Abondoned Ruins #1: No yellow dots with scanner

[shadow]

Hi,

I started a new game today, went ot the abandoned ruins and activated the scanner with "F". I see the yellow probing beam go around the floor and walls of the ruin, but I don't get a single yellow dot for artifacts (I'm trying to get old parts).

I've tried (multiple times, 5 or 6) to use the elevator to get a new map, but each time with the same results.

Am I doing something wrong in how I'm using the scanner?

Any input would be much appreciated, many thanks!

[XBL Laberbacke]

First scanner does not go very far

[worstcase11]

Saw an LP with a similar problem yesterday, they finally found some artifacts in a far off corner - maybe the stuff is deeper down now than the scanner can reach too.

[shadow]

Thanks! Ah, so that means the yellow ray doesn't indicate range? Cause that seemed to go pretty far :P

Will try to scan more carefully.

[XBL Laberbacke]

No, that's just an effect

[shadow]

Got it, found some now. My mistake was not tilting the camera downwards carefully after a scanning, so I simply didn't see those dots.

Thanks for the help!

[XBL Laberbacke]

If it helps: My first time in the ruins I walked through it, didn't find anything because I misunderstood the "ruins" part (it's more like a weird mine, after all) and left.

[lhj]

Originally posted by shadow:

Got it, found some now. My mistake was not tilting the camera downwards carefully after a scanning, so I simply didn't see those dots.

Thanks for the help!

This comment was the key for me. I focused alot on the walls and spend a LONG time not finding anything. Then just tilted camera fully down and saw some very fast. This could probably use a better tutorial on its use.

[GraZC]

I thought it was broke myself until I looked down once entering the ruins

[greenlionguard]

i usally dig down a bit in some ore to gather materals than scan so I never noticed this...

[aegis3d]

I feel like the depth of the artifacts changed since a few patches ago (or the average height where you enter). Even if you didn't tilt down, you used to usually be able to see a few artifacts near the surface most of the time. Now I'll often, maybe 1/3 to 1/2 the time, not find any artifacts even while facing straight down unless I search around quite a lot. A happy medium would probably be better, since it wasn't uncommon before for a few to be right at the surface. But I think the majority have become too deep, especially for beginners.

[ggg]

Originally posted by greenlionguard:

i usally dig down a bit in some ore to gather materals than scan so I never noticed this...

Hi :) Same here - the first thing I usually do is head to a corner, then go all the way down, then hit it =)

[ThanatosX]

I have been searching for multiple game days for these parts. Not a good start to the game since it instantly walls your progress.