effectiveness of cloaking

Ruatha · #1 May 29th, 2003, 11:03 PM

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Originally posted by Imperator Fyron:
Well if you're smart you built a scanning sat in every system.

Yep, but if you're smarter you build them in every system but one!

And that system has a system gravitational shield and can only be reached through those systems that have scanning sats... So when the backstabbing partner ever come (If he is a backstabber), he'll get his surprise...

[ May 29, 2003, 22:06: Message edited by: Ruatha ]

Karibu · #2 May 30th, 2003, 10:11 PM

Sorry but I still don't get the idea why I should leave one system without scanner. There is no benefit at all.

PvK · #3 May 30th, 2003, 10:16 PM

There is if you have Partnership treaties, because if they are backstabbers, or if they fall for ploys from your enemies to give them a (possibly even temporary) Partnership, they will see all of your ships... unless they are in a system where even you don't have the scanners necessary to see them. In that case, your Partners (and their Partners) will not see these ships, but they will probably assume that they can see all of your ships. This can give you a good advantage of surprise.

PvK

[ May 30, 2003, 21:17: Message edited by: PvK ]

Taera · #4 May 30th, 2003, 10:48 PM

kinda ot, do you share long-range scanners coverage with your parthership err.. partners?