Scanning
While anyone can use a ship's scanner, it takes a specially trained operator to detect hard-to-find planetary resources, or uncover the details of nearby ships.
Last Updated 24 Jun 2025 at 19:11 pm GMT
- TypeScience
- TierAdvanced
What is Scanning?
Become proficient at scanning the surface of a planet and locating resources and points of interest.
Ranks
- You can detect uncommon inorganic resources on planet and moon surfaces and more information about ships in space.
- You can detect rare inorganic resources on planet and moon surfaces and more specific information about ships in space.
- You can detect exotic inorganic resources on planet and moon surfaces and gain better combat information on ships in space.
- You can detect unique inorganic resources on planet and moon surfaces and gain a complete list of cargo on ships in space.
Challenges
- Spend a total of 4 Skill Points in the Science tree.
- Scan 5 planets or moons.
- Scan 15 planets or moons.
- Scan 30 planets or moons.
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