Magnetic Scanner
The counter to the hidden camera. A handheld sweep that tells you whether the person standing in front of you is recording.
Item name: magnetic_scanner.
Using it
- Stand close to the person you want to check — within 2 metres.
- Use the item. Your character sweeps for 4 seconds ("Sweeping for signals...").
- You get one of three answers as a short line on your screen, with beeps when there is a signal.
| Result | Sound | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| "Strong signal!" | Three beeps | Somebody within range has a camera switched on right now |
| "Weak signal." | One beep | Somebody within range is carrying a camera, switched off |
| "No signal." | Nothing | Nobody within range is carrying one |
Only you hear the beeps and see the line.
The rules
| Radius | 2 m around you |
|---|---|
| Sweep time | 4 s |
| Move more than 1.5 m during the sweep | It is interrupted: "Sweep interrupted." |
| Wait between sweeps | 10 s ("The scanner is still resetting.") |
| Battery | None — the scanner never needs charging |
What it does not tell you
It does not tell you who. A strong signal in a crowd of four people means one of those four is recording. Which one is your problem.
It also does not tell you what the camera has recorded, or for how long.
Voice changers
By default the scanner looks for cameras only. Servers can switch on
detection of voice changers as well — either only while a
changer is active, or whenever one is being carried
(Config.MagneticScanner.DetectVoiceChanger).
Settings
| Key | Default | What it does |
|---|---|---|
Config.MagneticScanner.Radius | 2.0 | Metres around the user that are searched |
Config.MagneticScanner.SweepSeconds | 4 | Length of one sweep |
Config.MagneticScanner.DetectCarriedOff | true | A camera carried but switched off gives a weak signal |
Config.MagneticScanner.DetectVoiceChanger | 'off' | 'off' · 'on' (only while active) · 'carried' (active or not) |
Config.MagneticScanner.CooldownSeconds | 10 | Wait before the same player can sweep again |
Config.MagneticScanner.MaxMoveMeters | 1.5 | How far the user may move before the sweep stops |
Full details: Devices & Reports.