Comments on Inner Sanctum of the Ninveah: Apocrypha: Probing

This is really great, thanks! I've not been able t...

2009-02-11T05:14:16.479-05:00

This is really great, thanks! I've not been able to download the patch yet but this certainly answers pretty much the first 10 questions I was gonna look at!

I assume that the larger the range you set the probes to, the lower the signal strength/higher scan deviation, so there will probably still some some elements of 'zeroing' in on a target, only you get to remotely command your probes. I have to say, I really love this idea.

The effect of skills (or lack thereof) is a little irksome, I'm going to assume that this is just for testing as it allows people who don't have the skills to grab them and train them quickly on test centre; the devs have said in a few places that current exploration skills *will* still be useful.

Can't wait to get in there and have a go myself now!

To all things. But I am just glad I didn't waste t...

2009-02-10T20:26:19.138-05:00

To all things. But I am just glad I didn't waste time training those long ass exploration skills for minimal results.

I liked better the old fitting screen, with the ne...

2009-02-10T17:45:42.136-05:00

I liked better the old fitting screen, with the new one, the words "lows", "mediums" and "highs" lose a little bit of their meaning.

I have to assume that the 10 second scan time is s...

2009-02-10T15:39:28.184-05:00

I have to assume that the 10 second scan time is set for testing purposes, and that it will be increased in future revisions. Previous dev comments indicated that they wanted the current skill set to still be applicable and useful in the new system.

Ewww... my probe blueprints, my funny mid-warp boo...

2009-02-10T15:37:10.629-05:00

Ewww... my probe blueprints, my funny mid-warp bookmarks, my nice launcher... my skills. Bye-bye old exploring.

Hello new exploring :) I'll bet the 10-second thing is just for testing. Let's see what the new skills do. There is still room to be a smart explorer...

Onboard scanner will be returning shortly. This ap...

2009-02-10T15:15:42.136-05:00

Onboard scanner will be returning shortly. This appears to be more of an alpha build than a beta, honestly, and that actually makes me very happy because it shows how intent they are on tweaking based on our feedback. Several responses from the devs indicate that they have some major bugs with the scanning system in this build and also are seeking lots of feedback on the UI bits.

Thanks for this early analysis and report, K. Man,...

2009-02-10T14:21:47.837-05:00

Thanks for this early analysis and report, K. Man, I hope all the time I spent getting my alt to perfect skills wasn't wasted. On the other hand, if the playing field time-wise is leveled somewhat, it means that *I* can scan as well as she and she can become a very alty alt that will be able to serve some less active but very useful roles in W-space.