Directional Scanning Guide - How to Find Ships Quickly in EVE Online

[@UllyrWuldan]

Best D-scan video I've seen. Great work. I'll make sure all my new pilots watch it from now on.

[@Eveproguides]

Thanks, I appreciate it.

[@Jeansy1290]

would have helped if u use the f11 key to shop the solar system map at the bottom right. but good video either way :)

[@mdw159]

+Travis Wells how many pilot do you have..? i only have 1 pilot. ..

[@zomgl2pnoobffs]

Rather than "click the site, space bar" you can hold "V" and click the site. Also works on the overview.

[@Eveproguides]

Good tip, Thanks

[@PorucznikBorewicz]

You beat me to it good sir.

[@CD-lx6sc]

yeah that's what I use, I'm super green but I'm glad others use v as well. Great video though, learned some good tips here.

[@schnoodles9538]

System map now shows the cone. The map is its own window that can be sized and positioned to your liking. Very useful.

[@killadroid2]

Great video man, I'm a noob and I had no idea how people were tracking me down before!

[@Eveproguides]

Happy to help!

[@sir_slimestone3797]

Same, and now I can check for gatecamps too

[@anthonyzullo]

Using scanning probes on 15 and 5 degree holes after you have a general sense of direction. That mixed with the cosmic sites depending on the ship is really all you need. Not even a complete scan if you trust your judgment and experience. Using those methods I've cut scan time in half basically. Then put it all on hotkeys. Then just used more experience with when I was getting killed with knowing what people will usually do in panic, it's so easy. Don't pvp much anymore but it's still fun to drop on people and say hi

[@williamhague5544]

Really great video, got my first few venture kills after this video (plus a 2 mil ransom!!). Thanks!

[@lelgazelle]

*sees 5 notifications on the bottom right. Clicks on the video to open them*

[@rafeseropian8373]

Thanks for the vid. very well explained. am an old noob player, wanting to get back into the game, never knew how the scan system worked. merci :)

[@packetcreeper]

Thanks for a informative video. You explained DScan very well.

[@warrenford2597]

this vid was the shit.... it can't get better than this.

No need to imagine the half orange, the cones, just click the map circle at the top right in the dscan window :)

[@DieEnteable]

Great video, everything I'd need to know summarized and explained in a short amount of time!

[@Eveproguides]

Glad you liked it. Check out my other videos.

[@NLB90805]

Thank you for this video. Also, you have great taste in Music.

[@bobbyfrank4153]

This was amazing. Completely understandable too! Thanks dude

[@harrikolehmainen8725]

Hi. I got a question about finding stuff thats not on the overview. To be more specific, what is the range that enables you to actually warp to any of that stuff? Like if Im trying to find a ship, that is not on the overview, but I can see him/her on my D-scanner? So I begin warping from point a to point b in order to find out where this guy actually is. I create bookmarks that I can warp into, and repeat in order to get closer. I was just wondering, that what is the actual maximum distance, that allows me to warp to that specific object that I want to find. Whether it´s a ship, wreck or something else.

[@michaelpyouknowme]

Couple of questions... Does using the lower degree give you longer scan distance for example: is the 14.3AU going to show 7.15AU in front and 7.15AU in back when using the "360" whereas the the 5degree will show 14.3 in front of you? Also can you make a video of someone with a bubble or camping a gate? Thank you.

[@Ed-ty1kr]

Funny how he mentioned its where you look that determines the angle of scan, not where you align your ship. I remember making that mistake, but I don't remember a cone back then as a visual interpretation. The cone interpretation made a big difference in understanding how this occurs. I would sometimes wonder if that was a cone or a square, due to Eve's sometimes strange game dynamics. I figured it was probably a square, because it would be easy to calculate. But its round or conical. By placing yourself higher or lower vertically on the solar plain you can test this to be true. Hmm... Now I'm back to wondering if planets orbit. Although I did notice them spinning or rotating on their axis, I never noticed or checked if they circle the sun, like they are supposed to. There is something you can check with your directional scanner over a day or two, see if planets actually orbit, or if they are just boring static objects in space.

[@TheTir1962]

Good vid, I have a tab with moons. You can scan them providing they are in range simply by clicking on the moon in overview and thumbing my space bar...don’t have to have your view cluttered. You can also use that moon tab for a quick bounce to gate when traveling through hostile space. Have flown through some heavy smart bomb camps, laughed in local then disappeared. When traveling on a hunt ALWAYS create a safe space/perch and create that perch off the beaten path like one random moon to another at an odd distance. Never gate to gate perch or gate to sun at the half way point...too easy to find those.

[@anthonyzullo]

Since I do PI also and also use them has warp offs I'm systems I regularly don't have issues or in panic. It made me make an entire OV tab with unlikely places to be at depending on ship. Rarely seen combat ships at the sites compared to indy though. I give up though after a first attempt doesn't work. No reason to stick around imo.

[@TheTir1962]

@@anthonyzullo wow, haven’t played in a cpl years. Have a ton of ships scattered in Gallente space. Enjoyed ghosting through systems hunting for drones and running missions.

[@2300cbrown]

Doesn't the dscan work in conjunction with the selected overview tab? If so, this means that selected overview tab would have to have the appropriate box selected. What boxes should be checked?

[@PeterKreil]

very helpful I never knew what to do with that scanner

[@andresvega6001]

gold video right here

[@razorbackblood06]

What if they are at a random point in space with nothing nearby to warp to? You can locate them with d-scan, but how can you warp to them with no stationary object around?

[@paulallegrezza9266]

This is when combat probes come into play.

[@kirolord81]

now i know how to use it properly ...thank you

[@shishkabob984]

thanks for the video!

[@kebman]

Very good guide! Now I don't need to make one myself. Still I'd like to shamelessly note that I do have a comprehensive Probe Scanning Tutorial.

[@ke3wh]

Great as always!

[@eduard289]

and how do i warp to a point in space that i find on my directional scanner ?

[@HandoCraap]

How would I look for a Packrat that I left behind from a Mission?

[@Green_Stripe]

Great guide. Thanks so much . You are one of the best to explain to a noob like me ;) Would also like a guide on how your overview is configured when you move in Low, null sec and perhaps wormholes to see all the important details to not get in trouble. Thanks again.

[@Th0rodin]

Nice introduction :) But why do you not use the map? In my mind that eliminates the problems of not finding someone at uncommon locations. I always scan the moons that way....although i have yet to find someone at a moon and not sitting in a pos^^

[@Eveproguides]

I've always done it without the map so to use the map now just slows me down. Old Habits die hard I guess. Whatever works best for you is the best way to go.

[@tomeyles1670]

Great video

[@nicovwln7184]

Not getting this at all... I've got a scanner full of wrecks with loot, but no way to get there... There's no point to warp too in the direction the scanner finds the wrecks... Just empty space. How do I find these wrecks..??? How do I get there...???

[@Submanca]

But how do you get to him if you find him and he isn't near anything?

[@noumene301]

nice vid... but only for old camera. changed a bit with the new camera. also you can see the cone in the map

[@Eveproguides]

I've seen that, but for me it makes the process slower than just visualizing the cone.

[@noumene301]

the part of new cam vs old cam is more important though

[@Eveproguides]

Wow, I hadn't tried with the new camera until just now. That's really annoying. I hope they never force that or the new map on us. To someone who isn't used to the old one it may be OK but I really do not want to use the new camera or map.

[@noumene301]

I was used to the old one, now I'm used to the new one. I can't find many differences. Kinda never found any. For me the biggest problem was that when refreshing dscan results seem to not appear instantly. So sometimes result appear while im moving the camera and leave me like " ok, where was that??"

[@Submanca]

Can you do this for wrecks?

[@alikaostermiller]

im a noob. im assuming that you don't need any special skills for this and every ship has D-scan. also what is your fit for this ship. i just got one myself

[@Eveproguides]

Correct, no skills need to be trained to use D-Scan, everyone can do it. As for the fit, I'm not sure but it looks like Dual Prop (MWD and AB) with a scram and blasters.

[@Jay-cn3js]

Ok, no skills needed to run the D-scanner. But everytime I run a d-scan i get zero results. And all it says is no scan results.... What am I doing wrong? Please help

[@alikaostermiller]

@@Jay-cn3js i havnt played in a while but you gotta change the sliders to scan a larger area and distance.

[@Jay-cn3js]

@@alikaostermiller Ty, I didnt realize there's a settings 4 the d-scan. Changed it to 360' an full range, pick up everything now. Thanks again!

[@jadecatgreen]

Great video. :D Thanks for the help.

[@bamboogameplay138]

Hi tnx for this guide man. it did really help me out. but could you make a guide on fleeting. cus I don't understand how to find the location of the fleet when I joined it.

[@Eveproguides]

Most Fleet Bosses hide the location of the fleet so you have to ask in Fleet Chat after joining.

[@GlassDeviant]

Might want to turn off system sounds so we aren't hearing your email arrive :) Otherwise, fine video.

[@macaroni1139]

Great vid man, tx!

[@lordjanuss]

Fantastic 😊

[@frantisekzverina473]

great guide

[@InvalidShortcut]

Thank you for all your effort !

[@Prometheus4096]

You never explained why you would want to scan at something else than 360. I didn't see the max distance increase and I never heard anything about accuracy.

[@Prometheus4096]

So apparently this is to get location information because a 360 scan only tells you how far away something is. Not the direction. So by limiting the direction of the scan, you know the thing you scanned must be in that cone.

[@bestboy007]

what's up with the c shortcut? it doesn't work for me. targeting?

[@bestboy007]

the answer is: It's still there. just press c and you'll center.

[@Eveproguides]

The did make a small change to the way it worked like a week or two after this videos release, but it's still the same basic concept.

[@LakeCeo3]

Does it help though to be cloaked while doing this?

[@Koshea69]

Thanks for the video, never picked up this skill and looks like I need too! Is there any benefit to ever lowering your AU and how to you make it so you don't get a ton of asteroids when you scan an asteroid belt if your just looking for ships?

[@rood6422]

Like knowing to drive automatic cars then learning stick shift Thats the lesson

[@Jamie-666]

+10. An on screen boresite would be a logical addition . hey ho.

[@sthavoc8]

shift C >>>auto looks at selected

[@jasonjohnson5408]

I didn't know Brad Pitt plays Eve!

[@Triggernlfrl]

Thanks! You're guides will save me some ships, brings me more fun and the courage to go in low/null sec. Want to leave the wormholes because they are getting me to bussy and so less actractive.

[@timescope1473]

excellent, thank you

[@soul.rebel1986]

Thank you!

[@martinlysy]

Soo long speak dude, i just wanna know how get warp positions of them... (i know it already)

[@synapse349]

lost me after 4 min going over basics, lost interest to skip ahead.

[@spavle]

This is rubbish, I want game not a job ...

[@shorngilerhand1800]

a lot of talk how to use what about open it up

[@lawszepie]

awesome guide