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==== Miscellaneous ====

* Several ~~new~~ mid slot modules exist that increase your scanning abilities: the Scan Acquisition Array, the Scan Pinpointing Array and the Scan Rangefinding Array. ~~While you may wish~~ to ~~look into these eventually~~, ~~they only recently entered the game and cost a lot—and~~ more likely than not, you won’t have the mid slots open for them anyway!

* Several mid slot modules exist that increase your scanning abilities: the Scan Acquisition Array, the Scan Pinpointing Array and the Scan Rangefinding Array. These "green" can be used to improve your scanning ability, but are generally not needed for scanning down high-sec Data or Relic sites—and more likely than not, you won’t have the mid slots open for them anyway! (Their real use is for improving your ability to scan down enemy ships with Combat Probes.)

* Low-slot Inertial Stabilizers, Nanofiber Structures, and Overdrive Injectors increase ship agility and speed. Speed always helps, as it makes maneuvering between exploration site structures easier, and makes it more likely for you to escape if something goes wrong. Of those three modules, Nanofiber Structures will probably benefit you most, as they raise several speed/agility related stats in exchange for a none-too-painful drawback.

* Alternately, a low-slot Expanded Cargohold will increase your cargo capacity by up to 20%, at the expense of velocity and structure HP. This can be useful if you're exploring far from home, and you'd like to cram in just a bit more loot before heading back to ~~base~~.

* Alternately, a low-slot Expanded Cargohold will increase your cargo capacity by up to 20%, at the expense of velocity and structure HP. This can be useful if you're exploring far from home, and you'd like to cram in just a bit more loot before heading back to base—but this became less necessary after the Data site loot was shrunk (to 0.10m<sup>3</sup> from 1.0m<sup>3</sup>) in a 2014 release.

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 ==== Miscellaneous ====
-* Several new mid slot modules exist that increase your scanning abilities: the Scan Acquisition Array, the Scan Pinpointing Array and the Scan Rangefinding Array. While you may wish to look into these eventually, they only recently entered the game and cost a lot—and more likely than not, you won’t have the mid slots open for them anyway!
+* Several mid slot modules exist that increase your scanning abilities: the Scan Acquisition Array, the Scan Pinpointing Array and the Scan Rangefinding Array.  These "green" can be used to improve your scanning ability, but are generally not needed for scanning down high-sec Data or Relic sites—and more likely than not, you won’t have the mid slots open for them anyway!  (Their real use is for improving your ability to scan down enemy ships with Combat Probes.)
 * Low-slot Inertial Stabilizers, Nanofiber Structures, and Overdrive Injectors increase ship agility and speed. Speed always helps, as it makes maneuvering between exploration site structures easier, and makes it more likely for you to escape if something goes wrong. Of those three modules, Nanofiber Structures will probably benefit you most, as they raise several speed/agility related stats in exchange for a none-too-painful drawback.
-* Alternately, a low-slot Expanded Cargohold will increase your cargo capacity by up to 20%, at the expense of velocity and structure HP. This can be useful if you're exploring far from home, and you'd like to cram in just a bit more loot before heading back to base.
+* Alternately, a low-slot Expanded Cargohold will increase your cargo capacity by up to 20%, at the expense of velocity and structure HP. This can be useful if you're exploring far from home, and you'd like to cram in just a bit more loot before heading back to base—but this became less necessary after the Data site loot was shrunk (to 0.10m<sup>3</sup> from 1.0m<sup>3</sup>) in a 2014 release.
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