SWTOR Dantooine Biomes Secret Datapads Guide

The datapads of the Dantooine Biomes help explain the story of the relationship between the scientists and their work on the Dantooine Crashed Ship Zone. They are objects you can right-click and read once you find them. We don’t really understand what these are for yet – they might just be little fun lore objects and not related to questing or achievements.

Dantooine Biomes

If you are not familiar with the Dantooine Biomes, they are a level 80 area introduced in Update 7.8 You can learn how to start on the Dantooine Biomes guide.

SWTOR Dantooine Biome Dynamic Encounters Guide

Where are the Datapads?

The datapads are located at the four different camps – the base camp and the three different biome camps.

• Base Camp
  • Datapad “Entry #005”
  • Datapad “Entry #017”
  • Datapad “Entry #36”
• Geothermal Area
  • Datapad “Entry #0057”
  • Datapad “Entry #0147”
  • Datapad “Entry #039”
  • Datapad “Entry #044”
• Glacial Camp
  • Datapad “Performance Evaluation”
  • Datapad “Many, Many Requests”
  • Datapad “So Many Attempts”
  • Datapad “Project update:”
• Sporefall Camp
  • Datapad “Lurak Thistle”
  • Datapad “Our Late Arrival”
  • Datapad “Disastrous Sample Collection”
• Sporefall Camp, Doctor Spears Tent
  • Datapad “You Are Not A Scientist”
  • Datapad “Not Coming Back”
  • Datapad “Do Not Touch It” *** (missing?)
• Other (Base Camp)
  • The Rock
  • Datapad Tunnels

The Rock

Base Camp Area

Datapad Tunnels – Base Camp Area

Datapad “Entry #005” – Base Camp Area

Datapad “Entry #017” – Base Camp Area

Datapad “Entry #36” – Base Camp Area

Geothermal Area

Datapad “Entry #0057” – Geothermal Area

Datapad “Entry #0147” – Geothermal Area

Datapad “Entry #039” – Geothermal Area

Datapad “Entry #044” – Geothermal Area

Datapad “Obsession With Rocks” – Geothermal Area

Glacial Area

Datapad Performance Evaluation – Glacial Area

Datapad “Many, Many Requests” – Glacial Area

Datapad “So Many Attempts” – Glacial Area

Datapad “Project update:” – Glacial Area

Sporefall Area

Datapad “Lurak Thistle” – Sporefall Area

Datapad “Our Late Arrival” – Sporefall Area

Sporefall Area Doctor Spears Tent

Datapad “You Are Not A Scientist” – Sporefall Area

Datapad “Not Coming Back” – Sporefall Area

Datapad “Do Not Touch It” – Sporefall Area

It was NOT there when I returned later on the live server – I’m not sure if it did not make it to live, or if it appears/disappears depending on the state of the biomes. 

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Datapad Disastrous Sample Collection – Sporefall Area

Datapad First Three Requests – Sporefall Area

Datamining

While we don’t have a cut-and-dry list of the datapads, these are what they are all called in the game’s files. There seems to be 17 datapads.

• Astrozoologist Datapad
• Astrozoologist Datapad 2
• Botanist Datapad
• Botanist Datapad 2
• Doctor Spears Datapad
• Doctor Spears Datapad 2
• Doctor Spears Datapad 3
• Geologist Datapad
• Geologist Datapad 2
• Lead Scientist Datapad
• Lead Scientist Datapad 2
• Lead Scientist Datapad 3
• Naturalist Datapad
• Naturalist Datapad 2
• Stoic Researcher Datapad
• Wist Camp Leader Datapad (Sporefall)
• Wist Camp Leader Datapad 2 (Sporefall)

And then there is also the ATTENTION: URGENT! datapad near the rock, and ??? the rock sample itself.

There’s also the “Jannimak Access” datapad right beside the reputation vendor, which may not be involved and is just telling you about the tunnels.

Datapad Text

I have not written down all the datapads yet, but here is some of them.

The Rock

ATTENTION: URGENT!: STOP! Do not study, touch, scan, speak with, or otherwise interact with this rock unless you have a Level Five or higher Geological Aptitude rating (which you do not!). –Professor Cavalz

Datapad Entry #5

Progress Log: Entry 005

We’ve been on Dantooine for almost a week, and the progress we’ve made is awe-inspiring! So many qualified people from such diverse organizations have come to help containment efforts. I’ve already noted many of them as potential GSI recruits.

While relocating indigenous fauna away from the danger, we’ve identified some specimens that show great promise for GSI’s bioweapons division.

And the most amazing find—initial scans of the ship’s wreckage revealed something I’ve never seen before: modular self-constructing systems, still active! Further observation indicates that they create and customize environs for the ship’s many diverse specimens. Astounding! And fortuitous.

Imagine what GSI could do with this technology in areas like emergency transport or temporary shelters. My own projects will greatly benefit from such a discovery. I can’t wait to get my hands on these systems.

Datapad Entry #57

[Research Log Entry 0057

I’m on the ledge northeast of the crash perimeter, and there is no doubt in my mind that I’ve found a very special rock. No other rock conveys such a strong feeling of warmth and comfort. This isn’t just an unusual rock—I’m convinced it’s a primal rock, the key to a deeper understanding, beyond our natural perception, of all geologic matter and how it’s connected! I need to uncover these mysteries, but of course I’m constantly interrupted by requests to help wrangle the space zoo specimens.

Now my fellow researchers are becoming obsessed with the rock, too. Their interest is validating, but they don’t understand what they’re dealing with. If they interact with the rock, they’ll only hurt it. Or themselves, I suppose. I can’t trust them to keep themselves under control around it. I put up a sign to prevent them from disturbing my rock, which should settle the matter. ]

Datapad Tunnels

Jannimak Access: Jannimak Tunnel Entrance–Access Card Required WARNING: Tunnel leads to ship interior, patrolled by Jannimak security droids. Entry is prohibited unless accompanied by approved security personnel.

Datapad Performance Evaluation

[Performance evaluation: Doctor Maniks
Initial observations: Too meddlesome. Jovial demeanor and “sunny” disposition suggest primary focus is on making friends, rather than data collection. Proposed development plan: Reinforce commitment to mission parameters and GSI goals. Personal directive: Ignore attempts at fraternization.

Performance evaluation: Doctor Sanner
Initial observations: Uninhibited enthusiasm and appreciation for botanical sciences. Exquisite sample cataloguing methods. Unquenchable curiosity. Proposed development plan: Reward continued commendable performance. Personal directive: Determine what sort of flowers he would appreciate. Perhaps Banalilies? They are renowned for their hardiness in the elements.

Performance evaluation: Doctor Spears
Initial observations: Antisocial tendencies. Complete disregard for authority. When I reminded him of his responsibilities as part of this team, he responded by suggesting I perform a very colorful act involving “rankweed.” I will not commit his words to written record. Proposed development plan: Reassign to Professor Edreck’s team. Personal directive: Avoid direct communication wherever possible. ]

Datapad You Are Not A Scientist

[Messaging Application: Open] [One unread message] You are not a scientist YOU ARE NOT A SCIENTIST. When you start to think you are READ THIS! THEN READ IT AGAIN!

FOCUS ON THE GOAL you’re here for a huge score NOT to make a scientific breakthrough NOT to build an army of genetically-altered ginx AND NOT to take over the galaxy as the “Spore Lord” WHATEVER THAT IS.

This stuff in the air is making you think crazy things but you are SMARTER AND STRONGER THAN SOME STUPID SPORES

DON’T LISTEN

THINK OF THE CREDITS ]

Datapad Not Coming Back

[Messaging Application: Open] [One unsent draft] I already told you I’m not coming back, so quit asking. I’m done with the Nova Blades.

I knew those idiots wouldn’t be able to handle a ship like this. Not one of ’em could even strap their boots up right, and they thought they’d make heads or tails of this stuff? Now the blasted thing’s crashed… but I’m gonna be the one who takes home all the loot.

See, I’ve actually got a brain, and I’ve done my homework. These know-it-alls are my ticket into where the goodies are stashed. For all their smarts, they sure don’t pay enough attention. And when they’re not looking, I’ll walk right out with enough high-tech gear to pay off my pazaak debts AND stash enough away to run a few jobs of my own. ]

Datapad Do Not Touch It

[WHOEVER IS USING MY DATAPAD DO NOT TOUCH IT AGAIN, OR I WILL BE FORCED TO GIVE YOU TO MY PETS FOR THEIR AMUSEMENT!

MY RESEARCH NOTES ARE FAR MORE IMPORTANT THAN WHATEVER PRIMITIVE SCHEME YOU ARE PURSUING. THE FATE OF ENTIRE WORLDS IS AT STAKE, AND YOU ARE WASTING VALUABLE STORAGE SPACE BY MESSAGING YOUR “FRIENDS!” ]

Datapad Disastrous Sample Collection

[Progress Log: New Entry After such a notably disastrous sample collection, I’ve confined poor Vriss to medical supervision for the time being. I thought we had figured out how to defend against the worst of the spores’ influence, but the blasted things have changed… well, “tactics” doesn’t seem like the right word for something without sentience, but I can’t think of anything else that so accurately describes what’s happening.

One moment the spores increase aggressive tendencies in anyone who breathes them in; the next, they impede muscular function and capacity just by touching unprotected skin. If I didn’t know any better, I’d say that the Jannimak’s systems—the ones that are propagating and spreading the spores—are conducting experiments, collecting data on the spores’ effectiveness. Until we can reliably predict these effects—or ideally, mitigate them—progress here will be hindered. ]

Datapad First Three Requests

[Messaging Application: Open] [One unsent draft] Doctor Pordav,

I received the first three requests you sent about the Lurak Thistle. As I said in my most recent status report [see below], the search is currently underway. I understand the importance of studying the plant for its neural influencing properties, but addressing your continued reminders is only adding to my workload. If you need this task completed sooner, speak to Professor Cavalz. None of his specimens require regular feeding.

Lurak Thistle plant progress: Initial surveys of the arbor floor and understory layer found no evidence of the Lurak Thistle’s existence. From the little data Doctor Kontor has gathered about the trees, we likely won’t find it in the emergent layer either. Our best bet is to search the canopy, which we can’t reach until the spores are reasonably controlled. Until then, we’ll make use of scanners. ]

Datamining

While we don’t have a cut-and-dry list of the datapads, these are what they are all called in the game’s files. There seems to be 17 datapads.

• Astrozoologist Datapad
• Astrozoologist Datapad 2
• Botanist Datapad
• Botanist Datapad 2
• Doctor Spears Datapad
• Doctor Spears Datapad 2
• Doctor Spears Datapad 3
• Geologist Datapad
• Geologist Datapad 2
• Lead Scientist Datapad
• Lead Scientist Datapad 2
• Lead Scientist Datapad 3
• Naturalist Datapad
• Naturalist Datapad 2
• Stoic Researcher Datapad
• Wist Camp Leader Datapad (Sporefall)
• Wist Camp Leader Datapad 2 (Sporefall)

And then there is also the ATTENTION: URGENT! datapad near the rock, and ??? the rock sample itself.

There’s also the “Jannimak Access” datapad right beside the reputation vendor, which may not be involved and is just telling you about the tunnels.