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→Probe Attributes: Clarified that combat probes and core probes actually have same stats even though they seem to have different stats. |
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==Probe Attributes== | ==Probe Attributes== | ||
Probe have | Probe have three attributes that effect scan result: sensor strength (higher is better), maximum deviation (lower is better) and base scan range. | ||
Base scan range dictates what scan ranges the probe can use. For core probes this is always 0.25 AU while combat probes have a base scan range of 0.5 AU. The sensor strength and maximum deviation are both given at the base scan range. This can make combat probes seem much worse than core probes. But to get comparable stats you need to multiply the combat probe stats by two so that you are comparing sensor strength and scan deviation at same scan range and see that the combat probes are actually equal to core probes. | |||
Smaller scan range gives better results but scans a smaller volume. This makes core probes better at scanning hard to scan signatures where the smallest scan range needs to be used. On the other hand combat probes can be used to cover a larger 64 AU scan area for a very rough system scan. When scanning with ranges larger than 0.25 AU but smaller than 64 AU it will not matter which probes are used. | |||
Other attributes that effect their use: Scan time and flight time. | |||
Flight time limits for how long probes can be kept in space. For RSS probes this is 1000 seconds (less than 17 minutes) while all other probes have 4000 seconds (over one hour). If probes are left in space for more than this duration they will be lost. | Flight time limits for how long probes can be kept in space. For RSS probes this is 1000 seconds (less than 17 minutes) while all other probes have 4000 seconds (over one hour). If probes are left in space for more than this duration they will be lost. | ||
===Maximum Deviation=== | ===Maximum Deviation=== | ||