Question about scanning and trageting..

Fulghore · Post by **Fulghore** » Sun Dec 22, 2013 10:30 pm

hi guts,
is there a way to scan asteroids and planet grounds in order to see what kind of materials they offers?

and is there a way to target station and other object in space and ground which are not ships?

thanks a lot in advance:-)

[Edited on 12-22-2013 by Fulghore]

Post by **DaveK** » Sun Dec 22, 2013 10:44 pm

Hi Fulfhore

As far as I know you can't 'scan' asteroids and planets. There are (simple) techniques to get only the stuff you want.

You can target stations (and carriers) and asteroid caves and black holes and jump gates and worm holes by clicking on them in the nav map. Line up properly for one of the five station gates or a jump gate and you can jump straight into a station or straight at a jump gate!

You can target ships in the HUD but I don't think you can target asteroids, though you can click on the icon in the nav map to get there (be careful though - they aren't soft!

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Fulghore · Post by **Fulghore** » Sun Dec 22, 2013 11:29 pm

thank u davek!
it could be a new feature for EM..an item to buy in station for scanning asteroids and find what kind of materials u can get from it..im joking Vice:-)

Busch · Post by **Busch** » Mon Dec 23, 2013 7:30 pm

Well, it's been this way for a pretty long while, starting with Renegades, IIRC. Most all asteroids contain Diamonds, Metal and Platinum ores, in varying quantities. Whilst most all planets contain the primary three, they also provide Gold and Silver ores. Add in Oxygen and H-2-O, from the non-Gas Giant planets, and that's a pretty full dance card of options. In Legends, EM 1.XX, and EM 2.XX, one can/could mine near stars and inside nebulae for the substance (hydrogen) a Fuel Converter changed into 'rocket' fuel. (Hydrogen also converts to another few items, minus the fuel converter, at Converter Stations, in EM 2.XX.) Now, there are some unique asteroids and asteroid fields, in that there are a few that produce exclusively one type of ore when mined. At least half of the thrill and challenge of mining asteroids is pulling in close to one, deploying the generic M/T beam, and finding that it is completely that special ore! (Locations vary, consult with the Quadrant Assay Office. One of the citations in DaveK's sig bloc says it all!)

[Edited on 12-23-2013 by Busch]

Arrakkh · Post by **Arrakkh** » Thu Dec 26, 2013 9:32 am

In asteroids, and planets, you find Always the same resources, everywhere. This in my opinion is a limit of the game.
It would be nice to add some very rare resource, available only in a few remote systems, difficult to find, and very expensive.
This would add more interest in exploring.

Maarschalk · Post by **Maarschalk** » Thu Dec 26, 2013 11:07 pm

From post: 166210, Topic: tid=11132, author=Arrakkh wrote:In asteroids, and planets, you find Always the same resources, everywhere. This in my opinion is a limit of the game.
It would be nice to add some very rare resource, available only in a few remote systems, difficult to find, and very expensive.
This would add more interest in exploring.

Most planets and asteroids in the Real Universe have mostly the same minerals and resources! There are in the Evochron Universe some unique hard to find places that are pure platinum or diamonds and even pure water!.....