Degraded Emissions

Main article: Unidentified Signal Source

Degraded Emissions
Type	Spontaneous
Threat Level(s)	0 - 4
Activities	Combat Salvage

Degraded Emissions are a type of signal source, and are one of the most common signal types found anywhere. Even unpopulated systems will occasionally spawn Degraded Emissions.

Degraded Emissions can act as the mission site for various types of Recovery mission (e.g. Black Box, Rare Artwork).

Signal Contents

Degraded Emissions can generate different content:

Threat Level	Contents
Any	Mission Salvage. If acting as the mission site for a Recovery mission, the site will include the requested items and potentially additional miscellaneous items. These sites can occasionally spawn with a threat rating - when this happens, a group of pirates will jump in shortly after arrival and proceed to attack. When flying an Anaconda, the pirate wave will typically be one larger ship (such as an Anaconda, Fer-de-Lance, etc.) backed up by 3-5 smaller ships like Sidewinders and Eagle MkIIs. Search and Rescue (SAR) ships. The SAR ships will proceed to scoop any cargo present.
0	A debris field and several Very Common, Common, and Standard Manufactured Materials.
1	Nothing yet (please add if known)
2	Unknown Probe. These only spawn in the sphere of influence around Ammonia planets near the Pleiades Nebula.
3	A debris field resulting from a ship's destruction, containing any of the following: Several commodities (most stolen or illegal) (usually salvage like escape pods, technical blueprints, rebel transmissions etc…), and/or several Very Common, Common, and Standard Manufactured Materials. In Anarchy systems, pirate ships will appear and attack you.
4	Nothing yet (please add if known)

Spawn Locations

Degraded Emissions can appear in any inhabited systems and in nearby uninhabited systems.