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ECM and missiles
Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2009 8:00 pm
by harry747
the other day i was chasing another ship (same type) at top speed, shooting at him. at one point i launched a missile at him. he ECM-ed it. no surprise there. but then i launched an ECM hardened missile at him. he ECM-ed that as well, and i was like, "HUH?"
aren't those ECM hardened missiles supposed to be ECM proof? did he have some special equipment? does it depend on distance?
BTW, I destroyed that other ship, collected the cargo containers and captured the escape pod. nice profit
Re: ECM and missiles
Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2009 8:03 pm
by Screet
harry747 wrote:aren't those ECM hardened missiles supposed to be ECM proof? did he have some special equipment? does it depend on distance?
No, they are not ECM proof, but ECM resistant. That's similar to watches: If they are only water resistant, at some point sooner or later you will get water into your watch
Those hardhead missiles have a chance of 10% to be destroyed by ECM, IIRC.
Screet
Posted: Fri Mar 06, 2009 5:56 am
by Alex
It's also possible to shoot your own missile. They are not military laser proof.
Posted: Tue Mar 10, 2009 3:51 pm
by Rebecca
i was on the receiving end of a hardened missile... ecm'd it 4 times before i died... how come my ecm doesn't have any luck?
Posted: Tue Mar 10, 2009 4:12 pm
by Captain Hesperus
Rebecca wrote:i was on the receiving end of a hardened missile... ecm'd it 4 times before i died... how come my ecm doesn't have any luck?
If at first you don't succeed, duck, weave, dive and keep your left middle finger on that 'E' key. Or think, "Sod this" and activate your Cloaking Device for half a second.
Captain Hesperus
Posted: Tue Mar 10, 2009 4:19 pm
by Rebecca
Captain Hesperus wrote:Rebecca wrote:i was on the receiving end of a hardened missile... ecm'd it 4 times before i died... how come my ecm doesn't have any luck?
If at first you don't succeed, duck, weave, dive and keep your left middle finger on that 'E' key. Or think, "Sod this" and activate your Cloaking Device for half a second.
Captain Hesperus
i suppose asking where i get a cloaking device from is another obvious newbie question?
Posted: Tue Mar 10, 2009 4:26 pm
by Captain Hesperus
Rebecca wrote:Captain Hesperus wrote:Rebecca wrote:i was on the receiving end of a hardened missile... ecm'd it 4 times before i died... how come my ecm doesn't have any luck?
If at first you don't succeed, duck, weave, dive and keep your left middle finger on that 'E' key. Or think, "Sod this" and activate your Cloaking Device for half a second.
Captain Hesperus
i suppose asking where i get a cloaking device from is another obvious newbie question?
Just pootle around G5 for a bit.....
Captain Hesperus