| IT gate detection? |
Sun, 11 April 2004 20:07  |
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 Snoopy |
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I am playing a game as an IT race, I have read in the guide that IT are supposed to detect other races gates. I have run some tests and other races gates do not show up. I am within range of other races gates and still don't "detect" them.
Does anyone know exactly how this works?
Thanks
[Updated on: Sun, 11 April 2004 20:08] Report message to a moderator
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| Re: IT gate detection? |
Sun, 11 April 2004 20:37  |
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Starbase cloaking has an effect on this, including the cloaking obtained from ISB LRT. So for example you may have a hard time seeing the gates of an SS, till you get infinity range gates.
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| Re: IT gate detection? |
Mon, 12 April 2004 03:03 |
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ALL starbases are inherently 20% cloaked when ISB is used. This includes orbital forts and space doocks. If you have a 100/250 stargate, the farthest stargate you can see is 200 ly away. SS starbases are inherently 75% cloaked just like SS ships.
This is why the 100/any gate is useful later in the game. even an SS 98% cloaked starbase with a gate is visible no matter where you place the 100/any gate in the galaxy. (2% of infinite range is still infinite range). Once you get the 100/any gate, build ONE somewhere at a non-productive planet (any low non-terraformable red will do). You will then scan every stargate in the galaxy.
Ptolemy
[Updated on: Mon, 12 April 2004 03:11]
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