Why does the Discovery Scanner blare?

[Siigari]

I love it, just saying. But what is the process behind this extremely loud honk?

 

[Hellhawk666]

I think it's meant to be a sound accompanying some sort of hyper-light scanning pulse. The sound itself isn't the pulse, of course, it's just an auditory indication.

Caught me off guard the first time I heard it - I thought a Martian tripod machine had sneaked up behind me

 

[Avnas]

I love it, just saying. But what is the process behind this extremely loud honk?

it tells everyone in the system that you're a sitting duck

 

[iospace]

It's the space horn!

 

[pryzm]

The only thing I know about it is that IT IS AWESOME

 

[Aewarin Jameson]

I love it, just saying. But what is the process behind this extremely loud honk?

Not so fond of it myself as it also silences the other music / effects so it's more "dramatic" ... Would have preferred a more sonar type noise but hey ho!

 

[Pharoah]

Caught me off guard the first time I heard it - I thought a Martian tripod machine had sneaked up behind me

lol me too - scared the crap outta me!

 

[Tarman]

I initially thought I would hate when it got introduced, but with the new silencer effect it's even better than before. Sometimes I'll thump the system just to hear it.

 

[Cmdr PeryplusErithrea]

Personally i LOVE the sound it makes, the audio just a second before completely fades out allowing all your hearing might to focus in on the throaty BBBRRAAAAWWHHPP as a pulse is sent out into the surrounding system.

You don't always know who else is listening though

 

[en1gma]

Devs, do not change this sound.....Baaaaaaarrrrp! LOVE IT

 

[GHDW]

Deep inside every discovery scanner, silk-screened onto the circuit board: Inspired by Hans Zimmer.

 

[Mephane]

it tells everyone in the system that you're a sitting duck

Except you may be cruising around at 1000c...

 

[Jaguar Oxwings]

It's very over the top for its purpose. Would have been better suited to a planet annihilation weapon or a supernova catalyst infuser etc

 

[adoredtv]

First time I heard it I thought the reapers had invaded the galaxy.

 

[A Spaceship IRL]

reminds me of the Inception soundtrack

 

[FX2K]

Not so fond of it myself as it also silences the other music / effects so it's more "dramatic" ... Would have preferred a more sonar type noise but hey ho!

I don't mind the sound itself, but not so keen on it silencing everything else either.
I actually reported it as a bug

I get what they intended (I think) but it doesn't quite cut it, it just makes all the other annoying little sounds IRL around me more prominent.

 

[Scalbs]

First time I heard it I thought the reapers had invaded the galaxy.

My thoughts exactly.

 

[Beatz0121]

The thump gives you a sense of accomplishing something. If it just made a little static sound it would be just a bore!. I do wish when you scan planets and stars there would be a wire frame like scanner that you can physically see around the star or planet. that would exploring even more awesome!

 

[ianw]

Not so fond of it myself as it also silences the other music / effects so it's more "dramatic" ... Would have preferred a more sonar type noise but hey ho!

"One ping if you please, Vassily!"

 

[Siigari]

So many responses, yet nobody has yet to read the OP