Inverted mirror

[stvlepore]

I’m on foot where the scanner seems to think it is. I take on step and the scanner wants me to move to the left after each step. repeat etc. says it’s too far away to lock in, but it’s not here. Any thoughts?

[tkwoods]

I never go after mirrors on foot. I just fly slow until I see a resonator and land a ways off. Then shoot it.

[stvlepore]

Originally posted by tkwoods:

I never go after mirrors on foot. I just fly slow until I see a resonator and land a ways off. Then shoot it.

There’s nothing there to see or shoot, but the scanner thinks there is.

[tkwoods]

If the scanner says it's to far away then you are not at the location.

[taniwhat]

I don't even land, just blast the thing from the air, and any ground based support. Fly away and either lose the sentinels or blow them and their Sentinel capital ship away.

OR if I do have wingmen, just keep flying around, recharging shields as necessary and keep on keeping on - until I get bored and back to plan A.

I'm a notoriously short tempered SOB though ;)

[Geldric™]

Two things can be happening:
1 The icon/marker for the Resonator stays around long after it has been destroyed, like minutes… way too long
2 They can be underground which can make it a challenge to track

[stvlepore]

I flew arond for a couple hours but never found one. Very rare I guess. But I did stumble across 8 suit drop pods so not a total loss.

[bernardb]

Are you on a Dissonance planet?

[Geldric™]

Originally posted by stvlepore:

I flew arond for a couple hours but never found one. Very rare I guess. But I did stumble across 8 suit drop pods so not a total loss.

What system/planet are you on? Are you on an Expedition save?

Very odd indeed

[stvlepore]

Originally posted by bernardb:

Are you on a Dissonance planet?

I am. I have a crash site, found the camp etc. I warped out for a bit. Maybe it will spawn if I go away for a bit.

[tkwoods]

Originally posted by stvlepore:

Originally posted by bernardb:

Are you on a Dissonance planet?

I am. I have a crash site, found the camp etc. I warped out for a bit. Maybe it will spawn if I go away for a bit.

Some of the planets have sparse populations of resonators and the terrain make it hard to spot them.

I found that using the F scan NORMAL mode works better than the directional scan if on foot. But I fly slow in first person and watch the top of the screen for the marker as well as the visual.

[stvlepore]

So I found another planet. Found 5 of them in about 10 minuets. Fixed the ship and off I went. I guess a glitchy first planet.

[Geldric™]

Originally posted by stvlepore:

So I found another planet. Found 5 of them in about 10 minuets. Fixed the ship and off I went. I guess a glitchy planet.

[Ryuukaze]

I had a few planets where I couldn't find them, and I ended up thinking I just had no idea what to look for. Eventually I found a planet with some, and I got a ton there. I dunno what happened on the first few planets. Maybe a glitch? Seems unlikely to be intentional.

[Voodoojedizin]

I have several stacks of these mirrors, they're quite easy to find so why are you taking all this trouble over one? If it's not there just move on no need to come to the forums and complain about one you can't find. I even processed them for the Nanites I find so many of them, and you have a post over one?

[Johnny in the Clouds]

Inverted Mirrors often drop from those sentinel drilling rigs. The can be found in different numbers on different planets. Some are easier to spot than others. If you play with low res graphics they can be difficult to spot from the air. Using a creature or exocar or upgrading the jet pack helps to move across large areas of ground to find them.

They may even be easier to spot on darker sides of planets. If using a creature switch to first person while riding and you can continue to scan with the visor. The interceptor ships boost can be quite violent and shoot past a landing spot but they can also hover which is great for attacking groups of the drills once you find a cluster.

Inverted mirrors might also be found in bulk, (batches of 10) in scattered salvage spots of corrupt sentinel autophages on dissonant planets or at dissonant camps. As the game is procedural many things can be found in odd unexpected places and maybe even rewards for Nexus missions, pirate system missions and higher ranked missions.