# SC Signature Reader v1.4.1 — Vargo Dynamics ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ VARGO DYNAMICS · FIELD INTELLIGENCE DIVISION PRODUCT RELEASE · CLASSIFIED: PUBLIC ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ TRANSMISSION ORIGIN: Orison, Crusader SENDER: E. Vargo, Vargo Dynamics SUBJECT: SC Signature Reader v1.4.1 – Public Release ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ --- ## // LORE INTRO Years in the black teach you one thing faster than anything else: hesitation is expensive. I've watched good miners stare at a scanner readout, mentally cross-referencing numbers against a dog-eared printout taped to their console, while a perfectly timed Quantainium window slipped past them. I've been that miner. SC Signature Reader was built in the field, between runs, out of frustration. Not in a lab. Not by a corporation with a R&D budget. By someone who needed it to work, right now, in the middle of an asteroid field in Yela. Vargo Dynamics is proud to release it to the community. — E. Vargo, founder --- ## // WHAT IT DOES SC Signature Reader is a transparent overlay for Star Citizen that automatically identifies mining signature numbers in your HUD and displays the corresponding mineral name, multiplier and rarity in real time. Instead of memorising 163 signature values or keeping a reference sheet open, the overlay reads your screen, identifies the number, and tells you what you're looking at — instantly. 16840 → ℹ Quartz (4x) · Common 17140 → ℹ Aluminum (4x) · Common 9510 → ℹ Quantainium (3x) · Legendary --- ## // WHAT'S NEW IN v1.4.1 — WORKS ON ALL SHIPS Scanning and recognizing mining signatures should work with all ships. I use it with head tracking (Tobii and Beam + Webcam) and different FOVs. The lower the FOV, the larger the signature text, and the better the recognition rate. --- ## // HOW IT WORKS The tool is a standalone Windows application. It uses screen capture and OCR to read signature numbers from your HUD — no memory reading, no DLL injection, no game file modification. It is designed to be fully ToS-compliant. Key features: - Manufacturer-independent pill detection — works on all ships, all HUD colours - Adaptive brightness threshold — handles nebula and planet surface backgrounds - 163 known signature values across 26 minerals + Salvage - Rarity colour coding — overlay text colour changes per rarity automatically - Fuzzy matching — tolerates OCR errors - Vargo Dynamics Control Panel — pause/resume, theme switcher, recent signals - Audio feedback — voice announcements and sound cues - System tray integration with hotkey (default: Scroll Lock) - Six overlay themes including the signature vargo dark style and a ghost floating-text mode - Full application logging — makes support straightforward --- ## // KNOWN LIMITATIONS - Planet surface: Very bright backgrounds may produce false positives. Tighten scan_region in config.json if needed. - OCR reliability: Fast camera movement or extreme angles can cause missed reads. The 3-frame voting system reduces flickering but doesn't eliminate it entirely. - Installer experience: The setup wizard covers the most common resolutions. Non-standard resolutions require manual scan_region adjustment in config.json. --- ## // DOWNLOAD [→ GitHub Releases](https://github.com/seneca0815-rgb/SC_Signature_Scanner/releases/latest) Download SCSigReader_Setup_1.X.X.exe and run the installer. The setup wizard configures resolution, theme, hotkey and audio preferences automatically. No Python installation required. --- ## // DISCLAIMER This is an unofficial community tool. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by Cloud Imperium Games. We contacted CIG Player Support regarding this tool. Their response confirmed that tools providing unfair advantages, reading game memory, or automating gameplay are prohibited. SC Signature Reader does none of these things — it uses screen capture only, provides no information unavailable to any player, and requires full manual control of all gameplay decisions. We are confident it complies with the Star Citizen ToS. That said — use at your own risk. This assessment is ours, not CIG's. Full disclaimer: [DISCLAIMER.md](https://github.com/seneca0815-rgb/SC_Signature_Scanner/blob/main/DISCLAIMER.md) --- ## // FEEDBACK Feedback helps me tailor the software to the community's needs, so please feel free to share your insights or requests. I may set up a Discord server for discussion, support, and further development.