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Echo Mirage

January 7th, 2003 04:23 AM

What happens if I ...

Cloak a space station and throw some fighter bays on it? Will the fighters deploy to defend my base and planet?

Suicide Junkie

January 7th, 2003 04:30 AM

Re: What happens if I ...

If combat occurs in the sector, the base will be detected, and fight as if it were decloaked.

It will be a nice surprise for the enemy, though http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

Echo Mirage

January 7th, 2003 05:07 AM

Re: What happens if I ...

So in order for combat to occur I would have to have an uncloaked unit, such as a weapon platform, ship or whatever?

Taera

January 7th, 2003 05:16 AM

Re: What happens if I ...

yep.
it can also be sats though....
now thats nasty - put one sat launcher on your base and one, decoy, on your ships. you retreat, make the base launch the sats and then cloak again... if the enemy comes for them.... lol

Krsqk

January 7th, 2003 05:59 AM

Re: What happens if I ...

You need something in the sector which the enemy can detect. Alternatively, if the enemy is sitting in the sector with your cloaked station, I think you can hit attack.

PvK	January 7th, 2003 06:31 AM

Re: What happens if I ...

Attack won't do that in a simultaneous game, though - the cloaked attacking unit will just follow the target until something triggers combat.

A colony is also enough to trigger combat (and in the unmodded game, can't be cloaked) - no units required.

PvK

Arkcon

January 7th, 2003 01:55 PM

Re: What happens if I ...

Quote:

Originally posted by Echo Mirage:
So in order for combat to occur I would have to have an uncloaked unit, such as a weapon platform, ship or whatever?

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Or just launch the fighters and attack the enemy ships in whatever sector they're at.

"Where did those little guys come from, must be on a base ... somewhere"

Arkcon

January 7th, 2003 11:43 PM

Re: What happens if I ...

Quote:

Originally posted by Echo Mirage:
So in order for combat to occur I would have to have an uncloaked unit, such as a weapon platform, ship or whatever?

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Or your opponent would need a sensor in that system, then combat initiates, because your cloak is penetrated.

mottlee

January 10th, 2003 08:42 PM

Re: What happens if I ...

Quote:

Originally posted by Krsqk:
You need something in the sector which the enemy can detect. Alternatively, if the enemy is sitting in the sector with your cloaked station, I think you can hit attack.

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">You have to uncloak to attack

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