Dvalin: Spoilers may occur

[Fossaman]

So, I'm coveting the Ion9 thingy that the XML claims you can get from Dvalin. But I'm running out of Dwarg to rob to get him stuff. Are there any other types of stuff that will work? I've experimented a little, but haven't been able to come up with anything.

So, what all will he accept?

[FAD]

I've gotten that Ion9 cannon before. SPOILER ALERT!







Gather only undamaged weapons--Ares, Gaian, Luminous, Dwarg... The higher the level of weapons, the better your chance of getting his cannon.

[Fossaman]

Ares lightning cannon doesn't work, unfortunately. Ah well, back to the hunt, I guess. I got him to accept some luminous shields, that was good.

[Yugi]

I've actually found the Ion9 weapon to be pretty weak.

[Fossaman]

Yeah, it looked pretty nifty, though. I just wanted to try it out, and am too lazy to keep track of all this modding nonsense.

Awesome graphic for it, though.

[Lord Trogg]

SPOILER!





I found that armour is good too. He accepts heavy and massive tharsis plates as well as luminous armiture. He also accepts damaged lightning turrets as well as normal and enhanced ones.

[Frits]

That would be weird if he didn't accept the weapons when enhanced.
If ie my reactor is damaged by a Ventari ionshot will the station repair it?

[Sponge]

SPOILERS BELOW









I've been looking through the XML, and I believe this to be the list of items he accepts:

aswU +NotForSale; -Rasiermesser; F:rv-

From this, we can gather that he only likes things that are not for sale, and that aren't Rasiermesser.

'aswU' means "Armor, Shields, Weapons, Uninstalled." This means that as long as you have armor, weapons, or shields that are uninstalled and fitting the other requirements, he'll take them (thanks to OddBob). 'F:rv-' has something to do with how rare an item is. Perhaps it means 'Frequency:Rare,VeryRare-', which would imply that he will only accept items that are considered rare or veryrare. The '-' may mean unique items that cannof be found through conventional means (thanks to Dvlenk).

I've also been able to figure out how this system works. You get XP, and for preset amounts pf XP you have, you get a reward. How much XP you get for an item is determined by a bunch of things. It seems that if you have already donated a certain number (5, I think), you will get no XP for the item. If the item is damaged, you will get less XP than if the item were not damaged. Although I have not been able to figure out the exact method that the game dishes out XP, I've made a quick guide that you can use ingame to calculate how much XP an item gives you.

If Dvalin is ecstatic, you get (item level) * (10) XP
If Dvalin is very pleased, you get (item level) * (7) XP
If Dvalin is impressed, you get (item level) * (5) XP
If Dvalin is pleased, you get (item level) * (2) XP
If Dvalin is not very interested, you get (item level) * (1) XP
If Dvalin is uninterested, you get 0 XP

Here is a guide for what rewards you get.
Note that there is a thread around here that lists enhancements, but the only one that applied to this list was Regeneration. I've filled it in where it goes, and have requested an update on the enhancement thread.

150 XP: 4 Segments of Advanced Ceralloy Armor, with one of the following random enhancements. 0x010a, 0x0349, REGENERATE

300XP: An Akan600Turret with one of the following enhancements. 0x1003, 0x0107, 0x0105

600 XP: 4 Segments of Dvalin Armor.

1200XP: A Dvalin Ion9 Cannon with one of the following enhancements. 0x0108, 0x0109, 0x010a

[OddBob]

"aswU" means:

a = armor
s = shields
w = weapons
U = is not installed

so he will take anything that is armor, shield or weapon and not installed.

There's a complete list of categories in the main XML in the item table section.

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[dvlenk6]

I think the F:rv- means that he will accept ONLY rare or very rare items. I think the "-" means 'unique' or items that don't appear randomly throughout the game; so add those to the list.

[Sponge]

Thanks for the info, guys. I edited it into my post and gave credit. I've been looking through the XML and still can't figure out everything that determines how much he likes an object. I know the key factors are damage and amount donated, but there has to be other things factored in.

[dvlenk6]

Looks like XP is based on item level to me.
Then the item level is multiplied depending on condition.
First donation of an item is the most XP. Next 4 donations of the same item type gives less XP. After 5 of same type you get no XP
damaged items are less XP.
It looks like damaged items count towards the 5 limit for an item type. So donating damaged items isn't probably a good idea.

[Fossaman]

Nice! That's what I was looking for. That bit about damaged items is rather important.

[goat not sheep]

Can you state a list of all the items Dvalin accepts? I can only get him to be not very interested.

[Fossaman]

From what I know:

Dwarg:
Chiton armor
Catatropic armor
Holochroal armor
Behemoth Cannon
Xiphon Cannon
Cnidocyst cannon (or whatever)

Does not accept cnidocyst nodules thingies.

Luminous:
Armature
Blast Shields
Ion Shields
Particle Shields
Thermo Shields

Does NOT accept Ion blasters.

Ares:
Massive or Heavy Tharsis plate
Lightning Turret
Hecates Cannon (I think)

Does NOT accept archcannons or lighting cannons.

He'd probably accept stuff like Kytryn launchers and Iocrym veils, but it's not worth it.