Directional scanning: Difference between revisions

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A widely used setting is "Active Overview Filters", the first entry on the menu. This option sets the d-scan filter to match the currently active tab in your Overview window. However, note that the d-scanner does not work exactly as does the Overview. D-scan, for example, does not use the states shown in the Overview tab settings. This means that it cannot tell the difference between friendly ships and enemies. Nor will the scanner give you the range to any ships that it finds. Thus, you can know the class of a ship, but not its affiliation, and to pin down a ship you need to narrow your scan angle and scan in different directions until you find it.

It is highly recommended that you have your overview set up to UNI standard shown in the [[Overview Guide]]. (''You MUST do this if you are an E-UNI member.'') ~~So if you have not set up your overview, you should do that ASAP.~~

It is highly recommended that you have your overview set up to the E-UNI standard shown in the [[Overview Guide]]. So if you have not set up your overview, you should do that ASAP. (''You MUST do this if you are an E-UNI member.'')

You can also use Overview Settings to ~~creat~~ special filters for use in the d-scan. For example, a miner or explorer may want to set up a filter that looks explicitly for combat ships and probes.

You can also use Overview Settings to create special filters for use in the d-scan. For example, a miner or explorer may want to set up a filter that looks explicitly only for combat ships and probes.

The scan results list simply shows everything that the scanner found, modified by the items in your filter. Remember that the scanner will not find cloaked ships, certain ships that are immune to directional scanning (see [[Curse]], for example), or ships that are docked.

The scan results list simply shows everything that the scanner found, modified by the items in your filter. Remember that the scanner will not find cloaked ships, certain ships that are immune to directional scanning (see [[Curse]], for example), or ships that are docked. You can sort the results by clicking on the header of any column.

==Locating Ships==

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 A widely used setting is "Active Overview Filters", the first entry on the menu. This option sets the d-scan filter to match the currently active tab in your Overview window. However, note that the d-scanner does not work exactly as does the Overview. D-scan, for example, does not use the states shown in the Overview tab settings. This means that it cannot tell the difference between friendly ships and enemies. Nor will the scanner give you the range to any ships that it finds. Thus, you can know the class of a ship, but not its affiliation, and to pin down a ship you need to narrow your scan angle and scan in different directions until you find it.
-It is highly recommended that you have your overview set up to UNI standard shown in the [[Overview Guide]]. (''You MUST do this if you are an E-UNI member.'') So if you have not set up your overview, you should do that ASAP.
+It is highly recommended that you have your overview set up to the E-UNI standard shown in the [[Overview Guide]]. So if you have not set up your overview, you should do that ASAP. (''You MUST do this if you are an E-UNI member.'')
-You can also use Overview Settings to creat special filters for use in the d-scan. For example, a miner or explorer may want to set up a filter that looks explicitly for combat ships and probes.
+You can also use Overview Settings to create special filters for use in the d-scan. For example, a miner or explorer may want to set up a filter that looks explicitly only for combat ships and probes.
-The scan results list simply shows everything that the scanner found, modified by the items in your filter. Remember that the scanner will not find cloaked ships, certain ships that are immune to directional scanning (see [[Curse]], for example), or ships that are docked.
+The scan results list simply shows everything that the scanner found, modified by the items in your filter. Remember that the scanner will not find cloaked ships, certain ships that are immune to directional scanning (see [[Curse]], for example), or ships that are docked. You can sort the results by clicking on the header of any column.
 ==Locating Ships==