Armoury Data Skulls dont always spawn.

[Delmatron]

Anyone else noticed this? is it a known bug?

[Krush]

I assumed it was just an RNG feature?

[DanaramaPyjama]

They're supposed to be there every time. Some of them have 4 locations. Some 5. Should always be in 1 spot.

[Naus]

They spawn in different location.
Also, sometimes skull doesn't spawn but you get to fight boss and after defeating him you get the resource skull would normally provide according to mission difficulty.

[DanaramaPyjama]

Originally posted by Naus:

They spawn in different location.
Also, sometimes skull doesn't spawn but you get to fight boss and after defeating him you get the resource skull would normally provide according to mission difficulty.

In those missions you should finish with 2

[Oro]

Originally posted by Naus:

They spawn in different location.
Also, sometimes skull doesn't spawn but you get to fight boss and after defeating him you get the resource skull would normally provide according to mission difficulty.

It's not an either/or, and the game suggests there should always be one. I've had runs where I'm reasonably certain we checked every spawn point and there wasn't one, either, which is a kick in the balls on substantial+.

A terminus spawning and dropping one does not negate the regular spawn, as you can often get 2 armory data slates that way.

[EmperorVolo]

Originally posted by DanaramaPyjama:

They're supposed to be there every time. Some of them have 4 locations. Some 5. Should always be in 1 spot.

There's more than that. It's more like 8 or so.

[Monkeigh]

They always spawn, once you know the locations on each map you're guaranteed a skull. I haven't missed one in my last 30 missions. And if you get a boss spawn, which is almost a guarantee on ruthless, you walk out with 2 armory data every time.

[Yagger]

they always spawn, they just have a lot of spawn points , that are still being found

[The Grand Mugwump]

Originally posted by Naus:

They spawn in different location.
Also, sometimes skull doesn't spawn but you get to fight boss and after defeating him you get the resource skull would normally provide according to mission difficulty.

The boss and skull are independent of each other. I've had operations where the boss didn't always spawn and I missed the skull somewhere, but those are rare. If you play on higher than minimal difficulties, you will almost always get at least 1 armory data per run from checking corners for skulls and killing the boss (if it spawns).

[DanaramaPyjama]

Originally posted by Volo:

Originally posted by DanaramaPyjama:

They're supposed to be there every time. Some of them have 4 locations. Some 5. Should always be in 1 spot.

There's more than that. It's more like 8 or so.

Are you maybe thinking of gene seeds?

There's definitely 4 on the first and 5 on the second. I can't remember the exact numbers for the rest but I think the second with 5 has the most.

[DanaramaPyjama]

https://youtu.be/cFDNzjEnLgk

All locations for skulls should be here.

[Astronimo]

They can NOT spawn only on average. And on average the Boss not always drop the data.

On 3 and 4 it's always there, just look more closely to every corner

[RoJo]

Originally posted by Delmatron:

Anyone else noticed this? is it a known bug?

I've seen 5 locations on one map. Look harder I guess?

[Doomvora]

Originally posted by Delmatron:

Anyone else noticed this? is it a known bug?

Every map has at least 5 locations that armory data can spawn in and they always spawn in one of those locations.

[Monkeigh]

This site has a full walkthrough as well

https://raiderking.com/warhammer-40k-space-marine-2-all-armory-data-locations/