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Missing Probes

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78 Aster
Perkone
Caldari State
#1 - 2016-11-29 06:49:29 UTC
I launched 2 survey probes into space and they did nothing. I checked the probe scan and it said I had none. I even clicked on the probes in space but it gave me no options. 2 probes are missing and inactive, so, do I need a skill or did something break?

Born Caldari, Raised Minmatar

Caterpil
Amanina Avada Corporation
#2 - 2016-11-29 07:21:36 UTC
First of all, are you aware that survey probes are meant for scanning the mineral content of moons rather than scanning signatures? If so, I found this information by googling "How to use Survey Probes".

https://eveinfo.net/wiki/ind~2499.htm

I'm not sure how up-to-date it is though. I've never had a reason to use it since I don't live in nullsec.

- You need to be aligned to the moon when you launch the probe
- Results can take between 2.5 and 20 minutes depending on the probe variant used (times were halved since the article was written)
- Results appear in a new tab "Moon scans"
78 Aster
Perkone
Caldari State
#3 - 2016-11-30 00:25:12 UTC
Caterpil wrote:
First of all, are you aware that survey probes are meant for scanning the mineral content of moons rather than scanning signatures? If so, I found this information by googling "How to use Survey Probes".

https://eveinfo.net/wiki/ind~2499.htm

I'm not sure how up-to-date it is though. I've never had a reason to use it since I don't live in nullsec.

- You need to be aligned to the moon when you launch the probe
- Results can take between 2.5 and 20 minutes depending on the probe variant used (times were halved since the article was written)
- Results appear in a new tab "Moon scans"


I know it's not a core scanner, but I thought it would show something from it's scan category... so only core scanners use the probe scanner tab?

Born Caldari, Raised Minmatar

Ralph King-Griffin
New Eden Tech Support
#4 - 2016-11-30 00:36:57 UTC
78 Aster wrote:
Caterpil wrote:
First of all, are you aware that survey probes are meant for scanning the mineral content of moons rather than scanning signatures? If so, I found this information by googling "How to use Survey Probes".

https://eveinfo.net/wiki/ind~2499.htm

I'm not sure how up-to-date it is though. I've never had a reason to use it since I don't live in nullsec.

- You need to be aligned to the moon when you launch the probe
- Results can take between 2.5 and 20 minutes depending on the probe variant used (times were halved since the article was written)
- Results appear in a new tab "Moon scans"


I know it's not a core scanner, but I thought it would show something from it's scan category... so only core scanners use the probe scanner tab?

yes ,and combat probes.