Cloak bug

[M1cha37]

If it isn't a bug, why hasn't this been posted in any of the threads describing the attributes of cloaks?

Agree!

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[Nutline]

I think it's clear for everyone that this is a bug and must be fixed.
Cloaks:

- Use CM slots
- Use Fuel
- Very very expensive
- May be destroyed on death

If now ... CD's follow the target - it's completely useless !
It worked flawlessly until few days ago ... it will be fixed by Cannon - I'm sure of it.

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[Knjaz]

I think it's clear for everyone that this is a bug and must be fixed.
Cloaks:

- Use CM slots
- Use Fuel
- Very very expensive
- May be destroyed on death

If now ... CD's follow the target - it's completely useless !
It worked flawlessly until few days ago ... it will be fixed by Cannon - I'm sure of it.

:rtfm:

Well, I'm not sure why this came up just now, since =2te= (those pesky Rheinland cloaking turtles - yes, it's mainly =2te=) knew it from the very beginning (we made good number of tests on our first cloaks, back then), but we never considered it an exploit or something like that.

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I.e. this "feature", or "bug", that mines, missiles and CDs track a cloaked ship, was there from the start.

[M1cha37]

now liberty will use that bug agains RNC, if no one fix this bug.

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[Madvillain]

I think it's totally besides the point to try and make assumptions about people's motives. Let's stick to the problem at hand instead.

If this isn't a bug, why the obscure way of keeping a lock on your enemy?

If it isn't a bug, why hasn't this been posted in any of the threads describing the attributes of cloaks?

It would be rather useful information for both the cloaker and the chaser.

this exactly.

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[Friday]

Is it a bug? Yes.

Is there scope for some kind of counter, or offset, to cloaks? Yes.

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[Blackvertigo1]

This is a HARDCODED problem.

The best bet is not to be targeted in the first place. I've able to use cloaks in FL to be cloaked before shenanigans. BTW, when I say FL, I mean previously before Disco, like, in a modding server.

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[Knjaz]

This is a HARDCODED problem.

The best bet is not to be targeted in the first place. I've able to use cloaks in FL to be cloaked before shenanigans. BTW, when I say FL, I mean previously before Disco, like, in a modding server.

Ehh...
Then, I guess, if the problem will become serious enough, once player skill when dealing with cloaking targets will increase, the most optimal solution would be to move cloak from an escape mechanism to an ambush mechanism.

Like, drastically increasing maximum cloak duration on different shiptypes, and drastically increasing charging time.
That is, IF problem will become large scale one. But I can easily imagine environment, where average player skill will be enough to negate cloak escaping capabilities.

[Blackvertigo1]

Ehh...
Then, I guess, if the problem will become serious enough, once player skill when dealing with cloaking targets will increase, the most optimal solution would be to move cloak from an escape mechanism to an ambush mechanism.

Like, drastically increasing maximum cloak duration on different shiptypes, and drastically increasing charging time.
That is, IF problem will become large scale one. But I can easily imagine environment, where average player skill will be enough to negate cloak escaping capabilities.

Cloaks have fixed timers. You need source code to manipulate it. Which is unavailable because I haven't seen any source releases of Freelancer.

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"There are more things in Heaven and Earth than are dreamt of in your philosophy - from our odyssey into Hell, we have returned with a gift."

[Knjaz]

Cloaks have fixed timers. You need source code to manipulate it. Which is unavailable because I haven't seen any source releases of Freelancer.

What? You mean, small, medium, and large cloaks all had a pre-set charging time (of 15, 30 and 60 seconds), that's hardcoded into the game, and all these 3 types of cloaks were in vanilla?