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Software
Every piece of Software has it's own requirement and can only be installed to certain kinds of cards. For example, The Planetscan VX (as its name implies) is used to upgrade a Ground Radar. If you install it to any of your modules, it gains the ability to perform additional scans: Minerals scan, Deep ground scan, and Major Landmarks scan. Once set up, the new scanning methods allow you to generate additional reports on your surroundings. This way you will have an easier time to decide where to go first or what to do next.
Software can be preinstalled on any Ground Radar you bring when you set up your Evacuation or you can bring it with you to your colony and install it there. To install the Software, you need to find somebody with some basic understanding of computers. The difficulty to set up the software is measured by its Tech level stat. Software also takes up space on the module you install it on. The space of any module typically equals its quality level. In order to install the Planetscan VX, you will have to find a Ground Radar of at least quality level 3 and a technician that can handle a Tech Level of 5.
The number of Software available in the Alpha Edition is very limited, but you can find some more in cargo crates during the Evacuation. In case you find a Software you do not need, you can always have somebody crack it. This way the Software cannot be used any longer, but its code can be used to create other pieces of Software. Creating your own Software is one of the many amazing things you can do with eXodes crafting system.