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Even if you mostly plan to mine or explore, it is worthwhile at least reading this section. Hostile ships WILL be looking for you, and this is how they do it. If you try it yourself, you will have a better feel for the process and more easily defeat it when it happens to you. | Even if you mostly plan to mine or explore, it is worthwhile at least reading this section. Hostile ships WILL be looking for you, and this is how they do it. If you try it yourself, you will have a better feel for the process and more easily defeat it when it happens to you. | ||
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Let's say a hunter is looking for mining targets. The first thing that he or she does is to enter a system and look at the Overview to find a moon or planet with a number of nearby asteroid belts. In this case Amygnon VIII had three belts with d-scan range. So the hunter warps to the moon. | Let's say a hunter is looking for mining targets. The first thing that he or she does is to enter a system and look at the Overview to find a moon or planet with a number of nearby asteroid belts. In this case Amygnon VIII had three belts with d-scan range. So the hunter warps to the moon. | ||
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Next the hunter sets the scanner range to match that of the farthest asteroid belt (in this case 5 AU, and sets the angle to something that will blanket the belt, in this case 30°. Using the first icon at the top left of the Map, the hunter unchecks all the boxes except for Asteroid Belts. The next step is to zoom the Map in as close as possible. As you can see, only asteroid belts can be seen. | Next the hunter sets the scanner range to match that of the farthest asteroid belt (in this case 5 AU, and sets the angle to something that will blanket the belt, in this case 30°. Using the first icon at the top left of the Map, the hunter unchecks all the boxes except for Asteroid Belts. The next step is to zoom the Map in as close as possible. As you can see, only asteroid belts can be seen. Using the radial menu (left click on the item and choose the scanner icon), the hunter points the scanner at each asteroid belt and takes a snapshot. | ||
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Using the radial menu (left click on the item and choose the scanner icon), the hunter points the scanner at each asteroid belt and takes a snapshot. | [[File:Qs 05dscanprac.jpg|left|350px]] | ||
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The first scan is empty (''and not shown here''). The second scan shows three ships: a skiff, a miasmos and a moa. Keep in mind that the scanner is finding ALL visible ships in its range, and since there some stations nearby, ships docking and undocking will show up in the scan. On the other hand, the skiff is a mining vessel, and likely to be in the asteroid belt. | The first scan is empty (''and not shown here''). The second scan shows three ships: a skiff, a miasmos and a moa. Keep in mind that the scanner is finding ALL visible ships in its range, and since there some stations nearby, ships docking and undocking will show up in the scan. On the other hand, the skiff is a mining vessel, and likely to be in the asteroid belt. | ||
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