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Starfield Shattered Space
Scanning Skill Rank Up Guide
Scanning is an Advanced Science skill that lets you detect rare resources on planet and moon surfaces in Starfield. Read on to learn the effects of the Scanning skill, how to unlock and rank up the Scanning skill, and the backgrounds that know it.
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Scanning How to Unlock and Overview
Scanning Skill Overview
| Scanning Skill | |
|---|---|
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Skill Tree: Science |
| Tier: Advanced |
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| While anyone can use a ship's scanner, it takes a specially trained operator to detect hard-to-find planetary resources, or uncover the details of nearby ships. | |
How to Unlock Scanning
Spend 4 Skill Points in the Science Tree
As Scanning is a higher-tier Advanced skill, it is unlocked by spending a total of 4 skill points in the Science skill tree before it can be learned.
Backgrounds with the Scanning Skill
There are no backgrounds that start with the Scanning skill.
How to Rank Up Scanning Skill
All Rank Challenges and Effects
| Rank | Challenge | Effects |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spend a total of 4 Skill Points in the Science tree. | You can detect uncommon inorganic resources on planet and moon surfaces, and more information about ships in space. |
| 2 | Scan 5 planets or moons. | You can detect rare inorganic resources on planet and moon surfaces, and more specific information about ships in space. |
| 3 | Scan 15 planets or moons. | You can detect exotic inorganic resources on planet and moon surfaces, and gain better combat information on ships in space. |
| 4 | Scan 30 planets or moons. | You can detect unique inorganic resources on planet and moon surfaces, and gain a complete list of cargo on ships in space. |
Scan Planets or Moons to Complete the Challenge
Orbit Around a Planet or a Moon to Scan Them
To orbit a planet or moon, select the planet or moon on your Starmap without selecting any landmark or landing spot and press the Travel prompt to the right of the screen. To scan a planet, you must first be in its orbit, then open the Starmap and press the Scan prompt on the screen's left side.
Landing on a planet or moon will automatically have them scanned and will count towards completing the challenge.
Allocate the Astrophysics Skill to Scan Distant Planets and Moons
The Astrophysics Skill allows you to scan nearby planets and moons. It even allows you to scan planets and moons from other systems up to 30 light-years away! This will help complete the challenge and give some extra XP as you scan planets and moons and randomly discover their planetary traits.
Starfield Related Guides
Skills Guide
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|---|
| Best Skills |
All Skill Trees
| All Skill Trees | |
|---|---|
| Physical | Social |
| Combat | Science |
| Tech | |
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