Directional scanning: Difference between revisions

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At angles less than 360°, the scanner itself orients with the view of the system that you have in space. So, to point the scanner in a particular direction, click and drag ''in space'' (not in the scanner map). If you have the scanner map open, you can see the scanner move around as you drag your mouse. Of course, this is of no matter if you have the angle set

===Directional Scan and the Camera===

The "Directional" part of directional scan is quite unique in that it is controlled by moving the camera around, and has nothing to do with your ship's bearing. '''It may be helpful to imagine directional scan as a flashlight. By moving the camera, you are essentially pointing the flashlight toward the direction you want to check.''' Meanwhile, the angle setting specifies how wide the flashlight is going to scatter its light, and range specifies how far away the flashlight can illuminate.

[[File:Dscan_b.jpg|thumb|400px|right|I am now sure the POS is at one of Iro VIII's moons. I then warp to Iro VIII itself and from there, scan its two moons one-by-one. A quick 5-degree scan toward Moon 1 shows that a POS is there, with the control tower aptly named "IRO XIIII"...wait, shouldn't that be XIV? Note that 5-degree scan requires a very accurate camera placement: you need to have the celestial's icon and your ship almost overlap.]]

Because camera manipulation is involved, it is also necessary to enable brackets, since otherwise you will not know where exactly you are pointing your camera at. With brackets enabled, aligning the camera is as easy as moving the target celestial's icon toward your ship's indicator. Check the [[Overview Guide]] to see how to enable brackets.

===D-Scan Filter And Scan Results===

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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.

~~===Directional Scan and the Camera===~~

The "Directional" part of directional scan is quite unique in that it is controlled by moving the camera around, and has nothing to do with your ship's bearing. '''It may be helpful to imagine directional scan as a flashlight. By moving the camera, you are essentially pointing the flashlight toward the direction you want to check.''' Meanwhile, the angle setting specifies how wide the flashlight is going to scatter its light, and range specifies how far away the flashlight can illuminate.

[[File:Dscan_b.jpg|thumb|400px|right|I am now sure the POS is at one of Iro VIII's moons. I then warp to Iro VIII itself and from there, scan its two moons one-by-one. A quick 5-degree scan toward Moon 1 shows that a POS is there, with the control tower aptly named "IRO XIIII"...wait, shouldn't that be XIV? Note that 5-degree scan requires a very accurate camera placement: you need to have the celestial's icon and your ship almost overlap.]]

Because camera manipulation is involved, it is also necessary to enable brackets, since otherwise you will not know where exactly you are pointing your camera at. With brackets enabled, aligning the camera is as easy as moving the target celestial's icon toward your ship's indicator. Check the [[Overview Guide]] to see how to enable brackets.

==Locating Ships==

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 At angles less than 360°, the scanner itself orients with the view of the system that you have in space. So, to point the scanner in a particular direction, click and drag ''in space'' (not in the scanner map). If you have the scanner map open, you can see the scanner move around as you drag your mouse. Of course, this is of no matter if you have the angle set
+===Directional Scan and the Camera===
+The "Directional" part of directional scan is quite unique in that it is controlled by moving the camera around, and has nothing to do with your ship's bearing. '''It may be helpful to imagine directional scan as a flashlight. By moving the camera, you are essentially pointing the flashlight toward the direction you want to check.''' Meanwhile, the angle setting specifies how wide the flashlight is going to scatter its light, and range specifies how far away the flashlight can illuminate.
+[[File:Dscan_b.jpg|thumb|400px|right|I am now sure the POS is at one of Iro VIII's moons. I then warp to Iro VIII itself and from there, scan its two moons one-by-one. A quick 5-degree scan toward Moon 1 shows that a POS is there, with the control tower aptly named "IRO XIIII"...wait, shouldn't that be XIV? Note that 5-degree scan requires a very accurate camera placement: you need to have the celestial's icon and your ship almost overlap.]]
+Because camera manipulation is involved, it is also necessary to enable brackets, since otherwise you will not know where exactly you are pointing your camera at. With brackets enabled, aligning the camera is as easy as moving the target celestial's icon toward your ship's indicator. Check the [[Overview Guide]] to see how to enable brackets.
 ===D-Scan Filter And Scan Results===
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 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.
-===Directional Scan and the Camera===
-The "Directional" part of directional scan is quite unique in that it is controlled by moving the camera around, and has nothing to do with your ship's bearing. '''It may be helpful to imagine directional scan as a flashlight. By moving the camera, you are essentially pointing the flashlight toward the direction you want to check.''' Meanwhile, the angle setting specifies how wide the flashlight is going to scatter its light, and range specifies how far away the flashlight can illuminate.
-[[File:Dscan_b.jpg|thumb|400px|right|I am now sure the POS is at one of Iro VIII's moons. I then warp to Iro VIII itself and from there, scan its two moons one-by-one. A quick 5-degree scan toward Moon 1 shows that a POS is there, with the control tower aptly named "IRO XIIII"...wait, shouldn't that be XIV? Note that 5-degree scan requires a very accurate camera placement: you need to have the celestial's icon and your ship almost overlap.]]
-Because camera manipulation is involved, it is also necessary to enable brackets, since otherwise you will not know where exactly you are pointing your camera at. With brackets enabled, aligning the camera is as easy as moving the target celestial's icon toward your ship's indicator. Check the [[Overview Guide]] to see how to enable brackets.
 ==Locating Ships==