Things you might like to know about the *NEW* Detailed surface Scanner

Nutter

Nutter
If you are a hardcore explorer like me you may be wondering how the new scanner will replace the old, if that's the case read on..

Firstly, I need to point out that the Discovery Scanner will become part of the ship and every ship gets an advanced one.

If you have a detailed surface scanner installed already then this is what will happen.

It will be replaced with the NEW scanner which allows you to launch probes
It will use Zero Power
I don't believe it has any mass either

Hmm ok so far but what happens if your scanner is engineered?

Well the good news is that you will receive an equivalent amount of engineering on the new scanner.
Whats the effect?
Well you will get a % increase in the size of the probe scan area, up to a maximum of 30% - So it should take less probes to map a planet.

So if you are out in the black already, no need to rush home. You can expect to see a reduction in power usage and weight too!

Hope you found this useful

Nutter

o7
 

M00ka

M00ka
zipline said:
So, if I engineer my DSS for fast scan I will lose that for a probe scan area increase?
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Yes there is only one Engineering upgrade for the new DSS, and that is probe scan area increase. I found that my previous Engineering for the old DSS were automatically migrated to the new one, no input from the player required.
 

Nutter

Nutter
zipline said:
So, if I engineer my DSS for fast scan I will lose that for a probe scan area increase?
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Correct, there is only one upgrade on the new scanner that affects the size of the probe area up to 30% increase.

So no matter which upgrade you have now, it will be converted to the new probe area mod.

Nutter o7
 

Strangepork

Strangepork
Nutter said:
If you are a hardcore explorer like me you may be wondering how the new scanner will replace the old, if that's the case read on..

Firstly, I need to point out that the Discovery Scanner will become part of the ship and every ship gets an advanced one.

If you have a detailed surface scanner installed already then this is what will happen.

It will be replaced with the NEW scanner which allows you to launch probes
It will use Zero Power
I don't believe it has any mass either

Hmm ok so far but what happens if your scanner is engineered?

Well the good news is that you will receive an equivalent amount of engineering on the new scanner.
Whats the effect?
Well you will get a % increase in the size of the probe scan area, up to a maximum of 30% - So it should take less probes to map a planet.

So if you are out in the black already, no need to rush home. You can expect to see a reduction in power usage and weight too!

Hope you found this useful

Nutter

o7
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cheers Nutter. Thx

The implication for me is reviewing the loadout of about 20 ships, fun though.
 
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Lightspeed

Lightspeed
Nutter said:
If you are a hardcore explorer like me you may be wondering how the new scanner will replace the old, if that's the case read on..

Firstly, I need to point out that the Discovery Scanner will become part of the ship and every ship gets an advanced one.

If you have a detailed surface scanner installed already then this is what will happen.

It will be replaced with the NEW scanner which allows you to launch probes
It will use Zero Power
I don't believe it has any mass either

Hmm ok so far but what happens if your scanner is engineered?

Well the good news is that you will receive an equivalent amount of engineering on the new scanner.
Whats the effect?
Well you will get a % increase in the size of the probe scan area, up to a maximum of 30% - So it should take less probes to map a planet.

So if you are out in the black already, no need to rush home. You can expect to see a reduction in power usage and weight too!

Hope you found this useful

Nutter

o7
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What a great post, thankyou Commander !
 

Dommarraa

Dommarraa
But when you realise that you now have a free slot, how will you resist returning to put something in it? (unless you are in a conda)
 

Lestat

Banned
Lestat
I going to say is wait before listing to topics like this is how it going to be. What released and what in beta could be somewhat different. The Op is right on some points. But they might add Power or Mass. We don't know.
 

zipline

zipline
Nutter said:
Correct, there is only one upgrade on the new scanner that affects the size of the probe area up to 30% increase.

So no matter which upgrade you have now, it will be converted to the new probe area mod.

Nutter o7
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So does the new scanner still spin for an age like the current DSS?
 

M00ka

M00ka
zipline said:
So does the new scanner still spin for an age like the current DSS?
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Nope because that part of the discovery has already been done when you first enter the system using the new FSS. The new DSS is just for finding out what is physically on the planet via firing probes at it. Nice little animation of the probes shooting out, you 'hear' the detonation of the probe and see the coverage area expand then try to work out the best place for the next probe so you don't rescan too much of surface, hit any rings by mistake or miss the planet all together. The last two are hard to achieve as you have to be either not paying attention or brain dead to miss lol
 

A D

A D
Dommarraa said:
But when you realise that you now have a free slot, how will you resist returning to put something in it? (unless you are in a conda)
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Obviously up to individual choice, but if you are using an AspX the extra slot should mean you can fit a repair limit controller and cargo bay for limpets (without sacrificing your normal exploration fit out) which will be handy if you're planning a long trip in the deep. :)
 
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