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jaunco Jul 30, 2019 @ 9:46pm
problems with the color of the mod: SCANsat
I know it's not the best place to ask this, but if someone can help me, I'd appreciate it.
I can't make the altimetry map color. On the mod page, I read something about "LO" and "HI" but I didn't quite understand what this is about.
https://prnt.sc/omahz1
another thing: I don't know if it has to do with the same problem above but, when I open the biome map, although it is in color, the bar below to read it is in black and white.
https://prnt.sc/omaiqh
Last edited by jaunco; Jul 30, 2019 @ 9:47pm
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RustyNails Jul 30, 2019 @ 10:38pm 
LOw HIigh and Multi are different altitudes. Some scanners work in low orbit, others in high or inbetween. See Basic SCANsat Scans/Small Map[github.com] and read the item descriptions for the working altitudes.

The only time I have seen colouring in regards to altitude is in the biome map, and then it only lightens or darkens the map.
Last edited by RustyNails; Jul 30, 2019 @ 11:15pm
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jaunco Jul 30, 2019 @ 11:16pm 
The first scanner I sent only said that it had an orbit between 5km and 500km and I put it respecting that orbit. With the second scan in addition to this, I also said that I had an ideal orbit of 250km, I put it approximately in that orbit and the result is that of the images above.
Last edited by jaunco; Jul 30, 2019 @ 11:19pm
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RustyNails Jul 31, 2019 @ 12:43am 
RADAR is low 5-500 km
Multispectral is Multi 250-500 km
SCAN SAR is HIGH at 700-800 km
BTDT....
M700....

So at 250 km you could put Multispectral and RADAR on one sat and use the same passes to scan both at the same time. If you did that both LO and MULTI would be green. If you tried to scan with the SAR, HI would flash orange since you are not at the ideal altitude.

Once you scan a body with the Multispectral scanner you will be able to look at its colour biome map via the map type button.
Last edited by RustyNails; Jul 31, 2019 @ 12:44am
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jaunco Jul 31, 2019 @ 9:07am 
I mean that the scanners I have cannot do a "HI" scan?
the probe that I have in orbit should have both the "LO" and the "MULTI" in green, but the "LO" is gray. How do I activate it?
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desrtfox071 Jul 31, 2019 @ 9:11am 
Originally posted by jaunco325:
I mean that the scanners I have cannot do a "HI" scan?
the probe that I have in orbit should have both the "LO" and the "MULTI" in green, but the "LO" is gray. How do I activate it?
"LO" is not displayed in color. At least as far as I have ever experienced with SCANSat.
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RustyNails Jul 31, 2019 @ 9:55am 
The LO HI and MULTI text I'm describing are on the big map. They a change colour as described in the official wiki in the Basic SCANsat Scans/Small Map[github.com] section. They change colour when you are scanning .

The SAR is HI because you need to be at high altitude to use it effectively.
Last edited by RustyNails; Jul 31, 2019 @ 10:00am
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jaunco Jul 31, 2019 @ 10:07am 
What I meant by the first question is that in the description it says that it only reaches 500km, and you said that 700km to 800km were needed for the "HI". Does that mean this scanner does not work for the "HI"?

and yes, my scanner is in a 250km orbit, and is scanning but only the "MULTI" is on. Shouldn't the "LO" be on too?
Last edited by jaunco; Jul 31, 2019 @ 10:08am
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RustyNails Jul 31, 2019 @ 10:26am 
There are 5 scanners and they scan different things and scan at different altitudes. You didn't say what scanner you using. If you are scanning with the Multispectral scanner (or possibly had previously scanned) then MULTI should be green.
Last edited by RustyNails; Jul 31, 2019 @ 10:28am
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jaunco Jul 31, 2019 @ 11:01am 
First I did a scan, with the first scanner that is unlocked, 100km away. Now I have the biome and terrain scaner, which is unlocked next to the great scientific module that generates science over time (the one that many do not use because they consider it cheating). I put it at 250km, it only has the "MULTI" in green, the rest is gray.
and with respect to the problem of the second image. It is also solved in this way?
Last edited by jaunco; Jul 31, 2019 @ 11:01am
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RustyNails Jul 31, 2019 @ 11:43am 
That is likely the Multispectral scanner. That is the expected behaviour so there is nothing to fix.

All that multi means that you have scanner that operates at low and high altitude. You know, at multiple altitudes. Green means that you are at an efficient altitude for the scanner that you are running.

LO and MULTI would only be green if you put a RADAR scanner and Multispectral scanner on the same probe and were running both at the same time on the same probe at an altitude that worked for both scanners.
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desrtfox071 Jul 31, 2019 @ 11:49am 
Originally posted by RustyNails:
That is likely the Multispectral scanner. That is the expected behaviour so there is nothing to fix.

All that multi means that you have scanner that operates at low and high altitude. You know, at multiple altitudes. Green means that you are at an efficient altitude for the scanner that you are running.

LO and MULTI would only be green if you put a RADAR scanner and Multispectral scanner on the same probe and were running both at the same time on the same probe at an altitude that worked for both scanners.

MULTI indicates the multispectral scanner is active. It has nothing to do with multiple altitudes
LO indicates the RADAR scanner is active (LO resolution)
HI indicates the synthetic aperture RADAR (SAR) is active (HI resolution)
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jaunco Jul 31, 2019 @ 12:04pm 
I already understood, I will have to unlock more advanced scanners to be able to scan in "HI". Thank you
but I am still confused with the second image: if everything is fine because it shows me that way? the color of the biomes is fine, but I can't identify them, I see a violet spot and I don't know what biome it is.
Last edited by jaunco; Jul 31, 2019 @ 12:06pm
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desrtfox071 Jul 31, 2019 @ 12:11pm 
Originally posted by jaunco325:
I already understood, I will have to unlock more advanced scanners to be able to scan in "HI". Thank you
but I am still confused with the second image: if everything is fine because it shows me that way? the color of the biomes is fine, but I can't identify them, I see a violet spot and I don't know what biome it is.
You should be able to mouse over those spots (maybe only on the big map, not sure), and it will tell you the biome.
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RustyNails Jul 31, 2019 @ 12:12pm 
Originally posted by desrtfox071:
MULTI indicates the multispectral scanner is active. It has nothing to do with multiple altitudes
LO indicates the RADAR scanner is active (LO resolution)
HI indicates the synthetic aperture RADAR (SAR) is active (HI resolution)

Hmm could be. I always thought it was about altitude the scanners were supposed to work at. I mean it makes sense. I will have to look that over. I already understood about the active part.
Last edited by RustyNails; Jul 31, 2019 @ 12:20pm
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jaunco Jul 31, 2019 @ 3:00pm 
Originally posted by desrtfox071:
Originally posted by jaunco325:
I already understood, I will have to unlock more advanced scanners to be able to scan in "HI". Thank you
but I am still confused with the second image: if everything is fine because it shows me that way? the color of the biomes is fine, but I can't identify them, I see a violet spot and I don't know what biome it is.
You should be able to mouse over those spots (maybe only on the big map, not sure), and it will tell you the biome.
Thanks, it is a useful fact. The same was solved by restarting the game.
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