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Treeslayer
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by Treeslayer » Tue May 13, 2025 11:42 pm
After searching old posts and Reddit I concluded no one seemed to ‘really’ knows what the deal is with those safes. They drop from guards at Foreman’s and yet they seem to be forgotten.
Well, here’s the deal:
No tools required.
Click on the thing and it will display the amount of B&E required.
Somewhere around the high 480s to the low 540s will pop virtually all of them.
Inside the “loot” varies.
From carbon rich rocks to gold, platinum and instruction disks pop out and the safe disappears.
I recollect from many years in the past hearing that ‘even’ GA appeared although I find that doubtful.
So, mystery solved

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lopnk
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by lopnk » Wed May 14, 2025 1:07 am
They are actually a good way to farm for GA1 and GA2 from my understanding.
Becuse they almost always have at least 1 nano ID inside them and a relatively consistent QL range.
Ive heard many people say they have pulled Grid Armor from the personal safes that drop there.
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Cariadast
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by Cariadast » Wed May 14, 2025 5:34 pm
I thought the safes were in one of our guides. Perhaps in our updating of the guides that section was lost. Not really sure.
I have added the safes (and a few other bits of Biomare info) to the
Biomare guide.
I have personally pulled a GA1 out of a safe in my time, but I'm old as dirt. Other than that, collecting as many safes as you can, and cracking them while you shop fodder the junk loot, is a good way to make creds at lower levels.
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