Beacon Question

[thedogs]

How in the world do you use the beacon?

[Hardly]

Grab beacon into active hand.
Go where you want beacon.
Tap Q to drop it.
Look at it, and click the "Tracking Beacon On" interaction cue. It should light up.
Now put the tracker cartridge in your tablet, and turn it on.
You should now have an arrow pointing to your beacon.
(The beacon doesn't last long with the default battery, so you might want put a bigger one in before you go on very long trips, and check your tracker often while roaming so you have a vague idea of the way home if it runs out of juice)

[Limmin]

After the update two days ago, the beacon should last a bit longer even on the small battery. Haevn't measured it yet but I think 15-20 minutes of operation should be possible. Can anyone confirm?

[Limmin]

Hey, since the patch, my beacon (from before the patch) no longer works whether there's a charged battery in there or not, whether off or on. It just stopped working.

For now I'm navingating by the stars...actually works.

[Mr.Gemütlich]

I didnt measure it too but with a small battery, it feels like something about 5 minutes.
And is it true, that the range is 500 meters?

Question for the DEV's:

Is a stationary version planed, wich could connectet to a stations powergrid?

[Bruwt Force]

I have the same problem, beacon is powered and on, tracking chip is installed in the tablet, but it always shows distance as 0m - no matter how far I get from the beacon. Think it's still broken.

[OzzyInSpace*]

Originally posted by Empty-Eyes:

Question for the DEV's:

Is a stationary version planed, wich could connectet to a stations powergrid?

+1 I think this should be a thing! Absolutely a must have for those late-early game long trips that leave you slightly baffled as to the way home... and if not for finding those metal structures off in the distance...I don't know that I'd have made it home.

[Mr.Gemütlich]

Originally posted by Bruwt Force:

I have the same problem, beacon is powered and on, tracking chip is installed in the tablet, but it always shows distance as 0m - no matter how far I get from the beacon. Think it's still broken.

I have the same thing sometimes. But if you press "R" and switch to the chip (just like you want
to remove it), then it should show your beacon again. But i'm still not shure about its maximum
range.

[Hardly]

When viewing the tracker tablet, you can scroll mouse wheel to cycle through the tracker targets. One of them is you (which will be the 0m one), but the tracker should also be available there.

[Limmin]

Originally posted by Empty-Eyes:

Originally posted by Bruwt Force:

I have the same problem, beacon is powered and on, tracking chip is installed in the tablet, but it always shows distance as 0m - no matter how far I get from the beacon. Think it's still broken.

I have the same thing sometimes. But if you press "R" and switch to the chip (just like you want
to remove it), then it should show your beacon again. But i'm still not shure about its maximum
range.

This sounds like a bug. I'll check the bug reports and add it if need be.

[Hardly]

I think switching to the chip is just a side-effect - because to do so, you have to scroll, and thus, you cycle through the tracker targets. This is similar to the ereader behaviour, where scrolling cycles through recipes and any open inventory you have.

[Limmin]

So the tablet+cartridge might be wanting to track something other than the beacon by default, and that I merely have to scroll to get it to work? Yeesh. Still a bug if you ask me...default should track a beacon not myself...but at least it's "working."

[Lymark]

Is there any cable powered beacon? Not really a fan of changing batt once in a while.

[Chronicles]

Just be aware that your tracking pad can track players. not just beacons, so make sure you scroll to the beacon. I had the same issue with it always being 0, till i realised it was tracking me lol.

[Tasolth]

One of the Devs said they are looking into a base powered tracking beacon. Should be simple enough.

[Mr.Gemütlich]

Originally posted by Tasolth:

One of the Devs said they are looking into a base powered tracking beacon. Should be simple enough.

I'm looking forward to this :D