Where can i find the "Mimic Detection" ?

[真是肤浅邱生旺]

I have got the psychoscope now, but I still can not detect mimic by the psychoscope .(I have press 'Z' to open it)
Did I need to install the 'Mimic Detection'?
How to find it?

[Julveyo]

There are two chips, which you need to find and install into the scope.
It will be hard to miss first in story, not remember where I found second one, it allows to notice great mimics. But it appears in late game.

[Morgian]

The first detection chip (yes, you have to install them) is on the body with the psychoscope I believe, but I might remember wrong. The chip with Mimic Detection v2 (can detect greater mimics, too) is found later and at random. You may never see one in one playthrough, as most chips are random. Only a couple are always the same (the propulsion v2 and mimic detection I believe).

It works only while you have the psychoscope "on". I suppose most of us scan a room and then put up the scope again. Detecting mimics is tricky anyway, because you need to see their "centre" to identify them as mimics, which is sometimes hidden by obstacles (like half the chair behind a table). The safe way to deal with mimics is to crawl along with the pumpgun at hand, and if one jumps you to blow it away.

[TheQuestion]

Originally posted by Morgian:

The first detection chip (yes, you have to install them) is on the body with the psychoscope I believe, but I might remember wrong. The chip with Mimic Detection v2 (can detect greater mimics, too) is found later and at random. You may never see one in one playthrough, as most chips are random. Only a couple are always the same (the propulsion v2 and mimic detection I believe).

It works only while you have the psychoscope "on". I suppose most of us scan a room and then put up the scope again. Detecting mimics is tricky anyway, because you need to see their "centre" to identify them as mimics, which is sometimes hidden by obstacles (like half the chair behind a table). The safe way to deal with mimics is to crawl along with the pumpgun at hand, and if one jumps you to blow it away.

The safe way is to rush through a room and blast/smash them.