ECM Devices

[Korrd]

Supers... I loved those. you could defeat any VHF with one of those + CD...

A cloak device here is a big no no.
A stealth device, on the other side (if possible to be made), would be nice.

The stealth device would be a sensor jammer, that makes all enemy sensors to work at 3k range only. That way a player ship could approach to within cargo scan range.
Also, the ship should not be selectable manually, nor show on the target list. But said ship would be visible (but not highlighted on the HUD).
The device should take energy from the weapons and/or shields, and have an initial power draw of 50% the weapons energy.

I know it's possible to do it with scripts, but i do not know how to do it myself

Using the armor slot is a good idea. That way you have to choose between ECM and armor. Hence, we will be avoiding the "100% of the players using ECM" problem.

Ships are still visible, but as they don't show on HUD, you have no crossair to aim your shoots to.
A player will have to drop out of cruise. That is to avoid the engine torch from being seen at a distance.

We can conclude from all this that cruiser or bigger won't use ECM, as they are clearly visible from almost 8k as fat moving objects.

The power drain will have to be tweaked so the thing lasts enough for a 20k incursion. That is to see the intended target, go in, scan and go out without the ECM running out of energy in the middle of the run.



Such device would be very useful for pirates, as the current tendency is to dock or F1 as soon as the pirate enters visual range (15k). And will encourage the use of small ships as tactical stealth strike vessels. Having advanced-position scout ships for your fleet will be useful too, as they can go 10k in front of the fleet and warn about threats with minimal detection risk.

Note that all this is just theoretical. We have to wait for Igiss comment on the matter, and he is hell of busy. BEcause of that, i dont hold much hopes about this being implemented. Unless we can recruit more modders for our cause.

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