Scav Scanner
The Scav Scanner (item ID metal_scanner) is a 250-credit tool that improves your odds when you scavenge. It gives a 15% chance that a scavenging find is doubled with an extra roll on the Dumping Ground loot table. You can upgrade it with Electronic Parts (Common) to as much as 100%.
| Item ID | metal_scanner |
| Value | 250 credits (+15 per upgrade) |
| Category | Tool |
| Base double loot chance | 15% |
| Upgrade | +5% per Electronic Parts (Common), up to 100% |
| Contraband | No |
| Description | “A device that improves your chance of finding valuables when scavenging. (You can only benefit from one Scav Scanner at a time.)” |
| Flavor text | “Ever wanted a third eye? Or a second nose? Cut through the clutter with a Scav Scanner!” |
| Names | Сканер мусора (ru), Recycling-Scanner (de), Escáner de residuero (es), Scanner de furetage (fr), 漁り屋スキャナー (ja), Skaner złomiarski (pl), 拾荒扫描仪 (zh) |
How does it work?
When you scavenge the Dumping Ground, each attempt produces its normal finds. The game then adds up your double loot chance: the scanner’s value, plus any bonus from an active event. If that total is above zero, it rolls it, and on success you get one extra item from the Dumping Ground loot group. The game looks for the scanner among your after-hours items, and only one scanner counts, so a second one adds nothing.
The tooltip shows “Double Loot Chance” in percent and, if the scanner can still be upgraded, the line “Can be upgraded with Electronic Parts.”
How do I upgrade it?
Drag Electronic Parts (Common) onto the scanner. Each part adds 5 percentage points (15% to 100% takes 17 parts) and raises its value by 15 credits. The Tinkerer perk gives a 20% chance that the part is not consumed. See perks.
Where do I get it?
- Dr. Jackson offers it with a 50% chance each visit, only if you do not already own one. See Dr. Jackson.
- Junker specialization starts with a Shabby scanner, but that specialization is “coming soon” and cannot be selected in 0.46D.
Is it worth buying?
It is a flat bonus to scavenging yield, strongest if you scavenge every night. The extra find uses the Dumping Ground table: about 55% Junk, 15% materials and small chances of tools, modules and household goods. See Junk and loot tables.
FAQ
Do two scanners stack? No. Only one is used at a time.
Does it need power? No. It has no battery slot and no power draw.