Updated 3-22-2012
Skills for probing and Covert op's frigates
*If you have completed the tutorial you should have most the skills already learned for basic exploration.
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*With training your Racial frigate to V in order to use tech 2 it will provide a 25% bonus to the tech 1 frigate so It is a
good idea to train your Covert ops skill to at least lvl III to gain benefits to scan strength when using tech 2 ships.
good idea to train your Covert ops skill to at least lvl III to gain benefits to scan strength when using tech 2 ships.
Ships, Modules, Implants and rigs for exploration
Tech 1 Ships
These Tech 1 frigates that give a 5% bonus to scan strength per racial frigate skill level, they are inexpensive and good for beginners that are wanting to try exploration.
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Tech 2 Ships
The Covert ops frigates give a 10% bonus to scan strength per level in Covert Ops skill, it also allows you to fit a Covert Ops Cloaking Device II which is very helpful in low sec and null sec.
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Probes
Faction and Storyline Probes
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Launchers
uses CPU (20tf) so can be fitted on almost any ship.
howeverit requires CPU (220tf) to fit. Faction Launchers
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Implants for Exploration
low-grade virtue Implants
these implants give a scan strength bonus Having the whole set gives 33.83% bonus to strength of your scan probes.
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Ship Rigs
There is only one Rig for exploration ships it is the gravity capacitor upgrade rig it is used to increase scan strength of probe launchers. There is a tech 1 and tech 2 variant however installing two tech one rigs will give you more benefit then equipping the tech 2 rig due to the fact that you can only have one Tech 2 rig on a ship because of the calibration cost.
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Attribute Hardwirings
The following hardwirings give bonus to the different attributes of your scan probes.
Slot 6
Slot 7
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Slot 8
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Exploration Sites
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Anathema in a wormhole.
*When using a cloaking ship remember you have to be at least 2000m away from any object including your probes.
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CCP's System Scanning 101
Some info is outdated such as the three probes you actually need four to find sites.
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