Feature - New #1203
Scan probe support
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Description
Currently, the only method of interacting with anomalies is through scan probes.
These are used by equiping the launcher, launching them in space, then "triangulating anomaly locations" by successive scans/repositionings.
- The interface involves moving probes in XYZ space using standard 3d modeling controls, then telling them to warp to that location, selecting a scan range and then hitting "scan", followed by scan results.
- Most of the complexity involves selecting the various parameters through the graphical interface. The actual commands are more likely to be :WarpTo(X,Y,Z) and Scan(scanRange) for each probe, and "return to bay" for all probes. I'm not sure how the results are represented, though.
Updated by NostraThomas 5 months ago
Here's a video that shows exactly how this process works:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VRNoyPMBcKU
Here's an psuedocode example script for logic on how a bot that utilizes this might work:
{
ProbeScannerWindow:LaunchProbes
ProbeScannerWindow:SetFormation[PinPoint]
ProbeScannerWindow:Scan
Wait 10 ;The probe scan takes a few seconds
var results = ProbeScannerWindow:GetAnomalies
foreach (var result in results)
{
if (result.Coordinates.X > 0) ; Or some other way to detect that the anomaly has been fully scanned down
scannedResults.Add(result)
}
ProbeScannerWindow:RecallProbes
}
Updated by NostraThomas 5 months ago
Much better logic example from Noobbotter:
1. Get current position of signature
2. Position probes around it using XYZ.
2.5. Reduce Probe distance if this is a repeat.
3. Run Scan.
4. Get scan resolution % of signature
5. if == 100, warp to. else goto 1.