Scanning devices are essential to any ship -
they power your radar. The three brands available here are mostly
identical except in the high-priced versions, except that each
brand has a diffferent level of color-coding on the HUD. Iris
scanners do colorless scanning, where all objects appear in
gray. Hunter AW scanners can do basic friendlv- foe coding.
Finally, the pricey B & S scanners can detect any object. All
color scanners follow this code:
Red =
Enemy
Blue = Ally
Yellow =
Missile Cyan = Jump Field
Brown =
Cargo
White = Nav Point
Gray = Base
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The second and third-level scanners of all types carry the ability to use missile lock; for this reason, we suggest that you not buy any one-level scanners, as the lock is required for heatseeking and other tracked missiles. The third-level scanners provide a special ability called ITTS. When activated, ITTS will track the current heading and speed of the currently selected ship, and will create a target on the screen that shows the area you need to aim for to hit that ship. It automatically adjusts for the velocity of each gun.
Your Tarsus comes pre-equipped with the Humboldt Quadrant map
and an Iris Mark 2 scanner. All new ships are equipped with
Iris Mark One scanners and the map of the current quadrant.
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10,000 |
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Iris MK1 (no
color)
Accuracy: 5% chance of detecting type per second |
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30,000 |
Iris MK2
Accuracy: 15% chance of detecting type per second
Extras: Missile Lock |
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60,000 |
Iris
MK3
Accuracy: 25% chance of detecting type per second
Extras: Missile Lock, ITTS |
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30,000 |
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Hunter AW 6
(Red and Blue)
Accuracy: 5% chance of detecting type per second |
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50,000 |
Hunter AW 6i
Accuracy: 15% chance of detecting type per second
Extras: Missile Lock |
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80,000 |
Hunter
AW Infinity
Accuracy: 25% chance of detecting type per second
Extras: Missile Lock, ITTS |
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40,000 |
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B&S Tripwire
Accuracy: 15% chance of detecting type per second |
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70,000 |
B&S E.Y.E.
Accuracy: 25% chance of detecting type per second
Extras: Missile Lock |
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100,000 |
B&S
Omni
Accuracy: 35% chance of detecting type per second
Extras: Missile Lock, ITTS |
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2,000 |
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Humboldt Quadrant |
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2,000 |
Fariss Quadrant
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2,000 |
Potter Quadrant |
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2,000 |
Clark Quadrant |
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5,000 |
All Quadrants |
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