Canary Wharf Cloak Disruptor experiment - plus balance suggestions

[FallenKnight]

Cloaks can continually attempt to re-charge until they succeed, because the warm-up doesn't use fuel.

Cloaks drain batteries when charging and if being disrupted and you attempt to re-cloak/restart the process - then the batteries will continue to be drained. Am I getting something wrong or you were pointing at another issue? I understand the "warm-up" as reference to the charging time of the cloak.

Create a new auxiliary slot for disruptors/other useful additional tech, like the jump drive slot on capital ships. This means you'd have to pick between supporting tech you could mount, but you wouldn't actually be crippled in a snub by losing your CM. Cloaks occupying the CM slot are slightly less problematic because the cloak can be defensive tool in of itself.

I agree with you and support your proposal. Cloaks in comparison to CMs on BBs are fine because BBs have Flaks - which are far more useful than CM. But placing "supportive" tech on a CM/Cloak slot is really diminishing the survivability of the ship. Making the Cloak Disruptor to take "utility" slot same as Hyper-space-surveys/Docking Modules will make more sense. Considering its cargo weight its doubtful someone will be able to mount and Cloak on top of it. Still, if your proposal is accepted then a simple "nerf" to the cargo requirement for the Disruptor will make it impossible to mount cloak for balance purposes and the players will have to remain with CM - which will be fine.

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