Cargo Scanners and Asteroids?

CelticRavenVA · Post by **CelticRavenVA** » Tue Jan 26, 2016 2:39 pm

Am I making it up that in training, a cargo scanner was able to determine the composition of asteroids? If that IS the case, why isn't my scanner showing that to me on my target screen?

Thanks,
CR

Sinbad · Post by **Sinbad** » Tue Jan 26, 2016 3:02 pm

Hi CelticRaven,

To scan asteroids you need a "Target Scanner". Not "Cargo Scanner".

CelticRavenVA · Post by **CelticRavenVA** » Tue Jan 26, 2016 5:46 pm

Would seem to be my unicorn I am hunting, none in Pearl, or the neighboring systems.

Post by **Marvin** » Tue Jan 26, 2016 6:04 pm

Some items can only be acquired by using the Engineering Lag. And, for that, you need a template ... usually found in a data drive.

Sinbad · Post by **Sinbad** » Tue Jan 26, 2016 6:17 pm

I managed to find a target scanner in a station... but it wasn't cheap. Maybe by constructing one in the Engineering Lab you can save money. Or if you're lucky an AI pilot may flog you a stolen one for dirt cheap!

CelticRavenVA · Post by **CelticRavenVA** » Tue Jan 26, 2016 11:34 pm

I'm really hoping the alliance quest I am on has the recipe for the engineering lab. (and soon) Since that is more or less my primary source of money. (not wanting that long term but have yet to figure out better sources.)

BTW I really wish an item that unavailable wasn't in the tutorial training.

Post by **Marvin** » Wed Jan 27, 2016 12:42 am

From post: 183601, Topic: tid=12303, author=CelticRavenVA wrote:BTW I really wish an item that unavailable wasn't in the tutorial training.

Think of the tutorial as school. Computer class, for example. You get the use the computers in the lab ... but you don't get to keep any of them.

Benzin · Post by **Benzin** » Wed Mar 02, 2016 5:47 pm

I managed to find a target scanner about 15 hours into the game.

I think the reason you want one is the same reason i had, to min specific materials. I have found that its far easier (and more lucrative) to get the 3 dedicated mining beams, then load the appropiate one for the material you want, and pick any asteriod. You will only get the desider material.

Post by **DaveK** » Thu Mar 03, 2016 11:46 am

From post: 183588, Topic: tid=12303, author=Sinbad wrote:I managed to find a target scanner in a station... but it wasn't cheap. Maybe by constructing one in the Engineering Lab you can save money. Or if you're lucky an AI pilot may flog you a stolen one for dirt cheap!

I think I was given mine when a NPC wanted to dump it as contraband!

They really are worth every credit if you're using mining asteroids to either stock up on metals for building work of making money by mining the most profitable stuff in the area (diamonds usually more often than platinum in EL)