Maybe it's a bug that the dev's are aware of. It was a bug back in Season 1 and unfortunately it's back. There are only red anomalies in the cluster missions. The cluster sector space is fine though. Do you also have this bug or is it just me?

I have the exact same problem. If I'm scanning in an Explore star cluster, it's all fine and dandy. But the moment I warp into an Explore mission, they're all minimal level data samples.

Story missions are perfectly fine, though. At least the ones I've done.

I think that is what he meant, ones inside cluster maps are all red. Ones outside are fine.

but this makes no sense considering there are 3-5 lvls of items to get. why would the lowest only be inside reguarless of lvl?

It's a bug. Same thing occurred during the beta; you would only get the red anomalies inside mission maps, regardless of where it was. They're looking into it; I'll try to find dstahl's post about it and link it.

edit: Never mind, he posted about the bug relating to your level equaling the types you received. I do know that it is a bug (one of those old ones that seem to pop back up occasionally, lol), though, and hopefully it will get fixed soon.

having same issue. as post abbove only get them when in a mission.

Okies, it's definately a bug then. Added to my bug list.

Any news when this gets fixed?

No news on this bug yet, but many others are getting fixed today. My bug list is now located in the bug forum. Five pages of discussion and rising.

They are also not randomized in the star clusters. I can't seem to find any Tetryon Particles or Plasma Samples in the Romulan sectors. It's all Encoded Data.