Discovery Caches & Loot Overhaul

[Completed] Live on Secura Horizon and Secura Origins.
What's new
The loot mix got a broad refresh in v1.7.0. Three additions work together with the earlier loot updates:
Planetary discovery caches: hidden containers that appear out in the wilderness for explorers to find.
Expanded Rare Loot System (RLS), now including the Heroic Rare Loot System (HRLS) for the toughest bosses.
Credit chips: caches pay out their credits as a credit chip item you can redeem.
Discovery caches
Caches are random finds. They appear in the wilds of most planets, never inside cities, and each one stays out for a limited time before it quietly disappears if nobody has found it. Once a cache is gone, a new one can appear somewhere else later, so keep exploring.
Finding one: explore the wilderness and look for containers such as treasure drums, supply crates and loot crates. There is no marker, so a sharp eye is the tool.
Opening one: use the Open radial option. You loot a cache once; after it is opened the container disappears after a short moment.
What is inside: a payout of credits (delivered as a credit chip) and one or two items from the Rare Loot tables.
Locked caches: some caches are locked and show a Locked option. Characters with Smuggler skills can use Slice to unlock them.
Watch out: some caches are guarded or booby-trapped. Opening one can occasionally draw a pair of hostile locals, so be ready to fight.
More caches on bigger worlds: planets differ in how many caches can be out at once, and Ryloth is especially generous.
Rare Loot and HRLS
The Rare Loot System rewards chest drops from creatures, with daily and weekly limits that keep chests special. See the Related pages below for the details.
The Heroic Rare Loot System (HRLS) adds a second chest type for heroic encounters, dungeon bosses and world bosses. A defeated heroic boss can drop a Heroic Rare Loot Chest in its loot. Use the chest from your inventory (Use) to open it: it is consumed and gives one or two heroic rewards from the HRLS loot table.
Credit chip crates
Credits found in discovery caches arrive as a credit chip in your inventory. Hold the chip in your inventory and choose Use: the credits are deposited straight into your bank and the chip is consumed. The chip shows its amount when you examine it.
How Luck helps
Luck improves your loot chances and amounts across the loot system. See the Loot System Revamp page for how it works.
Related pages
Loot System Revamp: Luck increases loot chance and amounts.
Rare Loot System (RLS) - Updates & Fixes: daily and weekly chest limits.
Enhanced Loot System
Foraging treasure map toggle
Space Rare Loot System
v1.7.0 Live Update
FAQ
Where do I find caches? They are random, so there is nothing to camp. Explore the wilderness of any planet outside the cities.
Can I open a cache someone else already opened? No. Each cache can be looted once.
What are credit chips for? Use the chip from your inventory to move its credits into your bank.
Does HRLS replace the normal Rare Loot System? No. HRLS adds heroic chests on top of it.
Can anyone open a locked cache? Locked caches need the Smuggler Slice option.