A few questions from a Newbie

Roanon · #1 November 2nd, 2003, 05:14 PM

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Originally posted by Maerlyn:
8. there is no way of getting a talisman equipped ship to NOT hit me, right? so it makes little sense to equip ships with ECM jammers in order to fight Talisman ships, right?

Easy to avoid being hit by a talisman equipped ship. Exterminate that race before it can build the talsiman. Otherwise, prepare to die.
No, I am not talismanophobic

. It is Ruatha who is

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Ruatha · #2 November 2nd, 2003, 07:11 PM

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Originally posted by Maerlyn:

2. is it possible to cloak the sattelites BEFORE I launch them? otherwise they would be visible for at least one turn which I need to cloak them.

If they have stealth armour they will be automaticly cloaked when deployed, altough it doesn't seem like it, the enemy won't see them unless he has sensors.

[ November 02, 2003, 18:07: Message edited by: Ruatha ]

Fyron · #3 November 2nd, 2003, 10:52 PM

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Yes, they allow only a scan of the surrounding sectors. However, keep in mind a sector is 10 light-years in SE:IV, which definitively qualifies as long range in my book.

No... a sector is one square on the system map. It is 1/12th the width of a system. The squares on the galaxy map are not sectors, they are just squares. A sector is nowhere near 10 light years.

Arkcon · #4 November 2nd, 2003, 11:32 PM

The benefit of long range scanners is that it allows you to see the components, cargo, supply, etc. of another players ship.

If the ship is within range, you can right click on it and get this info, just like you right click on your own to get this info.

In simultaneous, the greater range for higher level is all the more important, since you can't move your ships into range.

This info doesn't arrive automatically, and is never copied into your enemy designs. Only combat and treaty shares result in that.

[ November 03, 2003, 16:08: Message edited by: Arkcon ]

Taera · #5 November 3rd, 2003, 01:05 AM

re: jammers
On racial tech ships (crystallurgy/organic) it makes sense to load up on racial armor as benefits stack, and that extra 10kT can be fitted with the Jammer. Might not be the most efficient way, but it works for me.

Maerlyn · #6 November 4th, 2003, 02:30 AM

thanx a REAL LOT guys!!! just 24 hours have past and you answered all my questions, had a little discussion about them and settled them. wow, this is great!

so what does this mean? two possibilties:

1. this community is great!
or
2. none of you has got anything to do in his sparetime since seiv.pbw.cc is down and so you hang out on this forum hunting for newbie questions

but nevermind, what ever might be the reason, thanx a lot

Mephisto · #7 November 3rd, 2003, 05:36 PM

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Originally posted by Ruatha:

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Originally posted by Maerlyn:

2. is it possible to cloak the sattelites BEFORE I launch them? otherwise they would be visible for at least one turn which I need to cloak them.

If they have stealth armour they will be automaticly cloaked when deployed, altough it doesn't seem like it, the enemy won't see them unless he has sensors.

Are you sure? I think you have to activate stealth armor, too, so you can see the satellite one turn.