Surveying

What does Surveying do?

• It improves your hand scanner and allows you to safely scan flora and fauna from much farther away.

What are the ranks for Surveying skill?

• Rank 1: Adds an optional zoom to the hand scanner, and scan distance is increased to 20 meters.
• Rank 2: Adds another level of zoom to the hand scanner, and scan distance is increased to 30 meters.
• Rank 3: Adds another level of zoom to the hand scanner, and scan distance is increased to 40 meters.
• Rank 4: Adds another level of zoom to the hand scanner, and scan distance is increased to 50 meters.

Are there challenges to complete for this skill?

• Rank 2: Use the hand scanner to scan 10 unique resources, flora, or fauna.
• Rank 3: Use the hand scanner to scan 25 unique resources, flora, or fauna.
• Rank 4: Use the hand scanner to scan 50 unique resources, flora, or fauna.

What build does Surveying work best with?

• Exploration build: An exploration build focuses on exploring the game world and finding hidden treasures. Surveying can be used to map planets and scan for resources, which can help you find new places to explore and to gather resources.
• Scientist build: A scientist build focuses on using science to their advantage. They are often skilled in physics, chemistry, and biology. This makes them well-suited for using Surveying to map planets and scan for resources.
• Trader build: A trader build focuses on buying and selling goods between different star systems. Surveying can be used to map planets and scan for resources, which can help you find new sources of resources to sell.