Not possible to select data points at Generation Ships

Hi-Jobe · Mar 31, 2022

I have been to several generation ships to scan the data points and add them to my codex.
However, when I approach any data point the selection marker does not appear?
I have tried this in Oddyssey and Horizons but both don't work.
Yes, I have the data scanner active.

In the tracker there does not seem to be any mention of this so I have made a new entry:

https://issues.frontierstore.net/issue-detail/49053

Please add to this if you would like to have this resolved?

Factabulous · Mar 31, 2022

Just done one - in Odyssey - working the same as ever. Keep practicing!

Darth Wonko · Mar 31, 2022

Don't forget to deploy hardpoints.

Cmdr Esteban · Apr 1, 2022

And get really, really close to the contact.

alex192004 · Apr 1, 2022

You have to scan first the ships for the data ports appear. Just select the megaship and use the data scanner, when you scanned the ship all the contacts appear.

Hi-Jobe · Apr 2, 2022

Darth Wonko said:
Don't forget to deploy hardpoints.

Ah well, you learn something everyday even after 1000+ hours gametime.

It never occured to me to deploy hardpoints as the data scanner is part of the sensor array and not a hardpoint or a utility mount?
Have scanned datapoints in settlements but that is with a SRV and its turret is deployed automatically at a distance from the ship.

I'll see if I can retract the issue I made in the tracker.

/case closed/

Bottom Hat · Apr 2, 2022

Hi-Jobe said:
Ah well, you learn something everyday even after 1000+ hours gametime.
It never occured to me to deploy hardpoints as the data scanner is part of the sensor array and not a hardpoint or a utility mount?
Have scanned datapoints in settlements but that is with a SRV and its turret is deployed automatically at a distance from the ship.

I'll see if I can retract the issue I made in the tracker.

/case closed/

The other thing that I think was probably also mentioned, is that you have to be crazy close for some of the things the scanner works on, like surface data points. I think the range is easier for megaships though.

Darth Wonko · Apr 4, 2022

Hi-Jobe said:
Ah well, you learn something everyday even after 1000+ hours gametime.
It never occured to me to deploy hardpoints as the data scanner is part of the sensor array and not a hardpoint or a utility mount?
Have scanned datapoints in settlements but that is with a SRV and its turret is deployed automatically at a distance from the ship.

I'll see if I can retract the issue I made in the tracker.

/case closed/

Yeah... took me a bit to figure that out, too.

Bottom Hat said:
The other thing that I think was probably also mentioned, is that you have to be crazy close for some of the things the scanner works on, like surface data points. I think the range is easier for megaships though.

That's true, too. You basically have to be close enough to feel the breeze of its fart.

To be clear, I'm referring to the thing you're scanning... not @Bottom Hat .