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[Request] Dscan need love love love

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Pantorus Necraliss
Brutor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#1 - 2013-11-05 07:23:51 UTC

The Dscan almost never been changed and realy need to be upgraded.


Range :
- Add distance selection ladder with 15Au / 10Au / 5Au / 1Au / 0.01Au
- keep the possibility for custom distance selection but using AU instead of Km

Angle :
- 5° / 15° / 30° selection need more space between them
- add a visual effect in space that show a cone/circle where you looking at when angle is lower or egal to 90°, add it to the 3D solar map

Overview :
- allow us to load a different D-scan setting than current overview (maybe allow to set a custom radial menu to switch fast)

Miscellaneous :
- add a keyboard shortcut for the scan
- add a small visual timer between 2 allowed D-scan use, or simply let this 'scan' button unclickable.



D-scan is a very usefull tool, he need to be redone.

Thx and fly fun, o7
Pantorus
Samillian
Angry Mustellid
#2 - 2013-11-05 16:44:43 UTC
Can't help but agree that D-scan could really do with some work.

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Milton Middleson
Rifterlings
#3 - 2013-11-05 21:21:52 UTC
D-scan probably need to be replaced with another tool that fulfills the same function but better (or at least in a manner that doesn't cause RSI).
Kaarous Aldurald
Black Hydra Consortium.
#4 - 2013-11-05 21:31:11 UTC
Milton Middleson wrote:
D-scan probably need to be replaced with another tool that fulfills the same function but better (or at least in a manner that doesn't cause RSI).


I do not care whatsoever about the topic, but I just wanted to comment on your hilarious name. It kinda reminds me of Milhouse Manastorm from... that other game.

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Chandaris
Immortalis Inc.
Shadow Cartel
#5 - 2013-11-06 15:12:43 UTC
These changes were needed 7 years ago. How much longer are you going to ignore one of the games *fundamental* tools.
Creupeu Noban
EVE CORPORATION 10530615
#6 - 2013-11-08 11:00:26 UTC
Dscan is used every where, every time. That's suprising that CCP never upgraded this...
Sura Sadiva
Entropic Tactical Crew
#7 - 2013-11-08 15:48:21 UTC
I'd be happy even only with an option to save 3 preset ranges
Sausage Master
PERMIT REGULATORS
#8 - 2013-11-09 12:04:00 UTC
Agreed, this needs to be sorted very much so. Please put forward as something that needs to be done.
Hesod Adee
Perkone
Caldari State
#9 - 2013-11-10 05:50:02 UTC
Milton Middleson wrote:
D-scan probably need to be replaced with another tool that fulfills the same function but better (or at least in a manner that doesn't cause RSI).

An idea that came to my mind to go with an automatically refreshing D-Scan was an active/passive scan option. Active is the D-Scan we have now.

Passive will show you the direction of any ship that's running an active D-Scan providing you are within their scanning angle and close enough to their ship. I'm thinking that the passive scan can detect active scans from some distance outside the range at which the active scan can see ships. Say, passive scan can detect an active scan if the ship is within 1.5 times the distance that the active scan is set to.

So you can set your D-Scan to automatically refresh. But the wider the scan you run, the more ships that can see that you're scanning.

Maybe also let probes do the passive scan. That way a cloaked ship running active scan can be located and decloaked.
Benny Ohu
Royal Amarr Institute
Amarr Empire
#10 - 2013-11-11 03:46:09 UTC
I don't like Dscan at all (clickclickclickclick) but it's absolutely essential in space and an automatic scan would be too powerful. I'd prefer it was replaced completely with a system with the same functionality that's a lot less horrible to use.

If I had to ask for a change to the current system, I'd want this

http://i.imgur.com/LktcXpq.jpg

There are two scan bars with different settings on them, and the range can be set in AU. The most recent 'scan' button used is highlighted.
Kazume Nakuo
Magister Mortalis.
#11 - 2013-11-14 11:48:25 UTC
Pantorus Necraliss wrote:

- keep the possibility for custom distance selection but using AU instead of Km

Both pls ^^
Dav Varan
State Protectorate
Caldari State
#12 - 2013-11-15 10:31:58 UTC
Pantorus Necraliss wrote:

Range :
- keep the possibility for custom distance selection but using AU instead of Km


I agree with everything acept this.
Scanning at km's is neccessary sometimes it should be a choice, not AU only.
icutwood
E404
#13 - 2013-11-15 21:49:02 UTC
what do you reckon to the chances of having the option to group types too? Seriously seeing a full page of combat scanner probes is pretty dumb...
Sanna Irvam
Imperial Academy
Amarr Empire
#14 - 2013-11-21 06:00:12 UTC
Ho yeah ! Really needed !

+1
Pantorus Necraliss
Brutor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#15 - 2013-12-04 06:57:36 UTC
Thanks for supporting this post.

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princess minervia
Caldari Provisions
Caldari State
#16 - 2013-12-13 01:10:59 UTC
+1 to this request. DScan should also be able to provide at least a relative bearing to the objects it detects. If I as DScanning a 360 circle at 2 AU and it picks up a control tower and a battleship, it would definitely be nice to know if the control tower is behind (bearing 180) and the battleship is ahead (bearing 0), or if the two objects are near each other in relative bearing.

Yes, you can find this out the hard way by narrowing the cone, but it is really silly to have to do so.

Speedkermit Damo
Republic University
Minmatar Republic
#17 - 2013-12-13 11:09:01 UTC
Pantorus Necraliss wrote:

The Dscan almost never been changed and realy need to be upgraded.


Range :
- Add distance selection ladder with 15Au / 10Au / 5Au / 1Au / 0.01Au
- keep the possibility for custom distance selection but using AU instead of Km

Angle :
- 5° / 15° / 30° selection need more space between them
- add a visual effect in space that show a cone/circle where you looking at when angle is lower or egal to 90°, add it to the 3D solar map

Overview :
- allow us to load a different D-scan setting than current overview (maybe allow to set a custom radial menu to switch fast)

Miscellaneous :
- add a keyboard shortcut for the scan
- add a small visual timer between 2 allowed D-scan use, or simply let this 'scan' button unclickable.



D-scan is a very usefull tool, he need to be redone.

Thx and fly fun, o7
Pantorus


Yes, and if D-scan was upgraded properly, we could get rid of local while were about it.

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Malcanis
Vanishing Point.
The Initiative.
#18 - 2013-12-14 11:24:39 UTC
Milton Middleson wrote:
D-scan probably need to be replaced with another tool that fulfills the same function but better (or at least in a manner that doesn't cause RSI).


Yeah pretty much this

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Grath Telkin, 11.10.2016
Pantorus Necraliss
Brutor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#19 - 2013-12-25 07:51:47 UTC
Malcanis wrote:
Milton Middleson wrote:
D-scan probably need to be replaced with another tool that fulfills the same function but better (or at least in a manner that doesn't cause RSI).


Yeah pretty much this



For sure, but till CCP rework completly this tool they still can upgrade current Dscan and it will not require lot of ressources...

A good idea could be :

Remove current Dscan, set new Dscan as a high slot module that can be activate when cloaked. A real tool specialised for hunting.
Anatoly Vsevolod
Doomheim
#20 - 2014-01-11 00:11:32 UTC
+1 to this.

One of the few actually good and useful ideas that I've found so far in this forum section. The D-scan interface begs for improvements for a better gaming experience.
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