discovery scanners

[cwstad]

Hi all, im currently exploring and am looking to get as many first discovered by systems as possible. Which is better the basic discovery scanner or the detailed discovery scanner. Which is quicker to complete

thanks

 

[49rTbird]

You should use two scanners. One will be the basic or Advanced and the other will be the detailed as the detailed gives you more info and profit when data is sold.

 

[Digital Entropy]

The advanced scanner will discover ALL of the bodies in a star system (the other two scanners, Basic and intermediate have limited range). You will have to map it to a Fire Control Group and fire it when you enter the stellar system.
After that, you will then have to SURFACE SCAN the stellar bodies (however many you choose) AND be the FIRST to sell the data to gain the Discovered By tag by the stellar body.

 

[teaurn]

Yup, they do different jobs entirely.

A discovery scanner finds stuff, and lets you do a 'basic' scan (type and name).

There are three types as mentioned above, but the only difference between them is range.

I say 'only' but that's pretty major...an advanced scanner will find EVERYTHING in the system with one blast of the foghorn from wherever you drop into the system, whereas the basic one only scans out to 500Ls, which is pretty crap!

The surface scanner does an 'advanced' scan, and this nets you more creds when you sell the data, and I believe it's the necessary scan for 'discovered by' status, although I could be wrong on this last point.

So, to maximise exploration, you need both a discovery scanner and a detailed surface scanner.

/ninja'd - why does everyone type quicker than me

 

[cwstad]

hi i have an advcanced scanner + a detailed one. The detailed discovery one takes a while to ccomplete the scan. Im not interested in profit but a quick scan time. So does the basic take less time to complete

thanks

 

[teaurn]

hi i have an advcanced scanner + a detailed one. The detailed discovery one takes a while to ccomplete the scan. Im not interested in profit but a quick scan time. So does the basic take less time to complete

thanks

Nope...sorry!

You're still confusing the 2 types by the look of things.

The basic will just cut down on the range you can find objects at - stick to the advanced one.

They also take the same time to scan.

The detailed surface scanner is completely optional - you don't have to have it if you don't want to.

But it makes you more money and gets you 'discovered by' status, so it's up to you if the extra time to use one is worth it for you.

 

[cwstad]

Nope...sorry!

You're still confusing the 2 types by the look of things.

The basic will just cut down on the range you can find objects at - stick to the advanced one.


They also take the same time to scan.

The detailed surface scanner is completely optional - you don't have to have it if you don't want to.

But it makes you more money and gets you 'discovered by' status, so it's up to you if the extra time to use one is worth it for you.

excellent thanks. So can i just get away being the first to discover by just using the advanced scanner?

 

[teaurn]

excellent thanks. So can i just get away being the first to discover by just using the advanced scanner?

I don't believe you can, I think it takes a surface scan, but I haven't confirmed that myself, so I could be wrong.

 

[Mikey2305]

But if you are just planning to whizz in, target the main star, honk and on your way which seems to be your plan from what you are saying then all you need is a basic scanner and a DSS

 

[cwstad]

But if you are just planning to whizz in, target the main star, honk and on your way which seems to be your plan from what you are saying then all you need is a basic scanner and a DSS

thanks thats whay im doing