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New Probing system?

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Torigoma
Deep Core Mining Inc.
Caldari State
#1 - 2013-06-11 06:42:30 UTC
anyone have any tips for the new probing system? I use to use the standered 6-7 probe "triangulation" method, but this 8th probe is throwing me all outa wack.
Kaarous Aldurald
Black Hydra Consortium.
#2 - 2013-06-11 06:45:53 UTC
There's a button in there somewhere that will put the 8 probes in a geometrically close to perfect formation. It's even called "pinpoint formation".

Use that.

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Brooks Puuntai
Solar Nexus.
#3 - 2013-06-11 06:46:57 UTC
Place pinpoint cluster over dot > decrease size until hit.

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Torigoma
Deep Core Mining Inc.
Caldari State
#4 - 2013-06-11 06:58:05 UTC
Pinpoint does not scale though, meaning I have to do it manually, and that's where that that 8th probe gets me, making the 5 "Middle" probes form a start instead of the Cross/plus I normally work with.
Lexmana
#5 - 2013-06-11 06:59:55 UTC
Torigoma wrote:
Pinpoint does not scale though, meaning I have to do it manually, and that's where that that 8th probe gets me, making the 5 "Middle" probes form a start instead of the Cross/plus I normally work with.

Don't use shift/alt when you resize/move the probes.
Torigoma
Deep Core Mining Inc.
Caldari State
#6 - 2013-06-11 07:02:19 UTC
Lexmana wrote:
Torigoma wrote:
Pinpoint does not scale though, meaning I have to do it manually, and that's where that that 8th probe gets me, making the 5 "Middle" probes form a start instead of the Cross/plus I normally work with.

Don't use shift/alt when you resize/move the probes.


No, what I mean is, over 4 AU, there is too much over lapping, and under 4AU, there is none, you have to readjust everytime you rescan.
Mario Putzo
#7 - 2013-06-11 07:06:26 UTC
Torigoma wrote:
Lexmana wrote:
Torigoma wrote:
Pinpoint does not scale though, meaning I have to do it manually, and that's where that that 8th probe gets me, making the 5 "Middle" probes form a start instead of the Cross/plus I normally work with.

Don't use shift/alt when you resize/move the probes.


No, what I mean is, over 4 AU, there is too much over lapping, and under 4AU, there is none, you have to readjust everytime you rescan.



Dont change range in the window, manual drag the range sphere smaller.
Amitious Turkey
10kSubnautic
Warriors of the Blood God
#8 - 2013-06-11 07:07:32 UTC  |  Edited by: Amitious Turkey
Really? I'm not having that same problem...
So your probes won't resize correctly when you reposition them?

Edit: Perhaps what guy above me said.

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ISD Gallifreyan
ISD Community Communications Liaisons
ISD Alliance
#9 - 2013-06-11 07:08:20 UTC
Don't hold shift or alt.
Only click on the edge of one of the spheres once you have selected pinpoint probe setting.
Then while holding your click move in/out to scale propperly.

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Torigoma
Deep Core Mining Inc.
Caldari State
#10 - 2013-06-11 07:14:20 UTC
Ah, ok, I think I get it now, thanks for the help!