Where to find an Artifact detector?

[Del]

Yeah I've lost mine, don't know how or when but it's not in my inventory anymore.

[Baron01]

Some are sold by vendors, some are given as quest rewards.

The vendors are quite late game, Yantar trader sells Velez, which is best detector in the game. I believe Sidorovich is selling the basics one but I'm not able to verify this right now. I'm pretty sure you get one or two as part of main quest line but it is rather late.

[Coolverine]

Got a Veles detector from very far into the main quests (forgot which one exactly), really good one. It has a small screen that shows both anomalies and artifacts, makes it a lot easier to reach the artifact.

Not sure if there's a better scanner.

Also can remember finding a decent scanner (Hilka Detector) from a sidequest on one of those grounded ships in the swamps. That one has a number that gets smaller the closer you get to the artifact, it's definitely an upgrade from the starter scanner but Veles is probably the best.

[Oliwer Bray]

You can go to Yanov station and buy it

[HiggsLP]

I like the Bear detector more than Hilka actually.
Bear detector is given near Wild Islands(in some mission 1 + 1 I found laying around).
But Hilka detector I found wayyy past Rostok, for me about 80h in..
Ive seen them being sold also, but as Ive got many of them I really didnt pay attention...

[Captain Crummy]

At the beginning of the game you can get one from Gloomy, after saving the Post Office.

If you're already past that point you can pick up a quest in Garbage/Slag Heap, were 2 drunks ask you to put Vodka in their friends stashes, one of the stashes has a detector in it always (+ 2 anomalies).

After that you can find them at main vendors in the bigger towns I think.

[AllanWake™]

You can find one in the anomaly.

[Mack]

Originally posted by HiggsLP:

I like the Bear detector more than Hilka actually..

You should because the Bear is the 3rd tier detector. Hilka doesn't give you any help on what direction an artifact is. It's an Echo with a fancier "you are getting closer" signal. Knowing what direction to walk to get the artefact is a lot better.

[Del]

Originally posted by Captain Crummy:

At the beginning of the game you can get one from Gloomy, after saving the Post Office.

If you're already past that point you can pick up a quest in Garbage/Slag Heap, were 2 drunks ask you to put Vodka in their friends stashes, one of the stashes has a detector in it always (+ 2 anomalies).

After that you can find them at main vendors in the bigger towns I think.

I think i lost it after the mission with stashes for drunks, maybe it was bugged.



Thanks yall, since I'm still clearing all stashes in the begining zones before continuing with the story, I guess I'll check with Sidorovich first. But so far no luck with traders

[Captain Crummy]

Originally posted by Del:

Originally posted by Captain Crummy:

At the beginning of the game you can get one from Gloomy, after saving the Post Office.

If you're already past that point you can pick up a quest in Garbage/Slag Heap, were 2 drunks ask you to put Vodka in their friends stashes, one of the stashes has a detector in it always (+ 2 anomalies).

After that you can find them at main vendors in the bigger towns I think.

I think i lost it after the mission with stashes for drunks, maybe it was bugged.



Thanks yall, since I'm still clearing all stashes in the begining zones before continuing with the story, I guess I'll check with Sidorovich first. But so far no luck with traders

If you are still at that part, further the main story until you go to the research lab on Wild Island, the guy in the lab will give you a mission; a bear detector is the reward for that quest.

[Serpiko82]

Originally posted by Mack:

Originally posted by HiggsLP:

I like the Bear detector more than Hilka actually..

You should because the Bear is the 3rd tier detector. Hilka doesn't give you any help on what direction an artifact is. It's an Echo with a fancier "you are getting closer" signal. Knowing what direction to walk to get the artefact is a lot better.

Hilka has got a much wider detection range though. It's most useful when you're exploring an area the 1st time, and you don't know yet where the main anomaly fields or the odd artifact laying around may be.

[Ampee]

Originally posted by Baron01:

Some are sold by vendors, some are given as quest rewards.

The vendors are quite late game, Yantar trader sells Velez, which is best detector in the game. I believe Sidorovich is selling the basics one but I'm not able to verify this right now. I'm pretty sure you get one or two as part of main quest line but it is rather late.

Not for me. I'm at Sidorovich at the moment and no detectors being sold.

[zpc]

Originally posted by Mack:

Originally posted by HiggsLP:

I like the Bear detector more than Hilka actually..

You should because the Bear is the 3rd tier detector. Hilka doesn't give you any help on what direction an artifact is. It's an Echo with a fancier "you are getting closer" signal. Knowing what direction to walk to get the artefact is a lot better.

I just love the Hilka - such a nice gadget.

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3372447643

It also preserves some challenge to the artifact hunt - Bear and Veles take all the fun out of it. The latter even makes bolts obsolete.

[Nostromo]

Originally posted by Ampee:

I'm at Sidorovich at the moment and no detectors being sold.

Do the vendors always have the exact same stock, no variation? Or might it have some randomness and Sid just didn't have one at that particular moment?

[TheFartingEvil]

Originally posted by Nostromo:

Originally posted by Ampee:

I'm at Sidorovich at the moment and no detectors being sold.

Do the vendors always have the exact same stock, no variation? Or might it have some randomness and Sid just didn't have one at that particular moment?

Good question i know that the barmen at rostock sell the hilka every time i visit the best detector until u get veles

[Dr.Abscondus]

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