Screening station

ExaminableWet screeningDry screening

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Screening station
Release								30 March 2020 (Update)
Members								No
Quest								No
Location								Archaeology Campus
Options								Examine
Examine								A machine suitable for screening various soils.
Map
Advanced data
Object ID								115418
Links								MROD115418

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SMW Subobject for ExaminableOptions: ExamineExamine: A machine suitable for screening various soils.Object ID: 115418Is members only: falseIs variant of: Screening stationLocation restriction: surfaceRelease date: 30 March 2020Version anchor: ExaminableScenery location: Archaeology CampusObject name: Screening station

SMW Subobject for Dry screeningOptions: Screen, ExamineExamine: A mesh used for dry screening.Object ID: 115420Is members only: falseIs variant of: Screening stationLocation restriction: surfaceRelease date: 30 March 2020Version anchor: Dry screeningScenery location: Archaeology CampusObject name: Mesh

SMW Subobject for Wet screeningOptions: Screen, ExamineExamine: A mesh used for wet screening.Object ID: 115419Is members only: falseIs variant of: Screening stationLocation restriction: surfaceRelease date: 30 March 2020Version anchor: Wet screeningScenery location: Archaeology CampusObject name: Mesh

The screening station can be found at the Archaeology Campus. The meshes on the station is used to screen soil to find Archaeology materials along with a 1/1,000 chance to find artefacts. Players can screen up to 100 of their soil at a time with each piece of soil taking 1.8 seconds (1.2 seconds with a complete master archaeologist's outfit).

Different soils yield the same amount of Archaeology experience. The amount of experience gained and chance of obtaining a material per soil screened varies depending on the player's Archaeology level:

Level	Experience
1	1
38	3
71	5
93	12
111	20

The northern and eastern meshes will use wet screening while the southern and western will use dry screening respectively. There is no difference between the two types of screening other than visual animations.

The Sift Soil spell is an alternative to using the screening station. There is also an Invention device named auto-screener v1.080 that players can use to screen their soil as they excavate it.

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Update history

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• patch 26 October 2020 (Update):
  • Artefacts from 'Desperate Measures' will no longer appear when screening soil.

• hotfix 28 September 2020 (Update):
  • Sifting soil with a Screening Station will no longer cause messages claiming you don't have enough runes.

• update 30 March 2020 (Update):
  • Added to game.

Trivia

• Finding a damaged artefact while screening will complete an Archaeology daily challenge to excavate or restore an artefact, but given the low drop rate there are far more reliable methods.