Detectors progression

[Serpiko82]

That's it. I knew it would happen.

I've been stuck with the starter Echo detector through the entire Lesser Zone, Cordon and Garbage, without ever ANY chance to acquire its direct upgrade, the Gilka. Except for ONE time when there was one inside a stash, but looting it would automatically fail a quest. (Spoiler: the reward for the quest was crap, and that stash was empty afterwards.)

I step into Wild Island, do one side quest, and BOOM, here's a Bear detector.

So I had no chance to even try out the new detector before it became obsolete. Big sad.

[DomEReapeR]

I mean, it's an open world, depends on your choices and where you go, I had plenty of time with each detector going through the game. You could rush to Yaniv for a fully upgraded diamond exoskeleton and say armour progression is bad too.

[Set-115689]

Detectors locked behind reputation?

[Thing5000]

Personally I don't consider the Hilka obsolete to the Bear detector. I use the Hilka to get the initial idea of where an artifact is, then I use the Bear to actually find the artifact as the Bear is better for finding them while the Hilka can get the initial signal.

[Sholomar]

Went right from echo detector to bear detector just by walking my ass to further away towns and they had one for sale. Don't remember exactly which town had it for sale. It was either Cement Factory or Yaniv.

[Nyast]

Hilka has twice the range of the bear detector. I don't think it's obsolete at all. I have both, I prefer using the hilka.

[Cryptic]

I got a better one almost immediately. I don't remember how exactly but I think it was a stash. Almost certain on that. It was the hilka one (can't remember the exact name but it's the wand looking one)

[selewi]

the new detector has more range than bear, you can use both of them combined

[Pain]

Originally posted by Thing5000:

Personally I don't consider the Hilka obsolete to the Bear detector. I use the Hilka to get the initial idea of where an artifact is, then I use the Bear to actually find the artifact as the Bear is better for finding them while the Hilka can get the initial signal.

Each one has their strengths. For what I can tell. You are not gated by your detector in this game. So only the ease of stalking is determined by your detector. Which can be problematic at times as the artifacts can jump around alot.

[Sanginius]

certain traders who are like a fixture in the game and hasn't changed location sells detectors, but the stock isn't always there, so it might be the same for other vendors as well. (I didn't want to just say but you haven't mentioned visiting that location just yet.)