Scanner question

[MeniliteZ]

I saw on the Endless Sky Fandom Wikia that the Salvage Scanner gives "a boost in the scanning power" but the power is listed at about half that of the basic Outfit Scanner?

So are lower numbers better?
If so, is that true of Scan Efficiency too?

I'm so confused here.

[Sky Wizard]

Higher numbers are better. The difference between the two is that the salvage scanner also acts as a tactical scanner.

As for the flavor text, Remnant vessels have outfit and tactical scan built in. This outfit acts as a boost to those built in numbers, but can of course be fitted onto any ship.

[MeniliteZ]

Thanks. I guess I can use the basic one then for its lower space usage since I have a better tactical scanner now.

Oh! Come to think of it maybe that tip was referring to a boost over the basic Tactical Scanner!

[Midnight Plugins]

A Salvage Scanner is more space efficient and more effective than two Tactical Scanners.

The extra outfit scanning is basically included for free.

1 Salvage Scanner = 84 "tactical scan power" at 7 outfit space

2 Tactical Scanners = 64 "tactical scan power" at 8 outfit space

[MeniliteZ]

Originally posted by Midnight Plugins:

A Salvage Scanner is more space efficient and more effective than two Tactical Scanners.

The extra outfit scanning is basically included for free.

1 Salvage Scanner = 84 "tactical scan power" at 7 outfit space

2 Tactical Scanners = 64 "tactical scan power" at 8 outfit space

Nice!

Though I have a high powered scanner at 8 outfit space that has like 160 tactical scan power but no outfit scan power now. So I was saying I'd drop the Salvage scanner for a basic Outfit scanner.

Since some missions need an Outfit Scanner, I think I should keep one installed, right? Plus the Remnant keep asking me to scan their outfits (or is it cargo?) now that we're friends.