Simulcrum Enemies...

[(XBOX)a salsa wizard]

So I just farmed 5 days straight trying to rack up enough cephalon Simaris standing to get access to the Simulcrum and when I finally got it I entered and I couldn't spawn any enemies. What I am not sure about is which scanner to use, because I have used both of them(Codex and Synthesis) on enemies but I haven't "completed" a single enemy, what do I do?

[(PSN)Karkinnos]

My advice would be to make a Helios, and buy an upwards of 5000 Codex scanners, then play a bunch of different survival or defense missions in different planets to get as many scans as possible. So you can unlock new enemys while you just play the game normally.

[Kratos]

Recommendation: Use the Synthesis Scanner to pick out enemies you haven't done yet, if you want to scan fast. (Incomplete enemies will appear with a Red aura V.S Completed enemies that appear Green.)

 

Optional, but more convenient in the end: Craft a Helios, Get Regular Codex Scanners (Not Simaris Scanners) from Market --> Equipment --> Gear, rank Helios to 30, mod it out, make sure the Investigator mod is set to slot one (And Max Ranked), de-equip attack precepts, and try to dance around the enemy it's scanning till it scans it.

[NavyBluePanda]

In order to summon any enemy in the Simulacrum, you must have them fully scanned in the Codex, which, manually can be a major task (and a tedious one), so, as stated by both Karkinnos and Pepsi, you're best off building Helios (Clantech sentinel from the Energy Lab in your Dojo), removing Targeting Receptor, setting Investigator to slot one, maxed rank, and buying a lot of Codex Scanners—trust me, you think you'll be fine with a couple of hundred? *laughs* I had a good couple of thousand at one point; I haven't used Helios in a long while, so my Codex is maybe half-filled.

And even if you don't particularly fancy having Helios scan everything for you, build it anyway! Great Sentinel, and certainly worth the resources.

 

If you want to check your progress on scanned enemies, go to your Codex on your Liset, the stand opposite the Market, and click Enemies, and there should... *eye twitch* It would seem all my scans have been reset... Did you previously have completed scans? I'll be sending in a Support Ticket about this now, and if you did have completed scans before now, you should send in a ticket as well. <-- Tired Panda didn't even think of relogging.. I feel so stupid now!

 

Recommendation: Use the Synthesis Scanner to pick out enemies you haven't done yet, if you want to scan fast. (Incomplete enemies will appear with a Red aura V.S Completed enemies that appear Green.)

 

...do Synthesis Scanners scan faster?

Edited October 27, 2015 by NavyBluePanda

[(PSN)Ryo_Hazuki_-87-]

Maybe also helpful: Scanning unalerted enemies (Stealthscan) count as 2 scans.

Loki is a good warframe for this. 

[(PSN)Karkinnos]

Synthesis scanners scan faster, as well as give two scans if you have the proper widgets installed, but that requires being pretty far into the Simaris faction rewards to get all three.

[(PSN)EvilFlowerChild]

Build helios, its my favourite sentinel, and it has almost completed my codex without me having to play 'photographer simulator'

[NavyBluePanda]

Build helios, its my favourite sentinel, and it has almost completed my codex without me having to play 'photographer simulator'

 

That is amazing.

[Krak_Nihilus]

In order to summon any enemy in the Simulacrum, you must have them fully scanned in the Codex, which, manually can be a major task (and a tedious one), so, as stated by both Karkinnos and Pepsi, you're best off building Helios (Clantech sentinel from the Energy Lab in your Dojo), removing Targeting Receptor, setting Investigator to slot one, maxed rank, and buying a lot of Codex Scanners—trust me, you think you'll be fine with a couple of hundred? *laughs* I had a good couple of thousand at one point; I haven't used Helios in a long while, so my Codex is maybe half-filled.

And even if you don't particularly fancy having Helios scan everything for you, build it anyway! Great Sentinel, and certainly worth the resources.

If you want to check your progress on scanned enemies, go to your Codex on your Liset, the stand opposite the Market, and click Enemies, and there should... *eye twitch* It would seem all my scans have been reset... Did you previously have completed scans? I'll be sending in a Support Ticket about this now, and if you did have completed scans before now, you should send in a ticket as well.

...do Synthesis Scanners scan faster?

If your scans are gone than just relog. It's a common issue and I've had a few times already, relogging fixed it every time for me.

[NavyBluePanda]

If your scans are gone than just relog. It's a common issue and I've had a few times already, relogging fixed it every time for me.

 

...I don't even know how that didn't cross my mind. I know I'm ill, but I didn't think I was that ill...

[(PSN)OMGITSNUKERXD]

You need to complete scanning an enemy in order to summon it in the simulacrum.

Use Helios or your codex scanner and keep scanning.

[(XBOX)a salsa wizard]

In order to summon any enemy in the Simulacrum, you must have them fully scanned in the Codex, which, manually can be a major task (and a tedious one), so, as stated by both Karkinnos and Pepsi, you're best off building Helios (Clantech sentinel from the Energy Lab in your Dojo), removing Targeting Receptor, setting Investigator to slot one, maxed rank, and buying a lot of Codex Scanners—trust me, you think you'll be fine with a couple of hundred? *laughs* I had a good couple of thousand at one point; I haven't used Helios in a long while, so my Codex is maybe half-filled.

And even if you don't particularly fancy having Helios scan everything for you, build it anyway! Great Sentinel, and certainly worth the resources.

 

If you want to check your progress on scanned enemies, go to your Codex on your Liset, the stand opposite the Market, and click Enemies, and there should... *eye twitch* It would seem all my scans have been reset... Did you previously have completed scans? I'll be sending in a Support Ticket about this now, and if you did have completed scans before now, you should send in a ticket as well. <-- Tired Panda didn't even think of relogging.. I feel so stupid now!

 

 

...do Synthesis Scanners scan faster?

How many times do you have to scan a single enemy in order to complete it?

[(PSN)EvilFlowerChild]

How many times do you have to scan a single enemy in order to complete it?

Depeds, some require 3 scans others 10. But with helios it won't be a problem just run a mission where X enemy spawns and have fun!

[NavyBluePanda]

How many times do you have to scan a single enemy in order to complete it?

 

As EvilFlowerChild said, enemies require various numbers of scans; some even require twenty. Your Codex will tell you how many you need, and how many you've already gotten, by clicking on an enemy.