Yeah, as others have said, my scanner works.
Why is the srv scanner just garbage?
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As I suggested above, I think the objects within the geo POI - fumaroles, geysers, etc - do generate a signal. And they should because, unlike Bio objects, they're made of the same materials. Those Geo objects containing crystals and other mat-gathering materials generate a slightly different signal. As you approach a POI you get a widespread response from all of the objects within the POI. As you drive closer to a mat-bearing object there's a slight signal change, both visually and audibly, which gets clearer as you drive close to the target.
The signals do point to things. Unless vr is broken. Learn 2 scan
It's not broken in vr. I suspect OP simply doesn't know how it works, and is driving towards fragmented signals on the edge of the possible range.
It depends on the geo site, but yes, the fumaroles (or is it geysers?) show up on the scanner regardless of whether there are any mats on them.
However, the mats still produce an audibly distinct signal that is different to the signal the geysers (or fumaroles?) generate, as well as procuding a somewhat taller bar on the scanner which you can pick out. Once you get a knack for it you can just ignore the geo site signals and follow the breadcrumbs for the materials as you would before.
Yeah maybe, it can be difficult to be sure about behaviour like this because some bug fixes & tweaks to the game are unannounced.
Post 3.3 I have not needed the wave scanner to find these POIs because I can just target them from any distance after the body has been mapped. I have driven between them though, and the wave scanner functionality is good enough to allow them to be 'found' as you approach.
I think mostly it's just there for ambience but as you say it should be consistent (and possibly now is, I haven't visited a bio POI since January). I certainly don't rely on it to find them any more, and I never found a biological POI before mapping was added to the game in 3.3 anyway
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Well, sure.
If you want to try and rationalise the inconsistency by assuming that the wave-scanner deliberately detects some stuff but not other stuff then fair enough.
That doesn't refute the fact that it does work in an inconsistent manner, though.
Personally, I'd hope that this is simply an oversight by somebody at FDev, which'll get fixed at some point, rather than a deliberate decision to make some stuff work in one way while other stuff works in a different way.
I'll check next time I am in-game - I need loadsa mats for my recent clear save bod anyway.
having the mental fortitude to wait for RNG to offer up metallic meteorites is a sort of skill I guess
Easily fixed with the (I think - audio settings). On particular setting for enhance scanner when SRV is moving or something.
1. Yes thanks @Werewolf13 and @Factabulous I know about the audio settings and whilst an improvement, the motor still drives me mad when driving. Whether it is because I have a 5.1 speaker system I am not sure but I have to turn my audio right down to stop the drone driving me mad. Of course the fact that the wavescanner is subsidiary to the sound effects volume slider is my beef - make it independent and I can turn down the sound effects but raise the wavescanner. The autodocking helps I suppose but it is not perfect.
2. That nonsense of the geyser signal being constant is as you say @Stealthie - I am sure that wasn't the way it happened a while ago. Really, really annoying.
In summary - I am definately going to keep the audio down in the SRV and use the visual signals only.
2. That nonsense of the geyser signal being constant is as you say @Stealthie - I am sure that wasn't the way it happened a while ago. Really, really annoying.
In summary - I am definately going to keep the audio down in the SRV and use the visual signals only.
You can - deactivate the module.
I personally love how the SRV scanner works. And enjoy following its signals.
One minor exception on the immersion front: I have found that random POI type stuff (outcrops, meteorites, wrecks etc...) DO NOT spawn if you are within ~30km radius of any Geological or Biological POI.
So quick tip: if you are Raw Material hunting best probe the planet first and land away from a Geo/Bio site. (unless it's Geo/Bio type mats you're after)
One minor exception on the immersion front: I have found that random POI type stuff (outcrops, meteorites, wrecks etc...) DO NOT spawn if you are within ~30km radius of any Geological or Biological POI.
So quick tip: if you are Raw Material hunting best probe the planet first and land away from a Geo/Bio site. (unless it's Geo/Bio type mats you're after)
Uhuh.
It's not the end of the world but it is kind of irritating that it's inconsistent.
It's doubly so for me 'cos, as I said, I keep going back to the same places for Selenium and first it was dodgy, then it seemed to be working properly, but now (or, at least, as of a few days ago) it's dodgy again.
I vaguely recall somebody suggesting that one of the recent updates (the one that fixed the squiffy FSS?) might've been based on an older build because a couple of pre-existing bugs had reappeared.
I wonder if the Geo' POI thing was fixed and then got un-fixed again with a recent update?
Never thought to do that . Lol
The blips on it give an indication of how far away you are, the closer you get to the signal source the narrower the blips get until you reach 'radar' display range.
If you can already see things you are don't need that scanner because you are so close, it is to help you find stuff km away not metres.
You're joking right? I see the visuals on the scanner and it leads to nothing despite how long I drive towards the small or large blips on that scanner, no matter how long it takes, the fact people say it takes 'skill' is a complete joke, it takes 'skill' to drive or that I NEED to use a youtube video is complete idiocy, why is there no tutorial like with the FSS is beyond me, I just keep driving around when I land on a planet and come upon resources randomly with nothing to really indicate anything other than audio cues.
I could care less about the sound, I turn mine way down driving the srv.
As posted earlier the scanner works great with a little practice.
As I close in. I can 90% of the time say exactly what the formation is, long before it becomes visible.
Patience and practice. All I can add.
One other thing that works for me. Pick a point and drive a straight line. I mostly go for flatter terrain and drive like hell hounds are on my heels.
As posted earlier the scanner works great with a little practice.
As I close in. I can 90% of the time say exactly what the formation is, long before it becomes visible.
Patience and practice. All I can add.
One other thing that works for me. Pick a point and drive a straight line. I mostly go for flatter terrain and drive like hell hounds are on my heels.