Investigate excavation sites help, cant find site.
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Posted on: 2010-01-15 08:49 in Player Questions
On the north side of the dam, go north from Freight Lift H (? I think?) and look for a dead tree, there's a tunnel entrance right next to it. Or go to the south side of the dam and drop down into the Arachnos base and head north.
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This one drove me nuts for almost a week before I ended up on a team where the leader showed us the entrance to the underground cave network.
When you come out on the other side of the dam, the entrance to the excavations is just to your right. The Arachnos dudes are basically standing on top of it. There is a wide tunnel leading down.
(One of the guys on the team told us he only discovered it because he used his mission teleporter to get to the door.) I had completely forgotten that I HAD a MT!! 5 days of circling that stupid Freakshow infested warehouse thinking I was an idiot. I abandoned the first mission only to discover that it pointed into the ground again.
I'd just like to say that it makes me feel less dumber to know that others have been driven nuts by that mission too!!!
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My first post on this board was asking how to find this mission. Since then, I've seen the question asked a good half dozen times, always met with a chorus of "yeah, that drove me crazy too." |
Originally Posted by Cheese_Martini
I'd just like to say that it makes me feel less dumber to know that others have been driven nuts by that mission too!!!
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I think finding the excavation site in Faultline is sort of a rite of passage for CoH.
This one is right up there with "Why can't I get on the tram!?!"
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Also, as someone pointed out to me when I had this problem, you can petition a GM (not in game right now, but under menu I believe there is just an option 'petition') for help. I hate "needle in a haystack" type stuff like this, others don't care and some deranged (j/k) people like it. Luckily, there's not nearly as much of it in this game as in others I've played. The other one you will come across from time to time is finding the "last dude" on a "kill all" map. That one will probably require a GM if you can't find the guy.
All three "Clear out the Xth ruin" missions in Agent G's arc are within the Arachnos Dig Site. Following the 3rd ruin is "Get the PCM from Arachnos", which is in the Arachnos base on the southern side of the dam, just outside the southern entrance to the dig site.
Unless you're around level 24, it's a good idea to have some kind of stealth when going through the dig site tunnes, as they're crawling with fairly high-level Arachnos for the zone. If you still have the Arachnos Disguise temporary power from "Infiltrate the Arachnos Base", that works perfectly.
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Some time in the relatively near future (we don't know if it will be before, with, or after Going Rogue), they're adding a feature to the game which will put remaining enemies on the minimap when you're under a certain amount left (I think it's supposed to be less than 10% left, but that's probably subject to change)
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Originally Posted by vinque
The other one you will come across from time to time is finding the "last dude" on a "kill all" map. That one will probably require a GM if you can't find the guy.
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http://www.fimfiction.net/story/36641/My-Little-Exalt
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You can also download the VidiotMaps In-Game Map Overlay that will show you where the dig site entrances and paths are.
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Originally Posted by SpiderMew
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Im trying to do the Investigate excavation site mission, but i cant find the enterence to the first site. The arrow points below ground and i just cannot find the way down there. Is there anyone who can enlighten me? |
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Originally Posted by Fleeting Whisper
Some time in the relatively near future (we don't know if it will be before, with, or after Going Rogue), they're adding a feature to the game which will put remaining enemies on the minimap when you're under a certain amount left (I think it's supposed to be less than 10% left, but that's probably subject to change)
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And yeah, I recall doing the Faultline arcs and coming across this set of missions. Thank goodness for all the helpful out-of-game resources (like the wiki!) and the great playerbase that's more inclined to help out a confused player rather than simply ridicule them. That's a large part of what makes this game so great!
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I got that mission a couple of days after the new Faultline went live. I figured the entrance was bugged, so I filed a support ticket. The GM who answered was kind enough to walk me to the cave mouth. I was pretty embarassed. |
Originally Posted by dj13
This one drove me nuts for almost a week before I ended up on a team where the leader showed us the entrance to the underground cave network.
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Same here. One of my first posts was about this mission... and a few weeks later it was about Lars Hansen's "Clear the Wolf's Throat" mission in Striga. |
Originally Posted by Red_Raccoon
My first post on this board was asking how to find this mission. Since then, I've seen the question asked a good half dozen times, always met with a chorus of "yeah, that drove me crazy too."
I think finding the excavation site in Faultline is sort of a rite of passage for CoH. |
Some of us newer types were apt enough to read the Wiki before running through those missions. It did take me about five minutes to find the tunnel entrance in the Arachnos base, though.
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Some of us newer types were apt enough to read the Wiki before running through those missions.
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Red arrows are the tunnel entrances, green the dam entrances.
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Last time this question popped up, I also snapped some pictures to help people find the entrances in 3d relation to the dam:
(Map included, click for full-sized image)
Northside:
Southside:
The thing that hurts the most is that until this moment, I only knew about the South side entrance. Staring at these pictures of the North side entrance... /e fetalposition
I flew over it so many times without seeing it. SO MANY TIMES!! My hatred for Arachnos has just increased.
Thanks everyone, I was able to find it quite easy with all the maps and pics you all posted.
I did try to find it on the wiki at first, I must have made some sort of typo, because i couldnt find this on there.
Thanks again everyone!
As far as requiring stealth goes... in Agent G's mission prior to the "Clear 1st, 2nd and 3rd Excavation Sites" missions, you are issued an Arachnos Disguise temp power, good for a half hour. The disguise made it possible for us, the first time out, to explore the Arachnos Dig corridors with impunity until we found the excavation sites, and still had enough juice in the Disguise to stealth the mission immediately afterwards, "Find the PCM".
Having also gotten to the missions on characters without the Disguise... those runs were, shall we say... exciting, at the very least.
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Originally Posted by dj13
This one drove me nuts for almost a week before I ended up on a team where the leader showed us the entrance to the underground cave network.
When you come out on the other side of the dam, the entrance to the excavations is just to your right. The Arachnos dudes are basically standing on top of it. There is a wide tunnel leading down. (One of the guys on the team told us he only discovered it because he used his mission teleporter to get to the door.) I had completely forgotten that I HAD a MT!! 5 days of circling that stupid Freakshow infested warehouse thinking I was an idiot. I abandoned the first mission only to discover that it pointed into the ground again. |
Once I saw the tunnel, wow, was that cool.
Just posting a thank you, I looked for quite a long time, as well.
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Originally Posted by Red Valkyrja
This one is right up there with "Why can't I get on the tram!?!"
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Hi.
Im trying to do the Investigate excavation site mission, but i cant find the enterence to the first site. The arrow points below ground and i just cannot find the way down there. Is there anyone who can enlighten me?