Known issueHow-toUpdated · 2 replies on Steam

Lightyear Frontier: How Do I Use the Scanner ?

Short answer

No confirmed fix yet. Players suggest: turn on the scanner, set its scan type, then the symbol appears on screen, with a direction and distance (one bar for far away, 3 bars for close) to the nearest item of the type, follow the symbol when you get the full…

The problem

I turned the scanner on. Sometimes it indicates something in a direction. Sometimes it seems to be showing that I'm standing right on top of whatever it found. Then what ? I don't see anything special there. I tried three different fixes. I can't figure out what button (I'm using a controller) to press or how else to stop it indicating that resource.

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What players suggest

turn on the scanner, set its scan type, then the symbol appears on screen, with a direction and distance (one bar for far away, 3 bars for close) to the nearest item of the type, follow the symbol when you get the full ring what youve scanned for is nearby.

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Source: original Steam Community discussion. Quotes are shortened; all credit goes to the posters. Tags: controller

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