Is there a sensor range cap?

As per the title...  I'm sure this has been asked before, but Search being what it is...

Is there a cap on sensor range at 15?

And does the Eyes of the Universe GA automatically bestow that on every one of your ships?

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Yes, there is.

Yes, it is 15pc.

Technically Eyes increases it by 10.  Since Sensors techs give +1, that brings our total to 11.  Tiny/small ships have a sensor range of 2 while cargo/medium/large have a sensor range of 3, and huge has a sensor range of 4.  Additionally, there appears to be a granted bonus of 1 sensor range separate from this, so we have totals of 14/15/16 based on hull size with Eyes.

I'm seeing even a tiny hull have 15 with Eyes, though, so there's another +1 coming from somewhere that I haven't found yet.

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How did I know you would be the one to answer?

Thanks - again - for the info!

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Quoting hairlessOrphan, reply 2
How did I know you would be the one to answer?

Thanks - again - for the info!

Because I'm the only one awake.  :P

Edited post while you were replying, though.

Edited again, it wasn't what it looked like-Eyes is giving more than it should.  First, it increases it by 10, and then, it multiplies the result by 1.2.  So your 14pc sensor range is actually 16.8-but all you get is 15.

This actually shows in the XML, as the F_AbilityFactor is 0.2000, but I was looking for something trickier than that, particularly as the F_AbilityFactor has been known to not work in the past.