Data Link Scanners: Are they supposed to be working yet?

[Lightspeed]

Our ships are each equipped with a Data Link Scanner ..... but it doesn't appear to function.

I visited an attacked cargo carrier in the Pleiades, and targetted the "Ship Log Uplink" but nothing happened.

Am I supposed to activate something, or are they not functioning yet?

If they aren't functioning, should they be by now in order to fit into the story of mega ships being attacked by Thargoids .... or would that spoil a twist to the story (no Thargoids were seen doing damage at the time) ?

Spoiler

 

[askavir]

Yes, they interact with the prisoner cells that were on update 2.2 release notes. You just have to find them first.

 

[Commander Regel]

I had the same experience, then realised that I'd not bound the data link scanner to a firegroup control...

(you also need to be really close to scan them - less than <100m I think).

 

[rootsrat]

You need to point the ship's nose exactly at the link and be at a very specific distance, about 150m. They're extremely sensitive and equally annoying piece of kit.

 

[Lightspeed]

Ahhh ... a firegroup .... now that I did not think about ... will give it another try

You need to point the ship's nose exactly at the link and be at a very specific distance, about 150m. They're extremely sensitive and equally annoying piece of kit.

I am close by, so will try again !

 

[Vasco Sapien]

I did a data link scan on a Thargoid ship. Said somethign about the data being incompatible.

 

[Lightspeed]

It worked on a Bulk Tanker and a Bulk Cargo ship, thanks Commanders o7

 

[NecasekO]

They work fine once assigned to a fire group. It is possible to assign it to the same button with another scanner, possibly even several (like KWS, cargo, wake scanner) since their functionality doesn't overlap.