Wishing better Detailed Surface Scanner types 1A and 1B with greater scan strength

[Dragon Breathe]

To avoid this immense flight times for a detail scan of small planets and moons
it will be very kind if we can get better Detailed Surface Scanners, types 1A and 1B for example.
Which own a greater scan strength to scan the smaller objects from further distance.

 

[Velixar]

I think if you upgrade your ship sensor it might help.

 

[Dragon Breathe]

I don't think so, that the ship sensor can help.
The description of the Sensor tell about some (4,xx/5,xx) km.
I scan moons from a distance of about 9,8 Lightseconds at the moment thats millions of Kilometers.

 

[Velixar]

Well try it and let us know.

 

[Dragon Breathe]

I just asked about sensors here: https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=238128
So they don't help in scanning planets/moons while exploring.

 

[Wedgetail]

Having burned a lot of hydrogen zipping between barren moons, I would love to

That being said I don't really fancy the idea of being able to detailed scan everything in a system while fuel scooping

 

[Dragon Breathe]

Having burned a lot of hydrogen zipping between barren moons, I would love to
That being said I don't really fancy the idea of being able to detailed scan everything in a system while fuel scooping

Thats not to expect. Atm you need to approach a small moon at ~9,8 Ls until it starts scanning.
A planet you must approach at ~250 Ls until scan starts. Smaller planets even less.
At a planet with many moons in a larger distance from the planet, you need to FSD a lot back and forth.
It would help, if the suggested 1B Detail Scanner is able to scan such small moons from a distance of about 100Ls.
And the 1A Detail Scanner from a distance of about 200Ls for example.

Many planets are away from sun or from each other 2000 Ls and more.
So you cannot detail scan while fuel scooping at the sun.

 

[Lestat]

Well Monitoring your speed can help a lot. If you expect to fly Fast and do each and every object fast. Your mistaken.

 

[Dragon Breathe]

Additional the scanning time should be reduced significant.
I explored now for many in game hours and the waittime for a scan to complete become really very, very boring.
Each new scan feels like double the time of the previous one.
Refer additional to this thread about the exploring thing: https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=237440

 

[Lestat]

Well that a different topic. If you want to take this topic into how slow scanning is. Then the best idea is merge this topic with that one. It will help the Devs and people view ideas how to improve it.