Request: allow FSS Scanner use whilst charging FSD

[SaintedLegion]

For me, the most frustrating part of the new exploration mechanics is that you can't use the FSS Scanner whilst charging your FSD for a hyperspace jump. This means that looking out for interesting bodies whilst on a long-distance honk-scoop-jump journey takes much longer than using the old mechanic.

We used to be able to honk & scoop, start charging the FSD and then check the System Map for WWs, ELWs, etc. whilst charging for the jump. Then if you saw something interesting you could cancel your jump.

But because the System Map is no longer populated on the honk and you instead need to look at the FSS Scanner to identify bodies, this means you can't start charging the FSD until you've finished with the FSS.

It may not sound like much but that time lost charging the FSD for each jump really adds up over a long journey. The solution is simple: allow us to use FSS whilst charging for the jump.

 

[Rhaedas]

You can bind the discovery scanner and honk while scooping, then jump into FSS to see what's on the frequency bar. Once you know where to look for the types, a quick glance will tell you if you want to stop. Does going into FSS cancel a drive charging? If not, then you can have that in process while you look (as long as it doesn't overheat because of any delay). Edit: apparently engaging the drive does lock FSS out, which is probably a good idea to prevent ships from blowing up.

What if a honk outside of the FSS gave the frequency bar on the HUD to inspect, to completely avoid the toggling?

 

[Drelthar]

For me it's that you need to be at zero throttle to use it