risa artifact scanner

drkwolf84 · August 2020

so. the artifact scanner is bugged. no matter how many times i use it it sends me in multiple different directions. i can stand in one spot and hit it 4 to 5 times and each time it points in a new direction.

stupidconversion · August 2020

Mine has always done that. The only way I can get artifacts is just go to known points on a map and check to see if it reveals a dig.

Unfortunately I haven't found a complete map so I waste a lot of time and haven't bothered to try to get the accolade.

If one is taking too long I just drop it and try another character.

snowwolf · August 2020

It works best on foot, it seems bugged only while using a floater. So I only use the floater to get over mountains quickly.

tasshena · August 2020

snowwolf#0563 wrote: »

It works best on foot, it seems bugged only while using a floater. So I only use the floater to get over mountains quickly.

Yes, and what's the quickest way to get multiple alts through the hunt? The floaters. Landing every few minutes to scan will hamper that

Still needs fixing.

anodynes · August 2020

stupidconversion wrote: »

Mine has always done that. The only way I can get artifacts is just go to known points on a map and check to see if it reveals a dig.

Unfortunately I haven't found a complete map so I waste a lot of time and haven't bothered to try to get the accolade.

If one is taking too long I just drop it and try another character.

Artifacts Map with that one on the
western slope of the volcano that never existed, but some people claimed was there briefly the first year. Ignore that one and you have them all.

I never relied on the scanner lines, as they were always at least a bit misleading. I found it easier to start right by Sovek, then go due South until it said Further, check due West a bit for Closer/Further, then East if it said Further. Doing this I finish on average in two minutes or so.

Edit: If it says Further immediately when you go South, then switch to North. It will be one of the five at the North end oif the map if that is the case.

stupidconversion · August 2020

anodynes wrote: »

Artifacts Map with that one on the
western slope of the volcano that never existed, but some people claimed was there briefly the first year. Ignore that one and you have them all.

I immediately noticed the map is missing one I found yesterday, just South of the Promenade on the beach. I think there's another one missing but I can't put my finger on it yet.

fred26291 · August 2020

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This is a map provided by their own gamepedia site, it is not hard to figure out approximately where they are located.
Also, it is correct, if you are given a direction go to the most likely spot where an artifact is located and scan again,
and continue to repeat till you find one, eventually you do find it.
I know cause this is what I do.

echatty · August 2020

I have a pretty good idea of where the artifacts are, so I just start scanning and fly towards a spot I know of in that direction, and keep flying towards spots as long as I keep getting closer. Only takes a couple minutes of that to find my artifact. I never rely on the pointer, just the Closer/Farther indicators.

alyxvixen · August 2020

westmetals wrote: »

Here's how I do it...
step 1 - start your scanner.
step 2 - move a couple steps forward and scan again.
step 3 - if you did not get "closer", turn 180 and repeat step 2.
step 4 - move a couple steps sideways and scan again.
step 5 - turn slightly toward your most recent "closer".
step 6 - repeat from step 2 until your step 4 scan changes.

At that point you should be facing almost directly toward the artifact. Consult map (or memory) of usual locations and you should be able to narrow down to 1-3 locations.

Basically - each rep of this will produce a 90 degree arc of where it might be (in front of you and either to the left or to the right); the slight turns move that arc, which narrows down the location because the artifact, being stationary, must be in the overlap.

Kinda how I do it too. Gotten my time to locate one on foot down to just under five minutes. Though I have the preferred starting point of standing the the central crater (at where the biathlon finish is) and facing north. If the scanner points right, it's one of the eastern ones; left, one of the western ones; etc. Gives me the section of island to search.

stupidconversion · August 2020

I verified today that, at least for me, it doesn't consistently point in the right direction, and will point in opposite directions. It will also point effectively off the map where there are no dig sites, like off the beach into the ocean.

saurializard · August 2020

Today I was bored and felt like taking one of those fine examples of the reliability of the new scanner's VFX:
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Yes I did stop moving for a few seconds before activating it both times, so it's not because of that.

And the artifact was actually under the tree near the beach party fire.
I pity those who don't know all the possible spawn point locations.

The previous scanner was bad, but even at its worst, the direction was in the red cone (even if sometimes, virtually ON one of its sides).

EDIT:
More insanity:
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*screams in a pillow*

risa artifact scanner

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