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| The results that are returned from the directional scanner are returned in 3 columns: Name, Type, Range. | The results that are returned from the directional scanner are returned in 3 columns: Name, Type, Range. | ||
| - | The directional scanner only gives you ship/item type and name, not player names, so [[training:intelligence|intel]] is useful in terms of knowing what ships to look for whilst hunting. The name and type fields are always returned, and as you might expect, contain the name and type of the specific result. It should be noted that while the name field can be made to look like anything, the type field *never* lies. If you see an item with the name "Foobar's Shuttle", but the type is a Raven, that result is a Raven. Range is returned only when an object is on the same grid as you, and is hardly used. | + | The directional scanner only gives you ship/item type and name, not player names, so [[training:guides:intelligence|intel]] is useful in terms of knowing what ships to look for whilst hunting. The name and type fields are always returned, and as you might expect, contain the name and type of the specific result. It should be noted that while the name field can be made to look like anything, the type field *never* lies. If you see an item with the name "Foobar's Shuttle", but the type is a Raven, that result is a Raven. Range is returned only when an object is on the same grid as you, and is hardly used. |
| However, if you do see a "Foobar's shuttle" and the type is also shuttle, you now have succesfully managed to bind a ship to a player in local. Important intel to have. If you ever see someone in your fleet who has not renamed his ship, make sure to tell him to rename it (bonus points if its the FC). Always make sure to rename your ship. | However, if you do see a "Foobar's shuttle" and the type is also shuttle, you now have succesfully managed to bind a ship to a player in local. Important intel to have. If you ever see someone in your fleet who has not renamed his ship, make sure to tell him to rename it (bonus points if its the FC). Always make sure to rename your ship. | ||
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| * 14 au = 2.086.000.000 km | * 14 au = 2.086.000.000 km | ||
| - | Note: the directional scanner will not list the range to an off-grid target, but you can still find it by varying the scan distance to find the maximum distance at which the object appears in the results. Unfortunately, it still cannot provide a lock on a place in space to warp to. To do this you need to see the guide on [[training:probing|probing]]. | + | Note: the directional scanner will not list the range to an off-grid target, but you can still find it by varying the scan distance to find the maximum distance at which the object appears in the results. Unfortunately, it still cannot provide a lock on a place in space to warp to. To do this you need to see the guide on [[training:guides:scanning|probing]]. |
| ====Tactical Uses==== | ====Tactical Uses==== | ||
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