Do Riddler informants reveal stuff inside buildings?

[Elthrael]

Title. I googled around already but got conflicting info, some people saying they don't, some people saying they only reveal destructibles and riddles but not trophies. I recall having stuff on the map inside Stagg airships and I also saw some guide videos that had stuff marked inside buildings.

Do I just need to spam interrogate more informants?

[JonoAMano]

They reveal the locations of all Riddler secrets (trophies, riddles, destructibles, bomb rioters), but some secrets might not spawn until after a second location incursion. Some snitches have info on islands other than their own. Many exterior secrets spawn underground, not traceable on the main map. Keep spamming informants, you'll find everything.

[Devsman]

Also they stop spawning at certain parts in the story when you interrogate so many.

I dunno what the actual numbers are but just as an example maybe you can only do ten before such and such cutscene, and they'll stop spawning until you do the cutscene.

[Elthrael]

Originally posted by JonoAMano:

They reveal the locations of all Riddler secrets (trophies, riddles, destructibles, bomb rioters), but some secrets might not spawn until after a second location incursion. Some snitches have info on islands other than their own. Many exterior secrets spawn underground, not traceable on the main map. Keep spamming informants, you'll find everything.

Thanks, I've interrogated some guys on Miagani and they gave me info for other islands too. Strangely I seem to be getting info for Panessa Studios only even though I still have the airships completely unpopulated with markers.

Originally posted by Devsman:

Also they stop spawning at certain parts in the story when you interrogate so many.

I dunno what the actual numbers are but just as an example maybe you can only do ten before such and such cutscene, and they'll stop spawning until you do the cutscene.

OK, that makes sense. I'm right at the end of the story but I haven't triggered the point of no return yet. I want to complete everything before the end so I get the 100% ending right away. I guess the only cutscene left is the one I get when I go to Panessa Studios and talk to scarecrow.

[Devsman]

Originally posted by Elthrael:

Originally posted by JonoAMano:

They reveal the locations of all Riddler secrets (trophies, riddles, destructibles, bomb rioters), but some secrets might not spawn until after a second location incursion. Some snitches have info on islands other than their own. Many exterior secrets spawn underground, not traceable on the main map. Keep spamming informants, you'll find everything.

Thanks, I've interrogated some guys on Miagani and they gave me info for other islands too. Strangely I seem to be getting info for Panessa Studios only even though I still have the airships completely unpopulated with markers.

Originally posted by Devsman:

Also they stop spawning at certain parts in the story when you interrogate so many.

I dunno what the actual numbers are but just as an example maybe you can only do ten before such and such cutscene, and they'll stop spawning until you do the cutscene.

OK, that makes sense. I'm right at the end of the story but I haven't triggered the point of no return yet. I want to complete everything before the end so I get the 100% ending right away. I guess the only cutscene left is the one I get when I go to Panessa Studios and talk to scarecrow.

If I remember correctly, you should be able to do everything as soon as the spores show up where everybody's like "hurr durr is it snowing or something?"

[JonoAMano]

@Devsman, after the spores there's another story milestone; beyond that the final Riddler secrets will be revealed in both GCPD and an enemy's HQ.

[Devsman]

Originally posted by JonoAMano:

@Devsman, after the spores there's another story milestone; beyond that the final Riddler secrets will be revealed in both GCPD and an enemy's HQ.

Ah, ok, thanks for clarifying.

[Elthrael]

Word to the wise: interrogate Riddler informants frequently and before/after any major story steps until they despawn.

When I 100% Arkham City, I waited until the very last mission and then went on an interrogation spree because I recall Riddler informants would spawn until there was info to be given, i.e. they didn't despawn until you advanced the story and then spawned again in a limited quantity like in AK.

I kinda screwed myself over using the same tactic in AK, because I waited until the last misson to start seriously interrogating and by the time I burned through my 10 or so spawns before the final "no return" mission, I had almost all the internal locations missing, and no more informants to spawn because there was nowhere to advance the story but the end mission, so I had to use a guide to get all of them.

So it's better to interrogate informants as much and as soon as possible, otherwise you'll end up with an empty map like I did. I'm guessing they still spawn after the story?