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How to Find and Extract Meteorites in Over the Hill
Find and extract meteorites in Over the Hill with radar, winch controls, size and crew requirements, Pebble rewards, and practical fixes for stalled pulls.
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Find the rock, connect your winch and pull
To earn Pebbles from a meteorite in Over the Hill, locate a fallen rock with Meteorite Radar or its nighttime glow, attach your winch and pull it free with the crew its size requires. Keep the ropes under tension and coordinate your pulling direction; the meteorite's reward is shared among qualifying helpers.
Where to search for fallen meteorites
Look for a meteorite's glow while exploring at night, or use Meteorite Radar to follow the closest fallen meteorite on your compass. The radar gives you a direction to search. Choose a manageable route toward the target rather than forcing a direct approach across difficult ground.
You can start exploring Emerald Lake or Tassili n'Ajjer Desert without opening the later areas. Portals unlock the next area within their region. Pick whichever accessible area you want to explore and combine the meteorite hunt with your journey through it.
Prepare your radar and winch controls
Equip Meteorite Radar at the Mechanic before heading out on a directed hunt. Tools are selected in the Mechanic's Tools menu and used through the radial menu. Visiting cabins restores your equipped tools, making them useful stops between outings.
Quick Winch/Pull Winch defaults to O on keyboard, Y on an Xbox controller and Triangle on a PlayStation controller. Extend Winch uses L on keyboard, A on Xbox and Cross on PlayStation. Release Winch uses P on keyboard, B on Xbox and Circle on PlayStation.
Open the radial menu with Q on keyboard, right stick press on Xbox or R3 on PlayStation. Winch Action and Tools Menu have no default direct binding, but you can assign them in the control settings. Check your current bindings if you have changed the defaults.
Match meteorite size to your crew
Check the player requirement shown in-game before committing to a pull. Very small, small and medium meteorites are suitable for solo extraction, while larger rocks require cooperating players. The Pebble amounts below are the total value of each rock, shared among qualifying helpers.
| Size | Details |
|---|---|
| Very small | 15 Pebbles total; 1 player required. |
| Small | 20 Pebbles total; 1 player required. |
| Medium | 30 Pebbles total; 1 player required. |
| Large | 40 Pebbles total; 2 players required. |
| Very large | 50 Pebbles total; 2 players required. |
| Huge | 60 Pebbles total; 3 players required. |
| Very huge | 80 Pebbles total; 4 players required. |
Extract a meteorite with the winch
- Park on stable ground with room to maneuver away from the meteorite. Leave yourself a manageable pulling approach before connecting the cable.
- Select a winch attachment point on your vehicle. This establishes the vehicle end of the connection before you choose the rock.
- Aim at and select the meteorite to connect your winch. Check that the connection reaches the intended rock before beginning the pull.
- Have the required crew connect their winches to the meteorite. Larger rocks need the cooperating players listed for their size.
- Align the crew's pulling directions so no pair of ropes pulls more than 120° apart. Arrange the vehicles to keep their pulls within that angle.
- Reel in while maintaining tension until the meteorite comes free. Allow the pull time to work, because the rock can initially appear stuck while extraction progresses.
- Check the in-game reward notification after extraction. This shows the outcome of the completed pull and lets you check your Pebble award.
What to change when extraction stalls
- Check the connection and crew requirement first. Make sure the winches are attached to the meteorite and that enough cooperating players are pulling for its size.
- Restore tension and check the pulling angles. Enough ropes must be pulling under tension, and no pair may pull more than 120° apart.
- Reposition if your vehicle slides toward the rock. Try firmer footing, a longer line, a downhill pulling angle or the handbrake to help hold position.
- Try Low Range and gently drive away while keeping tension if reeling alone stalls. Change your approach if the wheels dig in or the vehicle approaches an edge.
- Keep a steady pull before abandoning an otherwise sound setup. A meteorite can look stationary at first even while extraction is progressing.
Treat changes in line length, footing and throttle as adjustments to try for the terrain around you. Start with the crew, connection, tension and pulling direction before changing your approach. If the vehicle is getting into a worse position, stop and set up another attempt.
How the Pebble reward is shared
A meteorite's listed value is divided among qualifying helpers. Players qualify through an attached winch or by being within 10 m, and each helper receives the divided amount rounded up. Keep the extraction crew requirement separate from reward eligibility: larger rocks still need enough players actively pulling.
Extraction is the objective that earns the Pebbles. You do not need to plan a separate delivery trip to a cabin or merchant for the meteorite. Once the reward appears, you can continue exploring and later spend your Pebbles on vehicle upgrades at the Mechanic.
Continue the hunt after a successful pull
Meteorites keep falling, so you can return to hunting after an extraction. Continue looking for another glow or use your radar to track the closest fallen rock. Solo players can keep exploring and earning Pebbles without extracting every meteorite size.
A post-launch update adjusted meteorite spawn positions across every area. Use the updated interactive map when planning your search, especially if an older coordinate guide leads to an unexpected spot. Even at a valid spawn position, an empty marker is a reason to keep searching rather than force an extraction attempt there.
