Newbie question regarding the storage and anchor radar...

[Foxybrown1g]

STORAGE: I bought the roof rack but cannot put any kind of storage on it (like you can with the side storage). Is it just for antenna's and whatnot's? If so, can you mount the lightning rod on the roof or does it have to be on the side?

ANCHOR RADAR: Doesn't the arc device in the car detect anchor points? I learned the anchor radar but the description didn't really help me understand what exactly it's looking for. I may be getting confused because there are so many anchor things or it's because it's 5am and I'm still up....one or the other lol.

[Aesyle]

Originally posted by foxybrown1g:

STORAGE: I bought the roof rack but cannot put any kind of storage on it (like you can with the side storage). Is it just for antenna's and whatnot's? If so, can you mount the lightning rod on the roof or does it have to be on the side?

XL roof storage. Need Unstable energy to unlock it.

As long as you're in outer zone, you can't put anything on the roof. You have to have progressed to mid-zone and get your hands on Unstable energy to unlock items that can be mounted on the roof.

Lightning rod goes only to the side rack. And in outer zone, i haven't found use for it.
Side racks are better used for side sorage and wind + hydro turbines to generate battery power. At least in early game.

Originally posted by foxybrown1g:

ANCHOR RADAR: Doesn't the arc device in the car detect anchor points? I learned the anchor radar but the description didn't really help me understand what exactly it's looking for. I may be getting confused because there are so many anchor things or it's because it's 5am and I'm still up....one or the other lol.

ARC device will show you anchorn points in the junction, unless there is specific condition in the junction that makes anchorns to "jump around" the map. In this case, you need handheld anchorn radar to pinpoint anchorns positions. Anchorn radar works like sonar and is rarely needed in early game (outer zone).

[Foxybrown1g]

Originally posted by Aesyle:

Originally posted by foxybrown1g:

Originally posted by foxybrown1g:

ANCHOR RADAR: Doesn't the arc device in the car detect anchor points? I learned the anchor radar but the description didn't really help me understand what exactly it's looking for. I may be getting confused because there are so many anchor things or it's because it's 5am and I'm still up....one or the other lol.

ARC device will show you anchorn points in the junction, unless there is specific condition in the junction that makes anchorns to "jump around" the map. In this case, you need handheld anchorn radar to pinpoint anchorns positions. Anchorn radar works like sonar and is rarely needed in early game (outer zone).

So the anchor radar is a handheld device and only usable within zones that have the anchor points jump around correct? (I just want to make sure I have the answer correctly)

[Aluvard]

Originally posted by Aesyle:

So the anchor radar is a handheld device and only usable within zones that have the anchor points jump around correct? (I just want to make sure I have the answer correctly)

Yes it is handheld device, allowing you to detect nearby anchors. You're wrong regarding second part - it's usable on all maps, even those without gateways.

[ant_sh]

Originally posted by foxybrown1g:

So the anchor radar is a handheld device and only usable within zones that have the anchor points jump around correct?

Anchor radar shows location of any nearby anchors.
It may be also useful when you take an anchor and then when you run away from wild ♥♥♥♥ happening you drop it (it may get swept away by wind or some stealing anomalies) and can't see or hear where it is now