Awesome Advanced Satellites!

Gripen · Post by **Gripen** » Mon, 4. Jan 10, 17:07

Ok, i might be incredibly slow so go ahead and laugh at me if you all already are aware of this.

At first i thought the camera on adv satellites were ment to be used to make factory positioning easier (and neater) and also to easily check that the docking clamps of the complex hub is facing in the right direction without having to fly there.

But o and behold, i have seen the light!

I placed one of these babies in a 150km sector out of boredom and noticed four dark spots on the map, it was solar power plants faaaaar off the ecliptic! The nav camera obviously has infinite range.

Pop one of these in a xenon sector and youll see every single ship and station. Put it in a Unknown sector and give it a glance and you might even see a dark spot somewhere which means a free ship!

Now im always carrying a single satellite, throwing it out when i enter a interesting sector, checking the map alittle, then picking it up again and continue my journey.

Now you can laugh, at least im happy with my little "discovery" ^^

Note: only works to see small ships if they are 20km'ish above the ecliptic, otherwise they are smaller than a pixel >.<

perkint · Post by **perkint** » Mon, 4. Jan 10, 17:15

I think it was jlehtone who dropped that gem in a thread I was reading a month or two back. Very useful and not something I'd thought about before

Tim

Technojerk36 · Post by **Technojerk36** » Mon, 4. Jan 10, 17:19

I knew about the Adv Sat's unlimited range but I never thought of using it this way. I'm definitely going to try this next time I play.

Gripen · Post by **Gripen** » Mon, 4. Jan 10, 17:21

Well im not suprised someone else noticed it.

Tried to find a topic about it but my searching skills was obviously lacking.

Just had to write it somewhere

kurush · Post by **kurush** » Mon, 4. Jan 10, 17:21

Hmm, the Aran thingie comes into my mind. I guess I should make sure I have an A-Sat for UFJD visits.

Gripen · Post by **Gripen** » Mon, 4. Jan 10, 17:23

Using them to find the Aran would be a perfect way to try this out

Technojerk36 · Post by **Technojerk36** » Mon, 4. Jan 10, 17:25

Now that's an even better idea! You deserve a free digital cookie! T&C apply, S&H not incl.

imperium3 · Post by **imperium3** » Mon, 4. Jan 10, 18:08

Hmm, should this count as an exploit?

CHAZZ · Post by **CHAZZ** » Mon, 4. Jan 10, 18:12

imperium3 wrote:Hmm, should this count as an exploit?

Nahh, cpt. Jean-Luc picard would for sure discover that ASAP and use it at the first opportunity

Omini · Post by **Omini** » Mon, 4. Jan 10, 18:14

You think YOU'RE slow? I haven't even figured out how to turn the cameras on... didn't even know they had cameras

Technojerk36 · Post by **Technojerk36** » Mon, 4. Jan 10, 18:36

This works only if you're in the same sector as your adv sat. Press 'K' while in the sector map. Or you can press the camera button next to the zoom buttons.

jonbuttle · Post by **jonbuttle** » Mon, 4. Jan 10, 21:28

Omini wrote:You think YOU'RE slow? I haven't even figured out how to turn the cameras on... didn't even know they had cameras

Im with you! Camera on satelites??? I have an Adv-sat in nearly all sectors but i never new it had a camera!!

Can someone post how to work it?

@Technojerk36 i dont understand what you mean

press the camera button next to the zoom buttons

perkint · Post by **perkint** » Mon, 4. Jan 10, 21:33

When looking at the sector map, press "k". It has to be the sector you are in and also (obviously) has to have an adv sat in there.

"k" is the default button anyway. There is also the icon Technojerk36 referred to - I think it's in the top right corner, but could be wrong (don't use that, I just press the key).

Tim

lettuceman44 · Post by **lettuceman44** » Mon, 4. Jan 10, 23:30

Cameras?!?!?!?!?

jonbuttle · Post by **jonbuttle** » Mon, 4. Jan 10, 23:36

lettuceman44 wrote:Cameras?!?!?!?!?

Join the club

Gripen · Post by **Gripen** » Tue, 5. Jan 10, 01:07

Im not slow? Ha!

Shadow-Thief · Post by **Shadow-Thief** » Tue, 5. Jan 10, 02:05

ohh....thats why they are 2.5 x more expensive than regular navigation satelllites

Post by **Nanook** » Tue, 5. Jan 10, 02:36

You mean, besides having a 35 km scanner radius as opposed to 22.5?

Shadow-Thief · Post by **Shadow-Thief** » Tue, 5. Jan 10, 04:15

oo...okay, I'm going to start buying adv. satellits to take the place of my regular sats...I got enough $$$ now, can get around 80k per ore run and I have 6 freighters

Technojerk36 · Post by **Technojerk36** » Tue, 5. Jan 10, 12:53

I proudly present:

Advanced Satellites for Dummies!

The advantages:
The Adv Sat has a larger scanner range and the camera function.
The disadvantages:
It's more expensive than a regular Sat.

How to activate the camera function:

This is the sector map when there is no Adv Sat in the sector.
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Notice how the camera button is grayed out?

Now this is the sector map with a Adv Sat in the sector.
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Notice how the camera button is no longer grayed out?

This is the sector map after clicking the camera button or pressing "K".
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See how the map has gotten a live overlay (or is it an underlay

) of the sector? You can only really see 'roids at this zoom level but if you zoom in you will notice the stations and ships.

Now that you know how to use Adv Sats, go find that Aran!

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Awesome Advanced Satellites!

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