'The Alterra Spectroscope Scanner - Understanding the world so you don't have to. Your PDA's AI will also attempt to synthesize theories on behavioral tendencies and evolutionary origins where possible, as well as deliver assessments on how best to approach them. If no match is found then the species will be assigned an easy-to-remember name, and a new databank entry will be created. Recipe The blueprint for this object is acquired by scanning the Modification Station in the Outpost Zero or Delta Station. The Modification Station can upgrade tools, equipment and vehicle modules. The scanner will attempt to match scanned organisms against the onboard database. The Modification Station is an Appliance that can be placed inside a Seabase module. The scanner is also equipped to break down damaged and otherwise useless devices into their base metals for salvage purposes. These blueprints may then be constructed at the appropriate fabricator. Record the physical parameters of scanned technologies to add their blueprints to the PDA databank. It emits electromagnetic radiation in the specified direction, which is reflected by the environment and then analyzed to determine the physical make-up of the targeted object.
The essential science and survival tool, the scanner can be used to add new blueprints to memory, and analyze unknown entities.