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Discovery Scanner

2014-12-27T03:28:56Z

108.131.133.224: Added purchasing locations for the Intermediate and Advanced Discovery Scanners.

The Discovery Scanner is a unit that fits inside of a internal compartment and allows you to scan for unknown astronomical objects within a certain radius of your ship.

All vessels come with a basic discovery scanner fitted as standard however there are 3 levels of Discovery Scanners:
* Basic Discovery Scanner - Has a 500 LS range and costs 1,000 CR
* Intermediate Discovery Scanner - Has a 1000 LS range and costs ~500,000 CR
* Advanced Discovery Scanner - Has a system-wide range and costs ~1,500,000 CR
== Usage[[Category:Equipment]] ==
The Discovery Scanner needs to be assigned to a fire group and can be triggered in both super cruise and normal space. The assigned control to trigger the scanner must be held down in order to charge the unit. It will tell you when the scan is complete. In addition, if you pass extremely close to an astronomical body it will automatically discover the object.

As the basic/intermediate scanners have a limited range you will not necessarily find all the astronomical bodies by triggering it just once. (The advanced scanner will discover everything). You may need to scout the system to discover additional astronomical bodies. This can be achieved by traveling very fast (over 30c is best) and looking for moving objects from your side/top windows on the static backdrop. When you see moving objects, head towards them until you get them within the maximum range of your scanner and trigger it to discover them.

Once you discover the objects they will initially appear in your Navigation panel as "UNEXPLORED" (discovered but not scanned) and you will need to get close enough for your ship to automatically scan them to get further information. The distance you need to get to the object in order for the automatic scan to begin depends on its size. Stars may be automatically scanned from over 1,000 LS away but small moons may require you to be within 10 LS or even closer. Once you are close enough and have the "UNEXPLORED" object selected you will see it begin scanning and the name will eventually change from "UNEXPLORED" to a more appropriate name based upon its position in the system. You will also see further information on the body in the system map.

Although not necessary, it is beneficial to also have the [[Detailed Surface Scanner]] to maximise your profits as this gains additional information such as the atmosphere type and composition of the astronomical body. '''(You need both, not one or the other).'''

== Outfitters ==
'''Basic Discovery Scanner'''
* Basic one comes pre-installed in every ship
'''Intermediate Discovery Scanner'''
* LaLande 29917 - [[Hopkins Hanger]]
* Wolf 417 - [[Egan Port]] (@Beta3.01)
* Logoni - [[Knight Platform]] (@Beta3.04)
* Popovich Horizons - Uiburni
* Cleve Hub - Eravate

[[Advanced Discovery Scanner|'''Advanced Discovery Scanner''']]
* G 180-18 [[Alexandria Gateway]] (Beta 3.04)
* Aulin - Aulin Enterprises
* Frey - Garratt Station
* Popovich Horizons - Uiburni
* Leesti - George Lucas
* Cleve Hub - Eravate

Detailed Surface Scanner

2014-12-27T03:27:52Z

108.131.133.224: Added a purchasing location.

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{{quote|Advanced stellar body scanner used during exploration.|In-Game Description}}

The '''Detailed Surface Scanner''' will give a pilot info on the composition of a moon, planet, star, or other stellar body and also data such as orbital distance and orbit time.

A [[Discovery Scanner]] is ''required'' for this module to be useful; both modules must be present on the ship for this one to provide information. Use of this module dramatically increases the amount of credits that can be earned in stellar cartography, and is considered essential for any pilot wanting to use exploration as their primary source of income.

{| class="article-table" border="1"
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! Class
| 1
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! Rating
| I
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! Mass (T)
| 1.30
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! Cost
| 250,000 CR
|}

==Purchase Locations==
* Wundt Gateway - FK5 2550 for 250,000 Cr (Gamma 1.05)
* Dalton Gateway- LHS 3447
* Binet Port-LT5449
*Hale Port G 180-18
* Lave Station - Lave (R1.01)
* Santos Installation - Frendian
* Henry Vision - Herthans (R1.03)
* Watanabe Terminal - Amphisatsu (R1.03)
* Kingsbury Dock - Thrutis
* Vinogradov Colony - BD+26 2723
* Olivas Station - LHS 3505 (R1.03)
* Popovich Horizons - Uriburni
* Cleve Hub - Eravate
[[Category:Equipment]]

Discovery Scanner

2014-12-26T02:52:28Z

108.131.133.224: Added purchasing locations for the Intermediate and Advanced Discovery Scanners.

The Discovery Scanner is a unit that fits inside of a internal compartment and allows you to scan for unknown astronomical objects within a certain radius of your ship.

All vessels come with a basic discovery scanner fitted as standard however there are 3 levels of Discovery Scanners:
* Basic Discovery Scanner - Has a 500 LS range and costs 1,000 CR
* Intermediate Discovery Scanner - Has a 1000 LS range and costs ~500,000 CR
* Advanced Discovery Scanner - Has a system-wide range and costs ~1,500,000 CR
== Usage[[Category:Equipment]] ==
The Discovery Scanner needs to be assigned to a fire group and can be triggered in both super cruise and normal space. The assigned control to trigger the scanner must be held down in order to charge the unit. It will tell you when the scan is complete. In addition, if you pass extremely close to an astronomical body it will automatically discover the object.

As the basic/intermediate scanners have a limited range you will not necessarily find all the astronomical bodies by triggering it just once. (The advanced scanner will discover everything). You may need to scout the system to discover additional astronomical bodies. This can be achieved by travelling very fast (over 30c is best) and looking for moving objects from your side/top windows on the static backdrop. When you see moving objects, head towards them until you get them within the maximum range of your scanner and trigger it to discover them.

Once you discover the objects they will initially appear in your Navigation panel as "UNEXPLORED" (discovered but not scanned) and you will need to get close enough for your ship to automatically scan them to get further information. The distance you need to get to the object in order for the automatic scan to begin depends on its size. Stars may be automatically scanned from over 1,000 LS away but small moons may require you to be within 10 LS or even closer. Once you are close enough and have the "UNEXPLORED" object selected you will see it begin scanning and the name will eventually change from "UNEXPLORED" to a more appropriate name based upon its position in the system. You will also see further information on the body in the system map.

Although not necessary, it is beneficial to also have the [[Detailed Surface Scanner]] to maximise your profits as this gains additional information such as the atmosphere type and composition of the astronomical body. '''(You need both, not one or the other).'''

== Outfitters ==
'''Basic Discovery Scanner'''
* Basic one comes pre-installed in every ship
'''Intermediate Discovery Scanner'''
* LaLande 29917 - [[Hopkins Hanger]]
* Wolf 417 - [[Egan Port]] (@Beta3.01)
* Logoni - [[Knight Platform]] (@Beta3.04)
* Popovich Horizons - Uiburni

[[Advanced Discovery Scanner|'''Advanced Discovery Scanner''']]
* G 180-18 [[Alexandria Gateway]] (Beta 3.04)
* Aulin - Aulin Enterprises
* Frey - Garratt Station
* Popovich Horizons - Uiburni

Detailed Surface Scanner

2014-12-26T02:50:25Z

108.131.133.224: Added purchasing location.