Nicely done, for a TranscendentGeek; nicely done... :-)

Thanks!

Awesome mod!

Be sure to rate it!

Interesting mod but you might rethink the progressions a little (cost, power use, level).

I'm currently working on a system setup with stations and orbiting planets a little farther out than I believe the progression would suggest (more than 1,000ls).

I really like the idea of the device setups but think it needs to be a little more limited for a multi use item.

The cost was based on what it would cost to buy a system map rom for every system in the vanilla game. Since it is rather easy to get them from Corporate trading posts I didn't want to over price for that reason. Do you have recommended cost power use and levels that you would prefer?

Re-uploaded after 30 downloads. Add passive scanning at half the distance of the active scan. Increased price and cost for all four models.

Personally, I WANT THIS. :)

I like pushing things toward the outer limits in a system but after 800 to 1500 things get slag as the game treats it almost as a binary with alot going on: so i have pulled alot of my stuff back in closer to cut the slag on the updates ( even in Eridani ).

However, I think this is a great thing and should be the predecessor to the targeting systems others asked for. being as you have broken down the wall by starting the fire of competition :)

I would say : price: as you were, your original idea was awesome, but your the author, Ill enjoy your work either way ( i got the god mode if I fail to get what i want without using tricks :) )

Thanks, I am surprised that such a simple mod is getting so many downloads and remarks. What targeting systems are you referring to?

My reasoning on the cost is not only based on uses but on level and convenience, although I try to think beyond vanilla (The Network).

The sheer fact that you don't have to go looking for system maps or ordering them from corporate trading posts is well worth three times the map costs alone. Think how much more you pay for just having something now rather than waiting.

As for level, currently the cheapest level 7 device is 35,000. Not to say it can't be cheaper but as a comparison...

Reuploaded at 41 downloads with three optional price schemes. Cheap, Default, and Expensive for my friend Vachtra.

You shouldn't have. :)

But since you did I'm going to figure out who best to use each of them.

I would guess the cheap one I might stick in the vanilla I use for testing, default for the fun to play with a few mods and expensive for the net and directors cut.

Thanks for the awesome mod.

Your Welcome! :)

I'm having a weird result with this one... When I use the scanner, I get a visual display error (like the ROM that makes it go fuzzy and full of snow), and all the pirates in the system descend on me (no big deal, as by this point, I'm usually able to defend myself). Still, it's an annoyance. Is this a MOD conflict, or part of the MOD "features"?

It is part of an effort to make the mod balanced. :) The Mark I-III will have the same effect. The Mark IV doesn't. The rational is that it disrupts regular sensors while actively scanning and that pirates pick up on the active scan and attack. Basically you are sending out high energy pulses that disrupt your senors and make you light up like a bonfire to pirate sensors. If it annoys you too bad I will add a pirate/disruption free version.

Actually, now that you put it that way, it makes sense. Or make passive sensor versions of them, but make them like 5x the cost, or something.

Actually, passive senors are there. The passive range is half the active range. This is pretty small on the Mark I, but still above the base range. Hence you have the active power drain from the passive sensor, and the active drain of the capacitor for the active sensor.

LLwch thanks to your comments I updated the header to make things clearer. :)

Ah... You see, that makes all the difference. After the visual display error, I thought it was broken, and deleted it from my extensions. I'll put it back in, now, and let it do it's magic - passively - until I can afford the Mark IV. :)

Llwch the visual problems are reduced for each model and only last for a few seconds. The pirates are spawned technically and are really just a minor annoyance. Of course I am not sure how many will spawn in the higher levels :)

PS if you like the Map Scanner check out my Ore Smelting and Fuel Making mod here:

http://xelerus.de/index.php?s=mod&id=1063

"Shameless mod plug" :)

Saw that one too, TranscendentGeek. I haven't decided if I want to install it just yet (though I did download it).

This sucks - every time I find a neat new MOD that I want to toy with, I have to start the game all over again. :(

I think I've only been to St. Kat's twice in the past month (I have made it much further in the game, once, four months ago, then my main PC died)...

LLwch I know the feeling I MOD more than I play lol

I can't MOD worth a damn - as I don't think in XML or any other code...

I would be a good creative director. I come up with the good ideas, and then expect the peons beneath me to make it work. :D

Just upgraded to Scanner III... IV (thus far) has eluded me... III is nice, when I'm zipping around the galaxy with my Inertia-less drive, and the passive scanning is letting me see where I want to go (and, as importantly, where NOT to go).

Yeah, the Inertial-less engine upgrade MIGHT be a bit of a cheat MOD, but I only have about a half hour or so per day to play (when on break at work). I need to make good use of my time. :D