AFAIK there are three mods - lightweight, longer scan distance and wider scanning angle.
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This. Wide angle is the way to go.
This. Wide angle is the way to go.
Hmm sensors affect gimbals? from when
While sensor grade doesn't matter, gimbals have always been tied to sensor angle. There was talk of a nerf to gimbals a while back, and the sensor angle was going to be tied to sensor grade.
I accidentally modded my Vulture sensors to light weight rather than wide angle, and suddenly I was losing target lock, and gimbal lock if a target got close to the edge of the hud. Removed the mod, and ships started going boom again.
Lei Cheung mods sensors to G5, I modded the 4D on my Asp scout to G5 long range it's capable of ship ID scans at 8km+, TBH the reduction from 30 degrees to around 23 isn't that noticeable in practice it's certainly worth it for the additional range.
I can't comment on the gimbal issue as the Asp S has fixed weps but gimbals do lose tracking lock beyond some angle off the ships roll axis, it'd be hard to determine if this is reduced by the long range mod as the reduction is 6 or 7 degrees.
I can't comment on the gimbal issue as the Asp S has fixed weps but gimbals do lose tracking lock beyond some angle off the ships roll axis, it'd be hard to determine if this is reduced by the long range mod as the reduction is 6 or 7 degrees.
It reduces scan angle (aka ID angle). It does not affect gimbals in any way.
I did the G5 fast scan on my DSS. Have used it a few times, and it "feels like" it completes in about half the time. Not a scientific measurement by any means.
Would like to see proper testing done to make sure.
Thanks for that, I was going to mod quite a few sensors to lightweight. It won't affect fixed weapons at all, right?
no sensor do not affect gimbaled or turret weapons. it was an experiment in one beta but didn't go through. https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=122482&page=3&p=1904098&viewfull=1#post1904098 and: https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=122482&page=9&p=1953009&viewfull=1#post1953009
but range effect, of course, your target lock but this is only a problem if you have weapons that can reach your sensor range.
but range effect, of course, your target lock but this is only a problem if you have weapons that can reach your sensor range.
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Not so sure about that. This post seems to indicate gimbals are affected by scan angle. Otherwise it'd be a big coincidence that the existing angle is 30 and that's what's modified by the blueprint. To me it seems like messing with that angle will result in a proportional degradation of that gimbal lock angle.
It IS a coincidence. Gimbal angle is 30 degrees, and ship ID angle is also 30 degrees. Ship ID angle was never affected by these proposed (and fortunately scrapped) changes. Likewise, it never affected gimbals.