Spoiler-Free Kerbin Anomaly Question

[TheCrimsonCorndog]

So I'm using the SCANsat mod to search for an anomaly in the mountains west of KSC. After nearly an hour of circling the area (less than 500m from its position), I haven't spotted the thing once.

I've heard that recent updates to the terrain have buried some anomalies underground. Is this one of them, or do I just need to look harder?

For that matter, is there a spoiler free list of which anomalies are hidden by the new terrain?

[Smidge204]

Spoiler free, as in not the actual locations? The wiki lists all the easter eggs without giving exact locations.

=Smidge=

[celem]

Should also add incase you are deciding whether to read that article or not (it is something of a spoiler itself): It does include data on anomolies that are currently buried.

The only anomoly mentioned as buried and on Kerbin does not appear to be the one you describe

Edited December 2, 2013 by celem

[Nao]

If you play on low terrain settings there is a higher chance for anomalies to be buried, I would recommend checking the site on High terrain settings before going to wiki to avoid any chances of spoilers.

(If you plan to land there and then switch settings, make a backup save since rebuilding terrain *might* damage your landed craft if its on an uneven ground)

[TheCrimsonCorndog]

Spoiler free, as in not the actual locations? The wiki lists all the easter eggs without giving exact locations.

=Smidge=

I've already revealed the locations using SCANsat. By spoiler free, I mean a list that doesn't describe what's actually there. Something like:

Mountains west of KSC - buried

North Pole - visible

etc. etc. etc.

I guess I don't want to spend hours looking for a surprise that isn't there.

[Kasuha]

If it is buried, you can usually find it under ground if you move the camera the right way.

[keoki]

I know the one you are talking about. After finding a couple of the easier to get to anomalies, including a fairly interesting one that probably has an Easter egg, or at least a way to make use of it (I have seen someone using it in a youtube video), this one I sort of gave up on. I did look for it under ground, and didn't see anything interesting. I found another anomaly that way that looked pretty cool, but I didn't really find any science of note, or any other game advantage...

But yeah, I blew up a half dozen rovers working my way through the mountains trying to find that thing. I'm guessing it is on top, but you are leading me to believe that perhaps it is more inaccessible than that. I did get a name for it, by flying in low over the suspected location. That is one of the reasons I gave up on it. when I tried to see it from below, I didn't see anything. So it you find it you should pm me and tell me how you did it.

The other anomalies I've been able to find by getting sort of close, then using my camera angle to zoom out from the rover over the spot to find it. or to zoom the camera into a hill to get an inside view of the terrain. I look inside of things all the time...

So when you get close to an anomaly, such as when you pass low over it when you try to drop in with a rover, your BTDT scanner will usually give it a name. But interestingly the most technically compelling anomaly I found still has no name that showed up on the scanner. At first I thought it was an old abandoned object, until I realized it was still functional. I just don't know how to use it. I guess I could go try to find a game cheat discussion, but it is more fun to figure out things on your own. I've only got a couple anomalies left to visit, but I'm thinking of saving the time to spend on off-world anomalies.

But yeah, so you drag all your science gear out to a really interesting find, and your bucket of goo tells you that it is bored... Who has more brains, you or your bucket of goo?