Scanner Sweep

The Scanner Sweep is a Miner upgrade that can be researched at the Upgrades Console aboard the Battle Cruiser, found in the Miner's section.

It enables all Miners to use the Ability "Scanner Sweep" with a 40 second cooldown. This reveals the type of mineral contained by asteroids in the proximity, by coloring them in the respective colors (yellow for Veldite, blue for Chalcorium, red for Pyromanite and green for Kermiculite) for a few seconds. This is visible to every player, allied or enemy.

Tips and hints

• Researching Scanner Sweep early can drastically improve your mining efficiency by mining the resources needed to accomplish the next task, and help your team to get a head start.
• Chompers cannot use Scanner Sweep, but still see the colors of asteroids if a nearby Miner uses the ability.