Guardian Ancient Relics, not dropping

jagsj

J
So what's the secret to shooting the relics out of the relic towers? So far I've emptied 2 SRV repeater reloads into different towers at different angles all over the towers...and I'm failing to have any drop from any towers...bug? From what I've watched on the web on how to get them out of the towers, half a dozen shots at one of the 3 tower parts surrounding the relic and they fall away... there doesn't seem to be anything special...what have I missed?
 

goemon

goemon
don't you have to target the relicts? iirc shooting the tower only lets other material fall down. but it has been a while ...
 

jagsj

J
Forget it, it appears that the towers that need to be shot to do the power need to be raised... shame this wasn't explained in any videos (or maybe I just didn't see the right ones)
 

Northpin

Northpin
jagsj said:
So what's the secret to shooting the relics out of the relic towers?
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Workarounds:
  • Find another one - not all Relic towers are bugged
  • Shoot all relic towers and stock up Relics - so you have your SRV inventory full with relics (i found more than one instance where all relic towers were bugged)
  • Relog
jagsj said:
Forget it, it appears that the towers that need to be shot to do the power need to be raised... shame this wasn't explained in any videos (or maybe I just didn't see the right ones)
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Relic towers automatically raise when you get in range.

Still (although i did not visit any Guardian Site in U12) the bug you implied (impossibility of shooting relics from relic tower) was quite prevalent in U11, but definitely less annoying than disappearing of materials in two different scenarios:
  • into the ground - when the srv wheels run over the material, either the material is shoot into the ground and disappear (it's lost) or the srv is shoot in the air, but at least in this scenario you can still get the material after landing (usually on the back like a dumb stink bug) and getting back on the wheels
  • over the horizons - when shooting destructible panels there is a solid chance the material will be ejected at very high speed, usually landing at hundreds of meters away from the site. Someone with keen eye and a good sense of direction can still search and find the material far far away from the site, but most of the time, the material is lost
 
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Brrokk

Brrokk
The actual glowing relic at the top of the tower is surrounded by three panels which need to be shot away. I often find it easier to shoot those without targetting the Relic. They also come up before the Relic, so you can shoot them all off without damaging the Relic if you're quick. Once the Relic is balanced alone at the top of the tower, a single shot should knock it down.
 

MVBanks

MVBanks
Shooting immediately during rising of the tower worked for me. But this was before update 12, now I'm not sure is it still valid.
 

Zaphod Beeblebrox IV

Zaphod Beeblebrox IV
Still bugged, can't even shoot them with the SRV, the gun makes all the appropriate sounds and animations but there's nothing happening at the tower. Thankfully shooting it on foot works.
 
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