare icon Anyon Particle Trace
Beta-Tachyon Particle Trace iconRare icon Beta-Tachyon Particle Trace
Chronometric Particle Trace iconRare icon Chronometric Particle Trace
Dekyon Particle Trace iconRare icon Dekyon Particle Trace
Duderon Particle Trace iconRare icon Duderon Particle Trace
Methogenic Particle Trace iconRare icon Methogenic Particle Trace
Metreon Particle Trace iconRare icon Metreon Particle Trace
Trianium Particle Trace iconRare icon Trianium Particle Trace
Vertion Particle Trace iconRare icon Vertion Particle Trace

Notes[ | ]

  • Particle traces of the same type can stack up to 250 units.
  • The Multiphasic Event which is available every day increases the likelihood that you'll find particle traces on every part of the map, regardless of whether you're in space or on a ground mission.
  • Unlike ordinary data samples, particle traces are not geographically tied to specific Exploration Clusters. Although it may occasionally appear as though certain traces are in certain sectors, such appearances are deceiving. Careful analysis reveals that any particle traces can be found anywhere on the map, even when there is no Multiphasic Event ongoing.
  • Particle traces may not all be equally rare. Prices on the exchange, as well as short term analysis of actual scanning results, seem to suggest that some particle traces are found more often than others. Assuming that the exchange is a more-or-less reasonable marketplace, governed by supply and demand to some degree, one would expect that the various traces would all have roughly the same price. However, this is demonstrably not the case, immediately suggesting an imbalance in either supply or demand. Actual scanning results do point to some traces being more common than others — Duderon being by far the easiest to get in mid-July 2012 — though it's possible that this is perfectly random chance only seeming to favor one result over another. The exact mathematical mechanics behind rare sample discovery are, for obvious reasons, a Cryptic company secret.
  • Originally, the sole purpose of collection Particle traces was the Trace Tracker Accolade. With Season Three: Genesis, these are now used to craft Very Rare items. They are also necessary inputs for some other assignments, such as “Advanced Analysis of Particle Trace Data Samples” and “Infuse Alien Artifact with Rare Particles”. Most of these trace-requiring missions are available from your ship's Engineering Deck, but there are also a few randomly-encountered assignments which need one or two particle traces, like “Research Improved Phase Discriminators”, which can be found whilst traveling in the Eta Eridani Sector Block.
  • Before the release of Season Three: Genesis particle traces were Bind on Pickup.
  • Removed from game as part of the Season 9.5 update patch on 17 July 2014.

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