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Every ship in Eve has a built-n Directional Scanner (d-scan) that can be used to search for certain kinds of objects in nearby space. The d-scan can be used to discover the rough location of objects up to 14 AU away from your ship. More detailed scanning generally requires additional equipment such as a [[Scanning#Probe_scanning|probe launcher]] (used in Exploration) or a [[Mining#Survey_scanner|survey scanner]] (used in Mining). | Every ship in Eve has a built-n Directional Scanner (d-scan) that can be used to search for certain kinds of objects in nearby space. The d-scan can be used to discover the rough location of objects up to 14 AU away from your ship. More detailed scanning generally requires additional equipment such as a [[Scanning#Probe_scanning|probe launcher]] (used in Exploration) or a [[Mining#Survey_scanner|survey scanner]] (used in Mining). | ||
==What | ==What d-scan is good for== | ||
The directional scanner can see the following objects in space: | The directional scanner can see the following objects in space: | ||
* All ships and their names. This excludes [[Recon Ships|combat recon]] and [[Cloaking|cloaked ships]]. | * All ships and their names. This excludes [[Recon Ships|combat recon]] and [[Cloaking|cloaked ships]]. | ||
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* NPCs with "♦" in their name. This includes mining operations and Blood Raider Shipyard fleets. | * NPCs with "♦" in their name. This includes mining operations and Blood Raider Shipyard fleets. | ||
The directional scanner is not able to see the state of the object (empty, damaged, reinforced, pilot info), nor can it see [[Scanning#Cosmic_signatures|cosmic signatures]], [[Scanning#Cosmic_anomalies|cosmic anomalies]] | The directional scanner is not able to see the state of the object (empty, damaged, reinforced, pilot info), nor can it see [[Scanning#Cosmic_signatures|cosmic signatures]], [[Scanning#Cosmic_anomalies|cosmic anomalies]] normal NPCs, beacons or [[bookmarks]]. | ||
The directional scanner can be used defensively to see all ships or probes that may pose threat, or offensively to gather intel on objects that are off grid such as enemy fleet composition. The d-scan is especially important in [[wormholes]] as the local chat there does not automatically show other players, and the directional scan is the tool for this task. | The directional scanner can be used defensively to see all ships or probes that may pose threat, or offensively to gather intel on objects that are off grid such as enemy fleet composition. The d-scan is especially important in [[wormholes]] as the local chat there does not automatically show other players, and the directional scan is the tool for this task. | ||