Cloaking device

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Post by ZygoUgo »

A possible indicator..?


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Post by Screet »

ZygoUgo wrote:
A possible indicator..?
I like it, because it allows to see that the cloak is working and also keep green/yellow/red as other ships might target a cloaked ship for a very brief amount of time, thus this could be properly reflected (and also tell the commander what to expect when the cloak turns off).

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ZygoUgo wrote:
A possible indicator..?


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Good one! Nice job. 8)
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Post by Zbond-Zbond »

That all very interesting to read -- I doubt that if a cloak indicator hasn't emerged since BBC seminal event (Earth, late Cro-Magnon period) too many will now.
Another possibility might be for the background stars to change e.g. darken or flicker (or reverse colour? - I'll just try that...........no, not really satisfactory); this would even up the battle advantage of being cloaked, a bit, anyway.
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Yes, suggested indicator looks pretty cool.. :)
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Maybe after the famous MNSR! In the meantime the status indicator does already go slightly blue when cloaked(in trunk), providing that all important visual feedback from 1.73 onwards! :)
Hey, free OXPs: farsun v1.05 & tty v0.5! :0)
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