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== Probing ==

=== Launching probes ===

[[image:Probe_window.png|440px|thumb|Probe scanner window with labels.]]

To start probing launch your probes and open both system map and probe scanner window.

~~It is recommended that you~~ undock probe scanner window from system map by clicking the square icon on top right corner of probe scanner window. This allows you to open and close system map and probe scanner independently.

Many players find it useful to undock the probe scanner window from the system map by clicking the square icon on top right corner of probe scanner window. This allows you to open and close both the system map and the probe scanner independently.

With the probe scanner open the system map now shows information relevant for probing. The red spheres are signatures that need to be probed with probes, green icons are anomalies or completely probed signatures and the blue spheres are your probes.

With the probe scanner open, the system map now shows information relevant for probing. The red spheres are signatures that need to be probed with probes, green icons are anomalies or completely probed signatures, and the blue spheres are the areas scanned by each of your probes.

=== Initial placement ===

You have several controls for your probes.

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** Hold shift to move individual probes.

** Hold control to adjust probe distance from center point.

* Alt+scroll, alt+drag or slider in probe scanner window to ~~resize probes~~

* Alt+scroll, alt+drag or slider in probe scanner window to alter probe range

You can also move your probes to pinpoint formation, spread formation or own saved custom formation in probe scanner window. When scanning signatures only pinpoint formation, formation ~~moving~~ and probe ~~size~~ changes are needed. Sometimes you may encounter a signature you can't get all the way to 100%. You can try moving your probes into more tightly packed pinpoint formation to get few 0.1% signal but placing them too close to each other will reduce scan results.

You can also move your probes to pinpoint formation, spread formation or your own saved custom formation in the probe scanner window. When scanning signatures, only pinpoint formation, formation move, and probe range changes are needed. Sometimes you may encounter a signature you can't get all the way to 100%. You can try moving your probes into more tightly packed pinpoint formation to get few 0.1% more signal, but placing them too close to each other will reduce scan results.

To scan a signature move your probe formation over the signature sphere. ~~Good~~ starting formation is pinpoint formation with ~~size~~ adjusted to cover the whole signature sphere. A trick to initial probe placement is to know that all signatures are within 4 AU from celestial objects. If there is only one celestial near the signature sphere the signature is near it and you can place your probes there~~. Now refresh probe scan by slicking the "analyze" button in probe scanner window. Depending on your probe placement and probe stats the marker of the signature changes~~.

To scan a signature, move your probe formation over the signature sphere. A good starting formation is the pinpoint formation, with range adjusted to cover the whole signature sphere. A trick to help with initial probe placement is to know that ''all'' signatures are within 4 AU from celestial objects. If there is only one celestial near the signature sphere, then the signature is near it and you can place your probes there.

~~If only one~~ probe ~~overlapped with~~ the ~~signature~~ the ~~result is a sphere~~. ~~You know that~~ the signature ~~is inside that sphere in region that overlaps with one probe only. Place your formation there~~, ~~adjust size~~ and ~~scan again~~.

Now refresh probe scan by slicking the "Analyze" button in the probe scanner window. Depending on your probe placement and probe stats, the marker of the signature will change, and you can then begin to narrow the signature down.

~~If two probes overlapped with~~ the ~~signature the result is a circle. The signature is somewhere on the circle where only two probes overlap with each other. Make an educated guess, move your formation, resize and~~ scan ~~again.~~

=== Refining the scan ===

~~If three probes overlapped with the signature the result is two points connected by a line. The signature is near one~~ of ~~the points. Usualy it is on the point that is further away from your probe formation center. Move your probes, adjust size and~~ scan ~~again~~.

A number of different results can occur after an initial scan.

If four or more probes overlapped with the signature the result is one point. Center your formation on it, reduce probe ~~size~~ and scan again.

# If only one probe overlapped with the signature, the result is a sphere. You know that the signature is inside that sphere in region that overlaps with one probe only. Center your probe formation on the new sphere, adjust range, and scan again.

# If two probes overlapped with the signature, the result is a circle. The signature is somewhere on the circle where only two probes overlap with each other. Make an educated guess, move your formation, resize and scan again.

# If three probes overlapped with the signature, the result is two points connected by a line. The signature is near one of the points. Usually, it is on the point that is further away from your probe formation's center. Move your probes, adjust range , and scan again.

# If four or more probes overlapped with the signature the result is one point. Center your formation on it, reduce probe range and scan again. At this point, and assuming your probe strength is sufficiently strong to scan the signature at all, you will probably be able to pinpoint the signature just by repeatedly re-centering the formation and reducing its range.

Repeat the above steps until the signature is scanned and you can warp to it.

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[[image:Probing_double.jpg|440px|thumb|When the signature is seen as two points the point that is further away from your previous scan point is most likely the signature location.]]

[[image:Probing_point.jpg|440px|thumb|When the signature is seen as single point move probe formation on it and decrease probe size.]]

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 == Probing ==
+=== Launching probes ===
 [[image:Probe_window.png|440px|thumb|Probe scanner window with labels.]]
 To start probing launch your probes and open both system map and probe scanner window.
-It is recommended that you undock probe scanner window from system map by clicking the square icon on top right corner of probe scanner window. This allows you to open and close system map and probe scanner independently.
+Many players find it useful to undock the probe scanner window from the system map by clicking the square icon on top right corner of probe scanner window. This allows you to open and close both the system map and the probe scanner independently.
-With the probe scanner open the system map now shows information relevant for probing. The red spheres are signatures that need to be probed with probes, green icons are anomalies or completely probed signatures and the blue spheres are your probes.
+With the probe scanner open, the system map now shows information relevant for probing. The red spheres are signatures that need to be probed with probes, green icons are anomalies or completely probed signatures, and the blue spheres are the areas scanned by each of your probes.
+=== Initial placement ===
 You have several controls for your probes.
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 ** Hold shift to move individual probes.
 ** Hold control to adjust probe distance from center point.
-* Alt+scroll, alt+drag or slider in probe scanner window to resize probes
+* Alt+scroll, alt+drag or slider in probe scanner window to alter probe range
-You can also move your probes to pinpoint formation, spread formation or own saved custom formation in probe scanner window. When scanning signatures only pinpoint formation, formation moving and probe size changes are needed. Sometimes you may encounter a signature you can't get all the way to 100%. You can try moving your probes into more tightly packed pinpoint formation to get few 0.1% signal but placing them too close to each other will reduce scan results.
+You can also move your probes to pinpoint formation, spread formation or your own saved custom formation in the probe scanner window. When scanning signatures, only pinpoint formation, formation move, and probe range changes are needed. Sometimes you may encounter a signature you can't get all the way to 100%. You can try moving your probes into more tightly packed pinpoint formation to get few 0.1% more signal, but placing them too close to each other will reduce scan results.
-To scan a signature move your probe formation over the signature sphere. Good starting formation is pinpoint formation with size adjusted to cover the whole signature sphere. A trick to initial probe placement is to know that all signatures are  within 4 AU from celestial objects. If there is only one celestial near the signature sphere the signature is near it and you can place your probes there. Now refresh probe scan by slicking the "analyze" button in probe scanner window. Depending on your probe placement and probe stats the marker of the signature changes.
+To scan a signature, move your probe formation over the signature sphere. A good starting formation is the pinpoint formation, with range adjusted to cover the whole signature sphere. A trick to help with initial probe placement is to know that ''all'' signatures are within 4 AU from celestial objects. If there is only one celestial near the signature sphere, then the signature is near it and you can place your probes there.
-If only one probe overlapped with the signature the result is a sphere. You know that the signature is inside that sphere in region that overlaps with one probe only. Place your formation there, adjust size and scan again.
+Now refresh probe scan by slicking the "Analyze" button in the probe scanner window. Depending on your probe placement and probe stats, the marker of the signature will change, and you can then begin to narrow the signature down.
-If two probes overlapped with the signature the result is a circle. The signature is somewhere on the circle where only two probes overlap with each other. Make an educated guess, move your formation, resize and scan again.
+=== Refining the scan ===
-If three probes overlapped with the signature the result is two points connected by a line. The signature is near one of the points. Usualy it is on the point that is further away from your probe formation center. Move your probes, adjust size and scan again.
+A number of different results can occur after an initial scan.
-If four or more probes overlapped with the signature the result is one point. Center your formation on it, reduce probe size and scan again.
+# If only one probe overlapped with the signature, the result is a sphere. You know that the signature is inside that sphere in region that overlaps with one probe only. Center your probe formation on the new sphere, adjust range, and scan again.
+# If two probes overlapped with the signature, the result is a circle. The signature is somewhere on the circle where only two probes overlap with each other. Make an educated guess, move your formation, resize and scan again.
+# If three probes overlapped with the signature, the result is two points connected by a line. The signature is near one of the points. Usually, it is on the point that is further away from your probe formation's center. Move your probes, adjust range , and scan again.
+# If four or more probes overlapped with the signature the result is one point. Center your formation on it, reduce probe range and scan again. At this point, and assuming your probe strength is sufficiently strong to scan the signature at all, you will probably be able to pinpoint the signature just by repeatedly re-centering the formation and reducing its range.
 Repeat the above steps until the signature is scanned and you can warp to it.
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 [[image:Probing_double.jpg|440px|thumb|When the signature is seen as two points the point that is further away from your previous scan point is most likely the signature location.]]
 [[image:Probing_point.jpg|440px|thumb|When the signature is seen as single point move probe formation on it and decrease probe size.]]
 [[Category:Guides]]
 [[Category:Getting Started]]
 [[Category:Exploration]]