no hidden treasures in the middle ring?

[Adun]

Since I entered the middle map ring, I don't think I have found a single hidden treasure on any isle. Am I just unlucky or are they much rarer in the middle?

[Pesky]

By 'hidden treasure' you mean the ones signalled by rock patterns ?

[Adun]

Originally posted by Pesky:

By 'hidden treasure' you mean the ones signalled by rock patterns ?

Yes. I usually do a slow fly-over over an island and pay attention as well when I'm on the ground, but ... nothing?

[Mighty Pancake]

yes treasures by X or O, you use the the spear hoe... ere... I think the O version is rarer. I have found only 1 O, with dozens of X ones found

[[SB] Snuffa]

Originally posted by Adun:

Originally posted by Pesky:

By 'hidden treasure' you mean the ones signalled by rock patterns ?

Yes. I usually do a slow fly-over over an island and pay attention as well when I'm on the ground, but ... nothing?

There are still hidden chests but they are not as clearly marked as in the Emerald Isles. I have found chests in the middle of 3 pillars, some are hidden under the ruined structures, I found 1 marked by a single small white flower that just didnt look right. Sometimes they are under piles of leaves.

If anything looks out of place, try hitting it with the doorkip and a chest may just pop up. It can be annoying though as the large X or the large O ring of stones are much easier to spot consistently.

[Mighty Pancake]

Okay think I found a new one. Its stones in a pointing pattern though I have not seen the treasure appear at the arrow point or after it as of yet.

[Mighty Pancake]

Originally posted by Mighty Pancake:

Okay think I found a new one. Its stones in a pointing pattern though I have not seen the treasure appear at the arrow point or after it as of yet.

Okay so its a game of find the arrows. And you have to guess where it is.

[xitooner]

Originally posted by Mighty Pancake:

Okay think I found a new one. Its stones in a pointing pattern though I have not seen the treasure appear at the arrow point or after it as of yet.

Sounds like a Biome3/Red Desert one there are often 2 arrows on the island, and the treasure is where the 2 arrow-paths intersect. Usually 50-100m away from the arrow, on the other side of the island... so far away you cant look back at the arrow and see if you are still inline with it (the arrows disappear when you are too far away). Sadly the treasure is not quite worth the challenge by that part of the game)

[Mighty Pancake]

Originally posted by xitooner:

Originally posted by Mighty Pancake:

Okay think I found a new one. Its stones in a pointing pattern though I have not seen the treasure appear at the arrow point or after it as of yet.

Sounds like a Biome3/Red Desert one there are often 2 arrows on the island, and the treasure is where the 2 arrow-paths intersect. Usually 50-100m away from the arrow, on the other side of the island... so far away you cant look back at the arrow and see if you are still inline with it (the arrows disappear when you are too far away). Sadly the treasure is not quite worth the challenge by that part of the game)

In short just follow Arrow ! to the next arrow, and a bit aways from arrow 2 may be the treasure though if you have 2 or 3 levels to an island it may be on any of those layers.

[Blazer Wifle]

My friends and i almost finished the inner ring and we found a ton of them.
Its always something build of stones. Either an X, a big circle or several arrows pointing in a direction.

[Bellamour]

Originally posted by xitooner:

Originally posted by Mighty Pancake:

Okay think I found a new one. Its stones in a pointing pattern though I have not seen the treasure appear at the arrow point or after it as of yet.

Sounds like a Biome3/Red Desert one there are often 2 arrows on the island, and the treasure is where the 2 arrow-paths intersect. Usually 50-100m away from the arrow, on the other side of the island... so far away you cant look back at the arrow and see if you are still inline with it (the arrows disappear when you are too far away). Sadly the treasure is not quite worth the challenge by that part of the game)

For my second playthrough those chests have been vital. For some reason, my first playthrough was a 50/50 mix of infected/unhealthy, this playthrough there has been hardly any infected islands (maybe one small/medium one per sector), and the samples have been so important for progression. While I wish there were more of them, it has added a level of challenge to this playthrough. Heck, I would very much enjoy every single one being infected/unhealthy after the first sector.