Changes: Scanner (Subnautica)

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The scanner can be used to synthesize blueprints from salvaged technology, and to record alien biological data.

― PDA, Dialogue

The Scanner is a tool capable of scanning Fragments, lifeforms, technology, flora, the Player's body, and other objects scattered around the map, which get added to the Databank. Fragments are scanned to acquire Blueprints; to acquire the blueprints of a particular item, the player must scan its corresponding fragments, the number of which varies based on the object. If a fragment is scanned but the player has already acquired the blueprints for said fragment, then the fragment will become 2 pieces of titanium and automatically be put into the player's storage.

The Scanner has a range of five meters. If the player equips a Scanner and points the crosshair at a scannable object in range, a white circle (a progress indicator) appears in the middle of the screen. If the Scanner is not held in the player’s hand and the player has not yet scanned the object, a small Scanner icon will appear in the bottom right of the screen to inform the player.

With a Scanner equipped, the player can hold the correct button to scan their target. It takes about ten seconds to finish scanning, depending on the size of the object. If scanning is interrupted (which can happen if the player looks away or the target moves out of range, for instance), the player can resume scanning later with no loss of progress.

Fauna do not have to alive to be scanned. The player is free to kill aggressive animals before scanning them if they wish.

Spoiler alert: The following section contains story related material.

The Scanner display will show "NORMAL" if the creature is not infected or "INFECTED" if it is, for approximately 4 seconds each time a scan is made.

The player can scan their own body by holding the appropriate key The Scanner will display whether the player is infected or not and, if the player is infected, will show the progress of the infection in the player's body. See the player page for more details.

The Scanner requires a Battery to operate, and will be unusable if its battery is depleted.

Usage

Action	Mouse & Keyboard	Xbox One	PlayStation 4	Nintendo Switch
Scan (Press and Hold)	RMB
Self-Scan (Press and Hold)	F
Change Battery	R

Recipe

Scannable Entities

Creepvine Seed Cluster

Carnivores

Herbivores

Scavengers & Parasites

Deceased

Alien Life Forms

Other Entities

Raw Materials

Fragments

Fragments

Audio

Data Bank Entry

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 behavioural 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.'

Gallery

Trivia

The Scanner replaced the Fragment Analyzer and the Botanical Analysis Machine, which were originally only for analyzing fragments and scanning flora, respectively.
The Alterra logo is sported on the top right corner of the Scanner's screen.

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-{{SimilarName|the '''Scanner'''|the [[Scanner Room]]}}
+{{SubnauticaLink|the Scanner}}
+{{SimilarName|the '''Scanner'''|the [[Scanner Room (Subnautica)]]}}
-{{Craftable|title1 = <center>Scanner</center>|image4 = Scanner.png|tab = [[Tools]]|description = Spectroscope scanner used to acquire technology blueprints and data on living organisms.|crafting = [[File:Titanium.png|30px|link=Titanium]] x2 [[File:Battery.png|30px|link=Battery]]|size = 1|item_id = ''scanner''|build_time = 3 seconds}}
+{{Craftable
+|title1 = <center>Scanner</center>
+|image4 = Scanner.png
+|tab = [[Tools]]
+|description = Spectroscope scanner used to acquire technology blueprints and data on living organisms.
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+|size = 1
+|debugspawn = ''scanner''
+|build_time = 3 seconds
+}}
 {{Quote2|The scanner can be used to synthesize blueprints from salvaged technology, and to record alien biological data.
 [[File:ScannerVO.ogg]]|PDA|Dialogue}}
-The '''Scanner''' is a [[Tools|tool]] capable of scanning [[fragments]], lifeforms, technology, [[flora]], the [[Player|Player's]] body, and other objects scattered around the map. Fragments are scanned to acquire [[blueprints]]; to acquire the blueprints of a particular item, the player must scan its corresponding fragments, the number of which varies based on the object. The Scanner can also scan life forms and [[Harvesting Node]]s, adding their specific entries to the [[PDA]]'s encyclopedia.
+The '''Scanner''' is a [[Tools|tool]] capable of scanning [[Fragments (Subnautica)|Fragments]], lifeforms, technology, [[flora]], the [[Player|Player's]] body, and other objects scattered around the map, which get added to the [[Databank (Subnautica)|Databank]]. Fragments are scanned to acquire [[Blueprints (Subnautica)|Blueprints]]; to acquire the blueprints of a particular item, the player must scan its corresponding fragments, the number of which varies based on the object. If a fragment is scanned but the player has already acquired the blueprints for said fragment, then the fragment will become 2 pieces of titanium and automatically be put into the player's storage.
-The Scanner has a range of five meters. If the player equips a Scanner and points the crosshair at a scannable object in range, a white circle (a progress indicator) appears in the middle of the screen. If the Scanner is not out and the player has not yet scanned the object, a small Scanner icon will appear in the bottom right of the screen to inform the player.
+The Scanner has a range of five meters. If the player equips a Scanner and points the crosshair at a scannable object in range, a white circle (a progress indicator) appears in the middle of the screen. If the Scanner is not held in the player’s hand and the player has not yet scanned the object, a small Scanner icon will appear in the bottom right of the screen to inform the player.
-With a Scanner equipped, the player can hold {{Key|RMB}} to scan their target. It takes about ten seconds to finish scanning; if scanning is interrupted (which can happen if the player looks away or the target moves out of range, for instance), the player can resume scanning later with no loss of progress.
+With a Scanner equipped, the player can hold the correct button to scan their target. It takes about ten seconds to finish scanning, depending on the size of the object. If scanning is interrupted (which can happen if the player looks away or the target moves out of range, for instance), the player can resume scanning later with no loss of progress.
-[[Fauna]] can be scanned multiple times. The Scanner display will show "NORMAL" if the creature is not infected or "INFECTED" if it is, for approximately 4 seconds each time a scan is made.
+Fauna do not have to alive to be scanned. The player is free to kill aggressive animals before scanning them if they wish.
-The player can scan their own body by holding {{Key|F}}. The Scanner will display whether the player is infected or not and, if the player is infected, will show the progress of the infection in the player's body. See the [[player]] page for more details.
+{{ExtraSpoilersection|The Scanner display will show "NORMAL" if the creature is not infected or "INFECTED" if it is, for approximately 4 seconds each time a scan is made.
-The Scanner requires a [[Battery]] to operate, and will be unusable if its battery is depleted. Its battery can be replaced by equipping the Scanner and pressing {{Key|R}}.
+The player can scan their own body by holding the appropriate key The Scanner will display whether the player is infected or not and, if the player is infected, will show the progress of [[Kharaa Bacterium|the infection]] in the player's body. See the [[Ryley Robinson|player]] page for more details.}}
-==Recipe==
+The Scanner requires a [[Battery (Subnautica)|Battery]] to operate, and will be unusable if its battery is depleted.
+=== Usage ===
+{| class="article-table"
+! Action
+! Mouse & Keyboard
+! Xbox One
+! PlayStation 4
+! Nintendo Switch
+|-
+| '''Scan (Press and Hold)'''
+| <center>{{Key|RMB}}</center>
+| {{Key/Xbox|RT}}
+| {{Key/PS4|R2}}
+| {{Key/Switch|ZR}}
+|-
+| '''Self-Scan (Press and Hold)'''
+| <center>{{Key|F}}</center>
+| {{key/Xbox|Dpadup}}
+| {{Key/PS4|Dpadup}}
+| {{Key/Switch|Dpadup}}
+|-
+| '''Change Battery'''
+| <center>{{Key|R}}</center>
+| {{Key/Xbox|X}}
+| {{Key/PS4|Square}}
+| {{Key/Switch|Y}}
+|}
+== Recipe ==
 {{Recipe2}}
+{{Clear}}
-==Scannable Entities==
-===Alien Life Forms===
+== Scannable Entities ==
-<div class="MainPageBox"><tabber>
+<tabber>
-Coral=
+|-|Coral=
 * [[Brain Coral]]
 * [[Coral Shell Plate]]
-* [[Earthen Coral Tubes]]
+* [[Earthen Coral Tubes (Subnautica)|Earthen Coral Tubes]]
 * [[Giant Coral Tubes]]
 * [[Pyrocoral]]
+* [[Table Coral (Subnautica)|Table Coral]]
-* [[Slanted Shell Plate]]
-* [[Table Coral]]
 * [[Tree Mushroom]]
-|-|
+|-|Flora=
-Flora=
 * [[Acid Mushroom]]
-* [[Blood Grass]]
 * [[Bloodroot]]
 * [[Bloodvine]]
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 * [[Bulbo Tree]]
 * [[Cave Bush]]
-* [[Chinese Potato Plant]]
+* [[Chinese Potato Plant (Subnautica)|Chinese Potato Plant]]
 * [[Crab Claw Kelp]]
-* [[Creepvine]]
+* [[Creepvine (Subnautica)|Creepvine]]
-* [[Creepvine Seed Cluster]]
+* [[Creepvine Seed Cluster (Subnautica)|Creepvine Seed Cluster]]
 * [[Deep Shroom]]
+* [[Drooping Stingers]]
 * [[Eye Stalk]]
 * [[Fern Palm]]
@@ Line 51: / Line 89: @@
 * [[Ghost Weed]]
 * [[Giant Cove Tree]]
-* [[Grub Basket]]
+* [[Grub Basket (Subnautica)|Grub Basket]]
 * [[Jaffa Cup]]
 * [[Jellyshroom]]
 * [[Bulb Bush]]
-* [[Lantern Tree]]
+* [[Lantern Tree (Subnautica)|Lantern Tree]]
-* [[Marblemelon Plant]]
+* [[Marblemelon Plant (Subnautica)|Marblemelon Plant]]
 * [[Membrain Tree]]
 * [[Ming Plant]]
 * [[Pink Cap]]
 * [[Pygmy Fan]]
-* [[Redwort]]
+* [[Redwort (Subnautica)|Redwort]]
 * [[Regress Shell]]
 * [[Rouge Cradle]]
 * [[Sea Crown]]
-* [[Speckled Rattler]]
+* [[Speckled Rattler (Subnautica)|Speckled Rattler]]
 * [[Spiked Horn Grass]]
-* [[Sulphur Plant]]
+* [[Sulfur Plant (Subnautica)|Sulfur Plant]]
-* [[Gel Sack]]
+* [[Gel Sack (Subnautica)|Gel Sack]]
-* [[Spotted Dockleaf]]
+* [[Spotted Dockleaf (Subnautica)|Spotted Dockleaf]]
 * [[Tiger Plant]]
 * [[Tree Leech]]
 * [[Veined Nettle]]
-* [[Violet Beau]]
+* [[Violet Beau (Subnautica)|Violet Beau]]
-* [[Voxel Shrub]]
+* [[Voxel Shrub (Subnautica)|Voxel Shrub]]
 * [[Writhing Weed]]
-|-|
+|-|Fauna=
+==== Carnivores ====
-Fauna=
-====Carnivores====
 * [[Ampeel]]
 * [[Biter]]
+* [[Blighter]]
 * [[Boneshark]]
 * [[Crabsnake]]
 * [[Crabsquid]]
-* [[Crashfish]]
+* [[Crashfish (Subnautica)|Crashfish]]
 * [[Ghost Leviathan|Ghost Leviathan Adult]]
 * [[Ghost Leviathan|Ghost Leviathan Juvenile]]
@@ Line 96: / Line 134: @@
 * [[Warper]]
-====Herbivores====
+==== Herbivores ====
-* [[Bladderfish]]
+* [[Bladderfish (Subnautica)|Bladderfish]]
-* [[Boomerang]]
+* [[Boomerang (Subnautica)|Boomerang]]
 * [[Crimson Ray]]
 * [[Eyeye]]
@@ Line 105: / Line 143: @@
 * [[Ghostray]]
 * [[Holefish]]
-* [[Hoopfish]]
+* [[Hoopfish (Subnautica)|Hoopfish]]
 * [[Hoverfish]]
 * [[Jellyray]]
@@ Line 115: / Line 153: @@
 * [[Reefback Leviathan]]
 * [[Reginald]]
-* [[Sea Treader]]
+* [[Sea Treader Leviathan]]
 * [[Spadefish]]
-* [[Skyray]]
+* [[Skyray (Subnautica)|Skyray]]
-====Scavengers & Parasites====
+==== Scavengers & Parasites ====
 * [[Amoeboid]]
 * [[Bleeder]]
@@ Line 126: / Line 164: @@
 * [[Floater]]
 * [[Lava Larva]]
+* [[Rockgrub (Subnautica)|Rockgrub]]
 * [[Shuttlebug]]
-====Deceased====
+==== Deceased ====
 * [[Sea Dragon Leviathan Skeleton]]
 * [[Ancient Skeleton]]
@@ Line 134: / Line 173: @@
 * [[Reaper Leviathan Skeleton]]
 * [[Gargantuan Fossil]]
-</tabber></div>
+</tabber>
+=== Alien Life Forms ===
+<div class="MainPageBox"></div>
-===Other Entities===
+=== Other Entities ===
-* [[Alien Tablets]]
+* [[Alien Tablets (Disambiguation)|Alien Tablets]]
 * [[Forcefield Control]]
-* [[Player]]
+* [[Ryley Robinson|player]]
 * [[Disease Research Facility|Inactive Warper]]
 * [[Quarantine Enforcement Platform|Energy Core]]
-===Raw Materials===
+=== Raw Materials ===
+* [[Limestone Outcrop (Subnautica)|Limestone Outcrop]]
-* [[Metal Salvage]]
+* [[Magnetite (Subnautica)|Magnetite]]
+* [[Metal Salvage (Subnautica)|Metal Salvage]]
+* [[Sandstone Outcrop]]
+* [[Shale Outcrop]]
 * [[Stalker Teeth]]
-* [[Ion Cube]]s
+* [[Ion Cube (Subnautica)|Ion Cube]]s
-* [[Kyanite]]
+* [[Kyanite (Subnautica)|Kyanite]]
+* [[Ruby (Subnautica)|Ruby]]
-===Fragments===
+=== Fragments ===
-* [[Fragments]]
+* [[Fragments (Subnautica)|Fragments]]
-==Audio==
+== Audio ==
 <soundcloud url="https://soundcloud.com/kamakazi/scanner-demo" height="166" width="100%" class="soundCloud"></soundcloud>
-==Data Bank Entry==
+== Data Bank Entry ==
-{| class="article-table sortable" style="width: 100%;" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="0"
+{| class="article-table sortable" style="width:100%" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="0"
 |-
-! class="unsortable" style="width: 100%; text-align: center;" |[[File:Fox3d-entertainment-scanner.jpg|center|660px]]
+! class="unsortable" style="width:100%; text-align:center" | [[File:Fox3d-entertainment-scanner.jpg|center|660px]]
 |-
-| style="text-align:left; font-size:12px;" |
+| style="text-align:left; font-size:12px" |
-The essential engineering, science and survival tool.
+The essential science and survival tool, the scanner can be used to add new blueprints to memory, and analyze unknown entities.
-The scanner 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.
+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.
-Technological Analysis:<br />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.
+Blueprint Acquisition:<br>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:<br />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.
+Organism Analysis:<br>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 behavioural tendencies and evolutionary origins where possible, as well as deliver assessments on how best to approach them.
-Medical Analysis:<br />Scanning any living organism will also display basic information on their state of health on the scanner's HUD. This information will be limited without access to a network database.
+Medical Analysis:<br>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:<br />The user may instigate 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.
+Self-Scan:<br>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.'
 |}
-==Gallery==
+== Gallery ==
 <tabber>
-Screenshots=
+|-|Screenshots=
-<gallery widths="200" spacing="small">
+<gallery widths="200" spacing="small" hideaddbutton="true">
 Scanner_(1).jpg|The Scanner in the [[Player|Player's]] hand
 NORMALSCANNER.png|A Scanner displaying 'NORMAL'
 INFECTEDSCANNER.png|A Scanner displaying 'INFECTED'
+Scanner_In-game.png|The Scanner
-Scannermodel.png|Scanner's model from [https://sketchfab.com/models/6c6f5d3806764e7ca8481c0d8afba251 Sketchfab]
 </gallery>
-|-|
+|-|Videos=
+<gallery widths="200" spacing="small" hideaddbutton="true">
-Videos=
-<gallery widths="200" spacing="small">
 Scanner-anim.gif|Scanner's first-use animation
 BonesharkScan.gif|The Scanner's scanning FX
@@ Line 195: / Line 240: @@
 </gallery>
+|-|Concept Art=
-|-|
+<gallery widths="200" spacing="small" hideaddbutton="true">
-Concept Art=
-<gallery widths="200" spacing="small">
 Scanner Tool (1).jpg|Scanner's [[Concept art]] from [https://trello.com/c/YKbcIHEU/5128-scanner-tool Trello]
 scannerconcept2.jpg|Scanner Concept Art
+</gallery>
+|-|Models=
+<gallery widths="200" spacing="small"hideaddbutton="true">
+Scannermodel.png|Model from [https://sketchfab.com/models/6c6f5d3806764e7ca8481c0d8afba251 Sketchfab]
 </gallery>
 </tabber>
-==Trivia==
+== Trivia ==
-* The Scanner replaced the [[Cut Content#Fragment Analyzer|Fragment Analyzer]] and the [[Cut Content#Botanical Analysis Machine|Botanical Analysis Machine]], which were originally only for analyzing fragments and scanning flora, respectively.
+* The Scanner replaced the [[Cut Content (Subnautica)#Fragment Analyzer|Fragment Analyzer]] and the [[Cut Content (Subnautica)#Botanical Analysis Machine|Botanical Analysis Machine]], which were originally only for analyzing fragments and scanning flora, respectively.
-* The [[Alterra Corporation|Alterra]] logo is sported on the top right corner of the Scanner's screen.
+* The [[Alterra Corporation|Alterra]] logo is sported on the top right corner of the Scanner's screen.
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