Best Engineering Mod for new DSS?

[marx]

Nope. The new DSS mod has literally no downsides. Originally, it had an increased power draw, but later FD set the module's base power draw to zero.

 

[Stealthie]

Nope. The new DSS mod has literally no downsides. Originally, it had an increased power draw, but later FD set the module's base power draw to zero.

If that's correct, I guess it's a different story.

Guess it'll be one more thing to engineer.

 

[Rat Catcher]

I have engineered DSS' (G5 Long Range) on a couple of ships and in the beta they give increased coverage to the probes (up to 30% I think) so worth it that way. Curiously (which I'm looking for to check later today) in the bete the DSS 'lost' its mass making the engineering downside disappear!

 

[Tsunamicom]

Detailed Surface Scanners (DSS) have an innate +20% Probe Radius. Cmdrs that had either of the 3 engineering effects on their DSS prior to the update will have that effect converted to additional Probe Radius (max of +30% at Rank 5 for a difference of 10% between unengineered to engineered, which shows as a 50% bonus to the original 20%). This of course helps with planet mapping, and some planets can't have the probe goal met without this mod.