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==Other Uses of the Directional Scanner== | ==Other Uses of the Directional Scanner== | ||
Another important function of the directional scanner is to locate potentially hostile ships before they get to you. As was mentioned above, it is very helpful to pulse the scanner to check for ships or combat probes close to your current location. It will generally take at least 4 probes at 2 AU away to probe you out. So if you see that many probes on a 360 degrees scan at, for example, 4 AU (roughly 600,000,000km), you need to prepare to defend yourself or run away. As was mentioned above, to have probes show up on your directional scan, you need to add probes to your overview, or the overview setting box should be unticked. | Another important function of the directional scanner is to locate potentially hostile ships before they get to you. As was mentioned above, it is very helpful to pulse the scanner to check for ships or combat probes close to your current location. It will generally take at least 4 probes at 2 AU away to probe you out. So if you see that many probes on a 360 degrees scan at, for example, 4 AU (roughly 600,000,000km), you need to prepare to defend yourself or run away. As was mentioned above, to have probes show up on your directional scan, you need to add probes to your overview, or the overview setting box should be unticked. | ||
This is doubly important in wormhole space, where the member list of local chat will not display other people in your system: the directional scanner can be your only warning that you have company. | This is doubly important in wormhole space, where the member list of local chat will not display other people in your system: the directional scanner can be your only warning that you have company. | ||
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In lowsec/null-sec, directional scan can also be used to check for POSes at moons you intend to travel to, as a defended POS can kill your ship very quickly. | In lowsec/null-sec, directional scan can also be used to check for POSes at moons you intend to travel to, as a defended POS can kill your ship very quickly. | ||
The directional scanner can also be used to check gates for gatecamps without warping to the gate's grid. You will need to have an off-grid bookmark near the gate from which you can scan it. | The directional scanner can also be used to check gates for gatecamps without warping to the gate's grid. You will need to have an off-grid bookmark near the gate from which you can scan it. | ||
The directional scanner can be used for fleet scouting purposes. This could simply involve telling scan results to the FC through Mumble or chat, but more complete results can also be sent using tools like [http://eve-dingo.com/index.php Dingo's Toolbox]. | |||
==Links== | ==Links== | ||
*[http://eve.grismar.net/wikka.php?wakka=ScanningGuide Scanning Guide from Grismar's wiki], contains some nice pictures showing how the scan area is shaped. | *[http://eve.grismar.net/wikka.php?wakka=ScanningGuide Scanning Guide from Grismar's wiki], contains some nice pictures showing how the scan area is shaped. | ||
*[http://evenewb.blogspot.com/2008/07/newb-pirate-guide-chapter-i-intel.html Blog entry from EVE Newb], general information on intel gathering, section (d) shows the directional scanner in action. | *[http://evenewb.blogspot.com/2008/07/newb-pirate-guide-chapter-i-intel.html Blog entry from EVE Newb], general information on intel gathering, section (d) shows the directional scanner in action. | ||