Unobserved alien ships
 

Twice in two different PBW games, I am unable to see an alien ship (an escort and a frigate)

Both systems were vacant and did not have any planets. In both cases, 2 colony ships were present.

Yet when these ships enter a system in which I have a colony (occupied planet), they are "seen".

In both cases, it is extremely unlikely these ships have cloak tech as the games have just started.

What is going on?

Re: Unobserved alien ships
 

Were you in a nebula system?

Phoenix-D

Re: Unobserved alien ships
 

Phoenix D.

I had to check http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/image...s/rolleyes.gif

You were right on the money! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

Any tech that allows observations in a Nebulae system?

Re: Unobserved alien ships
 

Nebulae cloak ships just as cloaking devices do. Look in SystemTypes.txt for the Nebulae and Storm systems, and compare the level of cloaking to that of scanners available (and normal cloaking devices).