De acordo com as novelizações de Alan Dean Foster, os planos vieram de scans por um vôo de reconhecimento enviado pela Resistência no momento em que Finn disse a eles a localização da base ( correção: ele falou sobre sua existência, e acho que extrapolando o vetor de ataque do sistema Hosniano ).
Easter egg (ish): O vôo foi liderado por "Snap" Wexley, que atentos leitores de Star Wars nerds reconhecerão como o rebelde filho adolescente de Nora Wexley de "Aftermath".
In the main conference room of the base on D’Qar, an ongoing strategy session had brought together the leaders of the Resistance. Leia, Poe, C-3PO, Han, and an assortment of senior officers including Statura and Ackbar were assembled around a three-dimensional map of an isolated, frozen planet that up until now had not been worth a hopeful visit from a minor trading ship. Finn was present, too, since it was his information about the world in question that had prompted the gathering.
“The scan data from Captain Snap Wexley’s reconnaissance flight confirms everything Finn has told us,” Poe announced to the group.
Wexley spoke up. “They’ve built a new kind of hyperspace weapon within the planet itself. Something that can fire across interstellar distances in the equivalent of real time.” His expression showed his incredulity. “I’ve had my share of technical training, but I can’t even imagine how that’s possible.”