Quick question about scanning players in supercruise

[Evening Sam]

Hey everyone

If two players are in supercruise and player A performs a basic scan on player B, will player B receive the "ship scan detected" alert?

As I was heading to a station a player interdicted me, but I never received the ship scan alert that comes up if you're being scanned. And as far as I know, player A would first have to target player B, which should initiate the basic scan and inform player B about it.

Any answers and/or corrections would be great .

 

[Unknown Zombie]

I think that "scan detected" only means that you're getting kill warrant scanned or manifest scanned. I don't think your ship ever notifies you when a basic identity scan happens.

 

[Evening Sam]

I think that "scan detected" only means that you're getting kill warrant scanned or manifest scanned. I don't think your ship ever notifies you when a basic identity scan happens.

That sounds like what's happening. I just always assumed that being scanned at all would cause an alert to pop up.

 

[DOMN8TOR]

I believe you only get the notice in normal space. It notifies you anytime someone targets you for any scan

 

[Evening Sam]

I believe you only get the notice in normal space. It notifies you anytime someone targets you for any scan

That does explain why the scan detected alert never showed up in supercruise. I almost wish it did sometimes to be honest.

 

[DOMN8TOR]

In frame shift, I just cycle targets and watch for people that are vectoring towards me and I watch for the chatter on comms.

 

[IndigoWyrd]

If you can figure out how to KWS or Manifest Scan someone in supercruise, you'll have to share that with everyone.

Being able to Manifest Scan in Supercruise would be a blessing to pirates and KWS from Supercruise a blessing to Bounty Hunters.