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Spectroscope scanner used to acquire technology blueprints and data on living organisms.
  • 3 sCraft time
  • 1 x 1Inventory size

Profile

Reference
Crafted at
Fabricator
Menu
Personal › Tools
Held in
Hand (quick slot)
Takes
Battery, Lithium ion battery, and Ion battery

Blueprint

How to unlock it

  • Known from the start

    The blueprint is in the PDA when a new game begins.

Console commands
  • itemAdds the given amount to your inventory
    item scanner 1Amount
  • spawnCreates the given amount in front of you
    spawn scanner 1Amount
  • unlockUnlocks the blueprint
    unlock scanner

The console is off until Shift is held while pressing Enter or the backquote key (`). After that, backquote opens and closes it, Enter opens it and Escape closes it.

Recipe

Crafting calculator

Everything needed, down to raw materials

What to build

Scanner

Materials needed

4

Items to gather

3

Material types

3

Craft actions

Raw materials to gather

×2

Acid mushroom

×1

Metal salvage

×1

Copper ore

Left over

Each recipe makes a fixed batch, so the totals only rise when another batch is needed.

×3

Titanium

PDA entry

Scanner
Handheld Scanner

The essential science and survival tool, the scanner can be used to add new blueprints to memory, and analyze unknown entities.

It emits electromagnetic radiation in the specified direction, which is reflected by the environment and then analyzed to determine the physical make-up of the targeted object. It has four primary functions.

Blueprint Acquisition

Record the physical parameters of scanned technologies to add their blueprints to the PDA databank. These blueprints may then be constructed at the appropriate fabricator. The scanner is also equipped to break down damaged and otherwise useless devices into their base metals for salvage purposes.

Organism Analysis

The scanner will attempt to match scanned organisms against the onboard database. If no match is found then the species will be assigned an easy-to-remember name, and a new databank entry will be created. Your PDA's AI will also attempt to synthesize theories on behavioral tendencies and evolutionary origins where possible, as well as deliver assessments on how best to approach them.

Medical Analysis

Scanning any living organism will display basic information on their state of health on the scanner's HUD. This information will be limited without access to a network database.

Self-Scan

The user may run a self-scan to determine their own physical well-being. The scanner will search for foreign bacteria and other signs of ill-health, and compare with available data to provide a diagnosis.

'The Alterra Spectroscope Scanner - Understanding the world so you don't have to.'