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=Overview= | =Overview= | ||
Cloaking is a mission that allows a ship to be hidden from the enemy at the cost of extra fuel. | Cloaking is a mission that allows a ship to be hidden from the enemy at the cost of extra fuel.<br> | ||
Cloaked ships are also less likely to hit mines (25% of normal probability). | |||
=Statistics= | =Statistics= | ||
* Cloaking will fail approximately 1% of the time; in [http://vgaplanets.nu VGA Planets Nu], this gives a | * Cloaking will fail approximately 1% of the time; in [http://vgaplanets.nu VGA Planets Nu], this gives this message: <br> | ||
* | <pre>We've had a problem in our engine room. Our cloaking device has failed!</pre> | ||
* | * Cloaking burns Max (5, Floor((hull mass / 100) * 5))kt of fuel per turn. | ||
* The [[The Empire of Birds]] has two ships with an [[Advanced Cloak|advanced cloaking device]]. | |||
=Counter Strategies= | |||
Being attacked by ships with a cloaking device can be tough. | |||
There are mainly two more or less effective counter measures: | |||
* lay many minefields where you suspect cloaked enemies (preferably overlapping minefields) | |||
* get in hold of [[Loki Class Destroyer | Lokis]] which will decloak any cloaked ships with in 10 ly around it (doesn't work versus ships owned by [[Feds]], [[Lizards]] and [[The Empire of Birds|Birds]]). | |||
=Cloak-Capable Ships= | =Cloak-Capable Ships= | ||
Revision as of 23:46, 31 May 2011
Overview
Cloaking is a mission that allows a ship to be hidden from the enemy at the cost of extra fuel.
Cloaked ships are also less likely to hit mines (25% of normal probability).
Statistics
- Cloaking will fail approximately 1% of the time; in VGA Planets Nu, this gives this message:
We've had a problem in our engine room. Our cloaking device has failed!
- Cloaking burns Max (5, Floor((hull mass / 100) * 5))kt of fuel per turn.
- The The Empire of Birds has two ships with an advanced cloaking device.
Counter Strategies
Being attacked by ships with a cloaking device can be tough.
There are mainly two more or less effective counter measures:
- lay many minefields where you suspect cloaked enemies (preferably overlapping minefields)
- get in hold of Lokis which will decloak any cloaked ships with in 10 ly around it (doesn't work versus ships owned by Feds, Lizards and Birds).
Cloak-Capable Ships
The Feds
None
The Lizards
The Empire of the Birds
Resolute Class Battlecruiser - Advanced Cloak
Dark Wing Class Battleship - Advanced Cloak
The Fascists
The Privateers
The Cyborg
None
The Crystals
None
The Evil Empire
None
The Robotic Imperium
None
The Rebel Confederation
None
The Missing Colonies of Man
None
