# Monolith without activation stone **URL:** \ **Category:** NMS Beyond - Bugs & Issues\ **Created:** [August 25, 2019, 8:27pm UTC](https://forums.atlas-65.com/t/monolith-without-activation-stone/6647 "2019-08-25T20:27:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![jedidia](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forums.atlas-65.com/jedidia/32/1237_2.png) [@jedidia](https://forums.atlas-65.com/u/jedidia)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2019, 8:27pm UTC](https://forums.atlas-65.com/t/monolith-without-activation-stone/6647/1 "2019-08-25T20:27:02Z")
Not sure this is a bug, maybe something just changed in the way monoliths are handled? In any case, I just found one that had no activation stone. Nothing. Literally just a slab of ominous rock with a few knowledge stones around it. Dug the foundations out completely just to make sure it wasn’t burried somewhere. Kinda felt like standing at a portal back in the days. “Well, this looks important! Uhhhh… what do I do?” 😆 Anybody else encountered this? Has anybody found monoliths outside of story quests that have their activation stones? ---
**Author:** ![jedidia](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forums.atlas-65.com/jedidia/32/1237_2.png) [@jedidia](https://forums.atlas-65.com/u/jedidia)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2019, 8:33pm UTC](https://forums.atlas-65.com/t/monolith-without-activation-stone/6647/2 "2019-08-25T20:33:13Z")
Huh, Ok, I realised that the activation area is still there, it’s just not visible anymore. But I could activate the monolith by activating the place where the stone used to be. ---
**Author:** ![sheralmyst](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forums.atlas-65.com/sheralmyst/32/55317_2.png) [@sheralmyst](https://forums.atlas-65.com/u/sheralmyst)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2019, 8:42pm UTC](https://forums.atlas-65.com/t/monolith-without-activation-stone/6647/3 "2019-08-25T20:42:43Z")
I noticed the interaction area being actually on the Monolith. The only ones I have encountered so far have been in the story line. I don’t think any of those have been the smaller ones. ---
**Author:** ![TravelEcho](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forums.atlas-65.com/travelecho/32/3148_2.png) [@TravelEcho](https://forums.atlas-65.com/u/TravelEcho)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2019, 10:40pm UTC](https://forums.atlas-65.com/t/monolith-without-activation-stone/6647/4 "2019-08-25T22:40:40Z")
Yes, also, I recently found one that _did_ have a stone, but the activation spot was on the monolith itself. ---
**Author:** ![temp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f04885/32.png) [@temp](https://forums.atlas-65.com/u/temp)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2019, 11:43pm UTC](https://forums.atlas-65.com/t/monolith-without-activation-stone/6647/5 "2019-08-25T23:43:15Z")
I’ve happened upon several stones the don’t show the familiar ‘e’ on them when you get close. I’ve just been pointing at them anyway and pressing ‘e’ - seems to work. ---
**Author:** ![Polyphemus](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forums.atlas-65.com/polyphemus/32/1884_2.png) [@Polyphemus](https://forums.atlas-65.com/u/Polyphemus)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2019, 9:09am UTC](https://forums.atlas-65.com/t/monolith-without-activation-stone/6647/6 "2019-08-26T09:09:02Z")
It’s been that way since the introduction of NEXT. Some monoliths don’t have a defined interaction structure - but you can still interact with them anyway. They also have fewer knowledge stones. It used to be four, but now it’s three. ---
**Author:** ![jedidia](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forums.atlas-65.com/jedidia/32/1237_2.png) [@jedidia](https://forums.atlas-65.com/u/jedidia)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2019, 9:45am UTC](https://forums.atlas-65.com/t/monolith-without-activation-stone/6647/7 "2019-08-26T09:45:20Z")
> [@Polyphemus](#): > > It’s been that way since the introduction of NEXT Huh, I never noticed. But Monoliths were never anywhere near the top half of my priority list. ---
**Author:** ![DevilinPixy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forums.atlas-65.com/devilinpixy/32/74073_2.png) [@DevilinPixy](https://forums.atlas-65.com/u/DevilinPixy)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2025, 7:45pm UTC](https://forums.atlas-65.com/t/monolith-without-activation-stone/6647/8 "2025-08-21T19:45:56Z")