Look at your suit's base "Scan Profile" stat.

Calculate the reduction given by skills, and apply it.

Calculate the reduction given by modules, and apply each one individually.

The more modules you stack, the less benefit you get from each, but you still get a benefit. I would do this myself, but I'm busy playing ACV right now. I might come back in a few hours to do it. I don't remember if there's a stacking penalty on Dampeners or not...

No matter what you do, there isn't a way to reduce ANY suit below 18 Profile though, which means the least practical Prototype Active Scanner can still pick you up once every 10 seconds, and keep you lit up for 3 seconds at a time.

Last I remember there was no stacking penelty on dampness, I was wondering because CPD give a bonus of 25% so for of them means 100%? Is this a waste? Btw I run a sniper on this fit, no nades, 2compacts, 3 complex dmg mods and one armour extender.

Are ppl with regular scanners gona be able to see me?

I'm not afraid of active scanners because of their range which sucks cause I really wanted to use them.

I'm pretty sure there is a stacking penalty. I've done the math with the penalties and they come out way to close to a logical system for dampener use for it not to be the case.

A medium suit needs dampening V to avoid STD scanners. It needs dampening V+a PRO damp to avoid ADV scanners. I think it can avoid the normal PRO scanners with 3 dampeners, but it may not be able to avoid the 18dB scanner. That may not even be possible for scouts, but I could be wrong.

A scout with max skills in suit and damp and 3 complex gets 14db ( the last scanner does 15db not 18db) so it barely makes it.
Ps. The math for this is in the thread "Scout registry // killboard" near the end

So is it a waste using 4 cpds? And profile dampning V?

but it may not be able to avoid the 18dB scanner. That may not even be possible for scouts, but I could be wrong.

45.00 dB: (Base) Light-Frame Scan Profile
33.75 dB: (-25%) Scout Lvl5
30.38 dB: (-10%) Dampening Lvl5
22.78 dB: (-25%) Complex Dampener #1
17.77 dB: (-22%) Complex Dampener #2

There's no sacking penalty to the second mod.

Worst-case scenario, brother. Frankly, no one knows with certainty one way or the other:
https://forums.dust514.com/default.aspx?g=posts&t=106019&find=unread

I just want someone to hold me in their arms and say its going to be alright, that I'm not wasteing my low slots, and its ok to have less than 300 hp. -¦~-¦

You might be wasting your low slots

I just want someone to hold me in their arms and say its going to be alright, that I'm not wasteing my low slots, and its ok to have less than 300 hp. -¦~-¦

No

Seriously though - how many times have CCP been asked to clarify scanning in general? At this point I'm going to assume:

A) They don't know

B) They are reworking the whole system so they feel there is no point in sharing the math behind it.

I'm very much hoping its B)...

At this point it seems the only advantage to minimum profile is to avoid active scanners anyway, which is...super useful because *everybody* uses those things (obviously i've just jumped on the bandwagon...).

Sorry, I don't do sarcasm well IRL either.

A scout with max skills in suit and damp and 3 complex gets 14db ( the last scanner does 15db not 18db) so it barely makes it.
Ps. The math for this is in the thread "Scout registry // killboard" near the end

I seriously don't think they know,
or there's just one person in all of CCP that knows.

Why won't dev senpais notice us?