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OD Scanner

OD Scanner
OD Scanner

Name OD Scanner
Source Mod IndustrialCraft2
ID Name
IC2:itemScanner
Type Tool
Stackable No

The OD Scanner (Ore Density Scanner) is a tool that helps the player determine a relative amount of valuable resources. The OD Scanner can also be inserted into a Miner to give it a mining area of 5x5. Note that this device can be crafted into an improved, but more expensive and power-hungry version, the OV Scanner.

Recipe[edit]

Before 1.6[edit]

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Glowstone Dust


Electronic Circuit
RE-Battery
Electronic Circuit
Insulated Copper Cable
Insulated Copper Cable
Insulated Copper Cable
OD Scanner

Since 1.6[edit]

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Gold Item Casing
Glowstone Dust
Gold Item Casing
Electronic Circuit
Advanced RE-Battery
Electronic Circuit
Insulated Copper Cable
Insulated Copper Cable
Insulated Copper Cable
OD Scanner

GregTech 5[edit]

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Gold Item Casing
Glowstone Dust
Gold Item Casing
Advanced Circuit (IndustrialCraft 2)
Advanced Circuit (IndustrialCraft 2)
Advanced RE-Battery
Advanced Circuit (IndustrialCraft 2)
Advanced Circuit (IndustrialCraft 2)
1x Copper Cable
1x Copper Cable
1x Copper Cable
OD Scanner

Usage[edit]

The OD Scanner is operated by activating it in a hot bar slot and right clicking with it. The Scanner scans all blocks in a 5x5 square, with the player in the middle. It evaluates all the blocks below player's position. Every valuable resource block adds 1 to the density of the area. After the scan, the total Ore Density in an area is then calculated according to the following formula:

OreDensity = 1000*TotalDensity/TotalBlocksScanned, where TotalBlocksScanned is the total amount of blocks below the player. In this case, it is equal to 25x scan height. The result is rounded down to the nearest integer and output on player's screen.

In recent versions of IC2 scanner displays a list of ores in 13x13x14 box around player.

OD Scanner can be used to create the following items:

Recharging[edit]

Every usage drains 48 EU, and with the total storage of 10 000 EU, this means that the OD Scanner can be used 211 times before having to be recharged. It can be recharged in any energy storage unit, generator, or by a recharging armor piece like the BatPack.