Fast scanner analysis
🟠 Updated over a year ago⚠️ Install Order · 1 step
Install in this order, then this mod last — most mods fail to load without their framework and dependencies in place.
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🔍 Analysis
- 👍 2.7% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
- 🏆 #17 of 132 Gameplay mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
This mod makes scanning flora, fauna and minerals faster than default.
New update should work with NMS 5. 51 Worlds 2 and should work in any version after this, as long as they don't change the modding system again.
Adding mods has now changed, read this on how to add mods now. TL:DR unzip the archive and drop the resulting folders & files into your "No Man's Sky\GAMEDATA\MODS" - do not change any of the folder structures or move any files. The folder "\PCBANKS\MODS" is no longer used.
Two options available, a short scan time of 0. 9 second and an almost instant scan time of 1/10th second.
LUA support for AMUMSS created by @Babscoole on discord, many thanks!
This mod edits GCGAMEPLAYGLOBALS. GLOBAL. MBIN and should be compatible with other mods that edit the same file under the new system.
Two other mods that do the same thing:
https://www.nexusmods.com/nomanssky/mods/2284
https://www.nexusmods.com/nomanssky/mods/2531
Thanks goes to Nexus member shawnikaros for the original mod
Fast scanner analysis is a No Man's Sky gameplay mod that reduces scanning time for flora, fauna, and minerals. It offers two options: a 0.9-second scan and an almost instant 0.1-second scan. Compatible with NMS 5.51 Worlds 2 and later, it edits GCGAMEPLAY GLOBALS.GLOBAL.MBIN and includes LUA support for AMUMSS. With 792 endorsements and recent updates, it's a popular quality-of-life improvement.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Community favorite with 792 endorsements and nearly 30k downloads.
- Two scan speed options let you pick between balanced and instant.
- Actively maintained—updated for Worlds 2 in February 2025.
⚠️ Cons
- Only affects scanning speed—no other gameplay changes.
- Requires manual installation with specific folder structure; easy to mess up.
- Compatibility with other mods editing the same file is claimed but not guaranteed.
For No Man's Sky players who are tired of waiting for scans to complete, especially explorers and completionists. Skip if you want deeper gameplay overhauls—this is a pure QoL tweak.
💡 Beginner Tips
- After downloading, unzip and place the entire 'FastScanner' folder into your NMS GAMEDATA/MODS directory—do not move files individually.
- If you have other mods that edit GCGAMEPLAY GLOBALS.GLOBAL.MBIN, test them together; conflicts may require merging via AMUMSS.
- Choose the 0.9-second option if you want a balanced feel; the 0.1-second option makes scanning feel almost instant.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- No Mans Sky Mods
- Author
- Dweller_Benthos
- Version
- 5.51
- Downloads
- 29,855
- Endorsements
- 792
- Category
- Gameplay
- Created
- 3/2/2020
- Updated
- 2/1/2025
🧩 Commonly Used Together
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