TheWoWDBClick the item you get, it will turn you in the direction you need to go for a fossil. Additionally it tells you in the chat pane how close you are "You are very close". At some point it startet turning me always around when I used the item and after about 3 times turning on the spot it said "you should dig here" and a big bone appeared wich was lootable. The Fossil-Finder thing works when mounted.
Quest
The Fossil-Finder 3000
A World of Warcraft quest in Un'Goro Crater. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.
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Found fossil at 32.92,74.53
So let me get this straight - there's this goblin who has a device that works better than the finder we use for archaeology - points us in the right direction, informs us of distance...but we don't get to use it apart from this quest?
Quest facts
LevelLevel 15-30
ZoneUn'Goro Crater
Quest ID24708
Check whether you have already completed this quest
in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(24708))
What to do
StorylineUn'Goro Crater, step 20 of 29
Rewards10g 50s, 4,100 XP
Description
One of the things I hate the most about digging is the fact that half the time, all you find is dirt. That's why I've been spending most of my time out here tinkering instead of digging. Let me show you what I've invented: the Fossil-Finder 3000. I just put the finishing touches on it. If it works properly, it should find the largest fossils in the area. I know, sweet, huh? Test it out and see if you can find some ridiculously big dinosaur bones.
Where to go
Pins are the quest’s own POI points from the current retail client, projected onto the in-game zone map. The game marks one blob as the quest’s turn-in; the rest are objective areas. Points that fall outside a map’s window are dropped rather than guessed at.
Turn-inObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaIn-game waypoint: /way #78 31.8 50.3
Coordinates
- Turn-inUn'Goro Crater 31.8, 50.3
/way #78 31.8 50.3 - Objective area (centre of the marked area)Un'Goro Crater 36.1, 70.9
/way #78 36.1 70.9
Map coordinates of the pins above. An area the client draws as a shape is given by the centre of its points.
Nearby on the Un'Goro Crater map
- Desecrate this Fire! about 990 yards
- Honor the Flame about 1,080 yards
- The Activation Rune about 1,160 yards
- The Etymidian about 1,160 yards
Quests whose map markers the client places closest to this one on Un'Goro Crater, nearest first. Distances are straight lines between the markers.
Getting there
Flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Un'Goro Crater:
- Mossy Pile, Un'Goro Crater
- Marshal's Stand, Un'Goro Crater
- Cenarion Hold, Silithus
From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:
- Objective area
Straight-line distances in yards between the quest’s own map markers (QuestPOI) and the client’s flight-point positions (TaxiNodes); flight paths and terrain are not modelled.
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Money10 gold50 silver
Experience4,100 XP
Storyline
Un'Goro Crater
Part 20 of 29.
Previous: Roll the Bones · Next: A Tale of Two Shovels
- 15Flowing to the North
- 16Bouquets of Death
- 17Aberrant Flora
- 18The Eastern Pylon
- 19Roll the Bones
- 20The Fossil-Finder 3000
- 21A Tale of Two Shovels
- 22The Western Pylon
- 23The Shaper's Terrace
- 24Ever Watching From Above
- 25An Important Lesson
- 26The Evil Dragons of Un'Goro Crater
Showing steps 15 to 26 of 29.
Storyline order is the client’s own QuestLine data from the current retail build.
Where this quest fits
Before this quest
Taken from the storyline's own step order.
- Roll the Bones
You'd think that being chief digger for Marshal Expeditions means I like digging. There might be worse things to do in this world... but none really leap to mind. We were supposed to be digging in Terror Run - FANTASTIC name by the way - for dead stegodons and diemetradons.
After this quest
Taken from the storyline's own step order.
- A Tale of Two Shovels
Hey wait a minute, this bone has pickax marks on it. These aren't yours, are they? No, I recognize this mark... this must be that blasted dwarf! Gah! Let me step back for a minute and explain. There's another archaeologist south of here named Durrin Direshovel.
The storyline at a glance
Un'Goro Crater has 29 steps, from Crystals of Power to The Ballad of Maximillian.
Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Un'Goro Crater (29).
Steps of this storyline count toward:
Other storylines on the Un'Goro Crater map
- Sholazar Basin
Steps, storylines and map placement from the client’s QuestLine, prerequisite and QuestPOI data; neighbouring quest text is Blizzard’s own (quest API), shortened to its opening sentences.