Scanning Blueprints?

[Sophie]

So back when I played this (pre-split), you'd research the hacking tech, then run around scanning every station and get a bunch of blueprints (from scanning the red ball things in the scanner). Now after researching the hacking I've scanned entire sectors and not got any blueprints... what's up?

[Lemdoran]

I know that on beta 4.0 we had 100% chance to find a blueprint first try once we have the coresponding researsh (or really close anyway).
It seem to have changed now?
Also, some modules can't be obtained that way, including some docks.
If that can help, asking pirates to to sell you IEM bombs may speed up things by a gret proportion as it create 4 spyable breaches each. And save you the scooting time for finding this data leaks.

[Sophie]

First EMP bomb data breach scanned yielded a blueprint, on every test I've tried so far. I'm guessing naturally occurring data breach sites have a stupidly low yield now.

[Lemdoran]

Originally posted by burito:

First EMP bomb data breach scanned yielded a blueprint, on every test I've tried so far. I'm guessing naturally occurring data breach sites have a stupidly low yield now.

Probably, i haven't reach the point where i can spam EMP myself but the 2 i used seemed to work too at 1st tries.

[Lazymark]

I'm finding the same issue. I played a bit when the game first came out and was able to scan stations and find some blueprints over time. But now since I have come back to the game I've scanned nearly 3 sectors of stations fully and not a single blueprint

[eMYNOCK]

Originally posted by Grumpy:

Originally posted by Lazymark:

I'm finding the same issue. I played a bit when the game first came out and was able to scan stations and find some blueprints over time. But now since I have come back to the game I've scanned nearly 3 sectors of stations fully and not a single blueprint

You need to EMP the module you want.

Find a nice flat spot on the module.
EMP it from about 30 m away. Set the bomb off and scan the leaks.

EMPs are available from the trader at pirate base in Hewa's Twin IV. You need to have research done as well.

i need to add this:

you have to research the related tech for each class of module on your HQ before you are able to obtain their blueprints via EMP hacking.

[Lazymark]

Yes I'm in the process of doing all that but when I played this game before, it was possible to get a few basic starter blueprints to help you get started without any research or emp's just by scanning a few stations at the start

[eMYNOCK]

Originally posted by Lazymark:

Yes I'm in the process of doing all that but when I played this game before, it was possible to get a few basic starter blueprints to help you get started without any research or emp's just by scanning a few stations at the start

you haven't played in a long time it seems... that has been changed since ages.

[Lazymark]

yes it's been a while, I can see the logic in the new way but I wished I'd not wasted so much time in scanning stations all for nothing it seems lol.