::Forum - How does the scanner order entities?

Year 10 Day 210 9:06	How does the scanner order entities?
Albert Iordache	I've searched, but I couldn't find the answer to this. Let's assume I am travelling through space and I press "Scanner" in the cockpit. How are the ships appearing on my screen sorted? By their ID, ascending? Thanks

Year 10 Day 211 4:06	How does the scanner order entities?
Foop Oplo	I would doubt that they would be sorted by id. If you're in a ship, your scanner will pick up other ships, and then any satellites or stations after that. From there, ships appear to be organized from their coordinates, starting in the north-western territories, and working their way south-east from, there. If you'll look at your coordinates, it's not that hard to figure out. Now, I could be wrong, but there's about a 73.41823% chance that I'm right this time.

Year 10 Day 211 4:24	How does the scanner order entities?
Togan Jano	Not quite true Foop. First, entities are sorted by entityType (ships, stations etc), then by location ((x, y) coordinates), then I believe by ID. ____________

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