Elite: Dangerous PvE - Mobius

Bit of a noob question from someone who should know better having being playing for months but...

When I select a CMDR ship and it starts auto-scanning to give me basic information like their name, wanted status etc. Does that trigger the "Scan Detected" notification for them, or is it only if I use a scanner manually such as a KWS that it says that?

Good question actually, as far as I understand and experienced, scanning other ships 'passively' or autoscanning, will not result in a 'Scan Detected' notification for the other ship.

Cargo scanner does iirc

Edit: and kws yep

Certainly my experience with NPCs is that they only run when you KWS them, so a passive scan probably doesn't trigger anything.

only cargo and KWS scanners set off scan detected, a friend and myself actually experimented with this.

Pembroke wrote:only cargo and KWS scanners set off scan detected, a friend and myself actually experimented with this.

Scientific testing! Excellent, thanks.

There is a third scan: Unknown Artefacts will also scan you if you get within 1 km. They will also send out encoded morse messages with a wireframe diagram of your ship or the name of the planet they are on. Oh, and they will scream if you destroy (kill?) them.

The general theory is that the scan is a cargo scan, but there is no hard evidence for that.

PS: Do not pick them up unless you absolutely know what you are doing and how to deal with the effects. Otherwise, your harsh education will start after 30 seconds.

Cometborne wrote:PS: Do not pick them up unless you absolutely know what you are doing and how to deal with the effects. Otherwise, your harsh education will start after 30 seconds.

Yep....

They're female.......



Ok shoot me.......

Cometborne wrote:...
PS: ... unless you absolutely know what you are doing and how to deal with the effects. Otherwise, your harsh education will start after 30 seconds.

But, but.. Then I would never do anything....
Besides watching netflix and drink I guess.

TorTorden wrote:

Cometborne wrote:...
PS: ... unless you absolutely know what you are doing and how to deal with the effects. Otherwise, your harsh education will start after 30 seconds.

But, but.. Then I would never do anything.....

Then it is the life of the mad scientist for you: Never asking yourself "What is the worst thing that could happen?" before you push the button.