Bioscanner

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Bio Scanner

Overview

Bioscanning is a ability available to the Brynhild, Pawn, and Cobol starships. These ships can Detect native life (or lack thereof) and temperature on planets not already owned by the bioscanner's owner within a range of 200 lyrs.

The range of bioscanning is the same as sensor sweep's range, which defaults to 200 lightyears.

Scanning Results

The Brynhild and Cobol will lock onto and attempt to scan about 20% of the planets within range. The Pawn possess an advanced bioscanner, which is capable of scanning all planets within range. An example report is shown below from Planets 3.

<<< BIO SCANNER >>>
FROM: Brynhild scanner
ID # 146
Bio Scanners show
Reptilian
On : Cephei 198
Planet ID# 198
Sensors show
1013500 lifeforms
Climate = 23

Scanning Details not Provided

Bioscanning does not tell you which race, if any, owns the planet. Twenty or more defense outposts will shield a planet from bioscanning.

Regarding the Evil Empire

The Evil Empire is able to fake bio scan reports: whatever type of natives are living on the planet, they will be reported as Amorphous. However, this ability does not affect bioscanners belonging to the Rebels. In any case, the amount of natives and the temperature will be reported correctly.

Reqirements for Successful BioScan

Bioscanning requires that the ship has at least 1kT of fuel, although no fuel is actually burned.

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