THE JUMPGATE DEFINITIVE GUIDE - Tripod

Scout Missions
Scout missions are one of the more important
missions available from TRI's perspective. These
assignments, should you choose to accept them,
provide TRI with much needed recon data about
spatial anomalies and the like.
On occasion, you may also receive scouting assignments from your
faction, which often consist of snapping a few pictures or scans of an
opposing faction's stations. These assignments can be especially
risky if other pilots catch on to your intent. In fact, once your mission
has been uncovered by enemy pilots, be prepared to face espionage
charges (usually dispensed at point blank from the steaming barrel of
a serializer.)
Before accepting a scout mission, you will want to make sure that you
have purchased the necessary mission equipment. Depending on the
mission, you will need either a camera or a scanner MODx equipped.
Scanning Equipment
Solrain's standard data recording device
can be configured to record any number
of frequencies directly to an internal disc
drive.
Quantar's standard scanning device can
record for several hours before the
onboard hard drive must be wiped.
Working on a slightly different system,
the standard Octavian scanner pipes
recorded data directly into the ship's
main computer, giving virtually endless
hours of recording time.
Visual Recording Devices (Cameras)
The Solrain camera includes such
features as automatic zoom and digital
image compression. these cameras can
be used on even the most invasive
espionage missions.
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