Object Scanner

This article is about Object Scanner, not to be confused with Resource Scanner

Object Scanner
Scans the area for a set item. Beeps at a rate proportional to proximity and direction.
Unlocked at	Tier 1 - Field Research
Blueprint path	/Game/FactoryGame/Resource/Equipment/GemstoneScanner/BP_EquipmentDescriptorObjectScanner.BP_EquipmentDescriptorObjectScanner_C
Item
Stack size	1
Sink value	1 400
Equipment
Equipment slot	Hands
Range	250 m

“	Whether you’re a fan of treasure-hunts or you love exploring new planets and finding new, logic-defying things, this is the tool for you!	„
	~ Caterina Parks's assistant Steve

The Object Scanner is a tool used to scan objects of interest within a 250-meter radius. Its 'upgrades' are unlocked via MAM research, which allows for more objects to be scanned for.

Obtaining

Crafting

Recipe	Ingredients												Building	Products		Prerequisites
Object Scanner	4 × Reinforced Iron Plate						20 × Wire						Equipment Workshop × 10	1 × Object Scanner		Tier 1 - Field Research
	50 × Screw

Usage

Research

 Object Scanner is used in the Alien Organisms Research chain, Power Slugs Research chain and Sulfur Research chain in the MAM for additional unlocks.

Equipment

With the Object Scanner equipped, to cycle through scan-able objects or hold down to open up the radial menu. After selecting a scan target, the light atop the scanner will glow and blink the same color as the selected object once one is detected. When looking and moving in the general direction of the detected target, the detection bar on its screen will rise. At the same time, the white noise sound produced by the Object Scanner will fade and be replaced by a beeping that gets progressively more rapid the closer the object is.

Scannable objects

Research	Resource
Slug Scanning	Power Slug
Nutrients - Bacon Agaric	Bacon Agaric
Nutrients - Beryl Nut	Beryl Nut
Nutrients - Paleberry	Paleberry
Radio Signal Scanning	Crash Sites
Hostile Organism Detection	Enemies **

• *Points to enemies' corpses as well (until they despawn).
• As mentioned above, each scannable resource has to be researched through the MAM first.

Crafting

Recipe	Ingredients												Building	Products		Prerequisites
Nobelisk Detonator	1 × Object Scanner						10 × Steel Beam						Equipment Workshop × 20	1 × Nobelisk Detonator		Sulfur Research - The Nobelisk Detonator
	50 × Cable

AWESOME Sink

 Object Scanner can be sunk into the AWESOME Sink to yield 1 400 points.

Tips

• There are occasions that the beep is the strongest, but nothing can be found. This can mean the object is in a nearby cave or on a cliff.
• Some objects can be hidden inside the cracked boulders, which will be inaccessible without Nobelisks.
• Crash Sites will stop being detected after their Hard Drive is collected.

Trivia

• The item is named "Gemstone Scanner" internally because Power Slugs were gemstones before being changed to slugs prior to release.

Gallery

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  The appearance of the Object Scanner in game. The search bar fills up as it gets closer to the search target.

History

• Patch 0.6.0.0:
  • Crash Site scanning no longer points to Crash Sites if their Hard Drive has been collected
  • Changed 3 Beacon cost to 20 Wire
• Patch 0.3.4.0: Updated Object Scanner look
• Patch 0.3.3.3: The text on the Object Scanner will no longer disappear on different FOV settings
• Patch 0.3.1.0: Fixed a crash on load (and sometimes potentially during game) related to the Object Scanner
• Patch 0.3: Object Scanner has updated screen graphics. It no longer relies just on sound.
• Patch Closed Alpha 5.1: Moved Object Scanner and Beacon to HUB Upgrade 5
• Patch Closed Alpha 2: Updated Object Scanner sounds and implementation.