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Old June 24th, 2002, 11:26 PM
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Default Re: Passive vs. Active Scanners

Just an opinion:

Someone should make a mod to make:

Asteroids give protection for Passive
Storms give Protection for Active

Since Passive sonar just sends out a weak ping at all directions: the same principle could be used here and sends out weak pulses of some substance to detect ships without having to do intricate scans; and an asteroid field could give cover for the passive scans as a ship could pose as an asteroid or hide behind an asteroid from the Passive scanner's *Line of Sight*.

Active sonar keeps circling, but focuses on a specific viewpoint, and storms should have the scientific reasons to mess with an active scanner.

I'd do it, but I don't have any modding experience.
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