Scanning in Starfield is how you see how far you are from points of interest on a planet, as well as what flora, fauna, and other resources exist on the planet around you. This also will give you the ...

As you play through the main story of Starfield, you’ll eventually be tasked with investigating a strange anomaly on a planet. This requires you to track the source of the anomaly with your scanner, ...

Trying to scan in Starfield? It probably shouldn’t be too surprising that this high-concept sci-fi RPG from Bethesda Studios features scanner technology. But how exactly does it work? We’re going to ...

Which plants are in Starfield? As you explore every Starfield planet, you will discover a range of unique flora and fauna to analyze and add to your database. Before you take a trip to one of the ...

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Exploration is at the heart of Starfield. Surveying the planets you visit not only gives you vital information on the mineral resources you can find, but the plants and animals you can encounter too.

A lot of Starfield is about compiling data using advanced technology to its fullest extent, but for some of its main quests you need to follow distortions on the scanner to work out what’s going on.

After the first two quests in Starfield, you’ll gain access to three main missions at once, one of which is the mysterious sounding “Into the Unknown.” If you came here from our guide on which quests ...

There comes a point in the main story of Starfield where you have to locate some distortions using your trusty scanner. The only problem is the game doesn’t explain how to do this well, and it is a ...