Scanning black holes?

Noobilite · Dec 13, 2018

I've just visited a black hole. I got near and it lets me use the surface scanner. I fire stuff at it but I get nothing. It indicates 0% scanned and infinite probe estimate or something. Is there a way to scan black holes?

Chris Simon · Dec 13, 2018

Noobilite said:
I've just visited a black hole. I got near and it lets me use the surface scanner. I fire stuff at it but I get nothing. It indicates 0% scanned and infinite probe estimate or something. Is there a way to scan black holes?

Maybe if you fire enough probes into it, it'll get bigger and becomes a star, again.

Jankules · Dec 13, 2018

You cant mapp suns...Black hole is in the sun category.Same is for neutrons...just they can return your probes with their cones and can mapp you ...successfully.

Kamiyoda · Dec 13, 2018

Noobilite said:
Is there a way to scan black holes?

No, I imagine not. I just assumed it was a feature not a bug considering its a black hole and all.

Kaybe · Dec 13, 2018

Plus, you know, it's a black hole. Probes fired into it wouldn't send back anything anyway

RipvanHahl · Dec 13, 2018

How exactly do you think a black hole should be "mapped"? And how are the Probes supposed to get the Data back to your ship?

Sierra_Hotel · Dec 13, 2018

You've gotta send TARS into the event horizon and "find a way" to send back the data

Noobilite · Dec 13, 2018

Well suns scan and black holes retain 0% and suns get 100%. I figured there might be a way.

umbabrahattasil · Dec 13, 2018

Noobilite said:
Well suns scan and black holes retain 0% and suns get 100%. I figured there might be a way.

I think some people confuse Mapping with probes vs. Scanning.

Are you saying that Black Holes don't contribute to the % Scanned number? As in you can't detail scan them using FSS?

Noobilite · Dec 14, 2018

I think can find them using FSS. But I can't get them to 100% found like suns. Unless I just missed it. I did die and have to go back to a location. Maybe I lost the scan progress and didn't realize it and didn't rescan in fss as opposed to probing. I'll have to back and try.

Kamiyoda · Dec 14, 2018

Noobilite said:
I think can find them using FSS. But I can't get them to 100% found like suns. Unless I just missed it. I did die and have to go back to a location. Maybe I lost the scan progress and didn't realize it and didn't rescan in fss as opposed to probing. I'll have to back and try.

I mean yeah that would do it I beleieve. Did you die before turning that data in?

macpeep · Dec 14, 2018

You get Hawking radiation back. Then just decode the results. I leave the implementation as an exercise for the reader.