If you’re working through the new Astral Observatory content in Fisch and have reached the Anomaly Investigation objective, the quest can be a little confusing at first. The game doesn’t exactly make it obvious where you need to go or what you’re supposed to look for.
Fortunately, the actual process is pretty simple once you know where to head. You need to travel to Northern Expedition, reach Boreal Pines, speak with the required NPC, and then search for Broken Stars during a Starfall event.
How to Complete Anomaly Investigation in Fisch – Broken Stars
Here’s the full walkthrough.
Travel to Northern Expedition
The first thing you need to do for the Anomaly Investigation is make your way to Northern Expedition.
Once you arrive, continue through the area until you reach the point where you can use your Traveler’s Whistle.
Use the whistle to travel toward Boreal Pines, as this is where the investigation continues.
Go to Boreal Pines
After reaching Boreal Pines, make your way toward the NPC connected to the anomaly investigation.
Talk to the NPC to progress the quest.
Once the conversation is finished, you’ll be given the next objective: find Broken Stars.
This is the part that can initially be confusing because Broken Stars aren’t simply sitting around waiting to be picked up.
How to Find Broken Stars
To find the Broken Stars, you need to trigger a Starfall.
The easiest way to do this is by using a Starfall Totem.
Once the Starfall event has started, pay attention to the area around you. You’re looking for the distinctive pink beam of light that marks the locations you’re interested in.
These beams work similarly to the visual markers you may have already seen around Cosmic Relics.
Look for the Pink Beam
Once you’ve activated the Starfall Totem, start searching around Boreal Pines for the pink beams.
When you find one, head toward it and investigate the location.
The Broken Stars are found within these Starfall locations, so you don’t need to search every part of Northern Expedition randomly.
Just keep an eye out for the pink beam and check the marked areas.
If you don’t immediately find what you’re looking for, don’t worry. Continue checking the Starfall locations until you’ve found the Broken Stars required for the investigation.
Anomaly Investigation – Quick Steps
If you just want the objective without all the extra details, here’s the route:
- Travel to Northern Expedition.
- Continue through the area.
- Pull out your Traveler’s Whistle.
- Travel to Boreal Pines.
- Find and speak with the Anomaly Investigation NPC.
- Accept the objective to find Broken Stars.
- Use a Starfall Totem.
- Look around Boreal Pines for the pink beams.
- Investigate the Starfall locations containing the Broken Stars.
- Collect what the investigation requires to complete the objective.
The important thing to remember is that Broken Stars are tied to the Starfall event. If you’re running around Boreal Pines and can’t find any, activate a Starfall Totem first and then start looking for those pink beams.
Once you know that, this part of the Astral Observatory questline is actually pretty quick to finish.