Transponder tracker bug

[Index]

I put nodes on many of our creatures and when I want to find one of them which is not at our base at the moment, some names of the other tracked creatures are shown on top of that one even though they're all at home.
Is there a way to fix this?

[Fibrosis]

You have too many dinosaur tracked at once, causes it to bug out. The only fix unfortunately is to destroy the trackers on your dinosaur and put new ones on using different channels. To do this hit "n" after equipping the tracker and a node. Start by changing channel to 1 then install on dino. Then hit "n" again to change to 2 and place on 2nd dino. Repeat for all dinos. Make a note for which one is which or put the number in their name to help out. Putting a note in storage next to tracker work nicely. Just change channel to the one your missing dino is on. When u get them all done you should be able to find the missing one you have now on channel 70 which is default. You can put multiple dinos on same channels like all birds but much less buggy when on separate channels.

[Index]

Originally posted by KOS Thandrin:

You have too many dinosaur tracked at once, causes it to bug out. The only fix unfortunately is to destroy the trackers on your dinosaur and put new ones on using different channels. To do this hit "n" after equipping the tracker and a node. Start by changing channel to 1 then install on dino. Then hit "n" again to change to 2 and place on 2nd dino. Repeat for all dinos. Make a note for which one is which or put the number in their name to help out. Putting a note in storage next to tracker work nicely. Just change channel to the one your missing dino is on. When u get them all done you should be able to find the missing one you have now on channel 70 which is default. You can put multiple dinos on same channels like all birds but much less buggy when on separate channels.

Ah I already thought about this. Thanks, guess I'll have to do that.

[Index]

Originally posted by KOS Thandrin:

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Do I get materials back when destroying the nodes?

[Cornelius Rolius]

Originally posted by Index154:

Originally posted by KOS Thandrin:

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Do I get materials back when destroying the nodes?

No, unfortunately you do not.

Here's a video I made that may help someone.

https://youtu.be/L0khRtowbd4

[agentexeider]

It's not a bug, the issue is most people don't know that they have different channels, so most people use the default channel.

Press N when you have the tracker equiped and select a 4 digit channel, think like a pin code, that way only those who KNOW the channel can find the dinos.

Same thing with radios, you can change the channel there too and only those who know the channel can listen in and talk on it. Great for using the voice comms from a distance and not worrying about the wrong people listening in.

[Cornelius Rolius]

Originally posted by agentexeider:

It's not a bug, the issue is most people don't know that they have different channels, so most people use the default channel.

Press N when you have the tracker equiped and select a 4 digit channel, think like a pin code, that way only those who KNOW the channel can find the dinos.

Same thing with radios, you can change the channel there too and only those who know the channel can listen in and talk on it. Great for using the voice comms from a distance and not worrying about the wrong people listening in.

You're right, of course, which is why I made the video. I do believe there is a bug in the transponder system, because it will often show transponder hits in the wrong places if you have several dinos on the same frequency. I have been slowly transitioning to a different frequency for each dino.

[BrunoLuigi]

Thanks, I would had this problem soon as I started to craft nodes to put on all my important dinos.

Thank you very much!

[DrathDragoon33]

I do hoe they do a rework on the trackers. They pretty much suck atm.

[Cornelius Rolius]

Originally posted by Bruno Luigi:

Thanks, I would had this problem soon as I started to craft nodes to put on all my important dinos.

Thank you very much!

You're most welcome--glad I could help!

Originally posted by DrathDragoon33:

I do hoe they do a rework on the trackers. They pretty much suck atm.

Yeah they made them expensive on purpose, and they built in some limitations on purpose. The thing is, when you have dinos disappearing due to game bugs ( and I don't mean Meganeura ), then I see the transponders as being necessary.