/shields

[Talesin]

Greetings,

i really like the idea of dropping shields. In order to prevent abuse, just place a message like the cloaking device-one then it will be easy to prove the opposite if a Battleship attacks you.

About the removal from scanners:
I think such a drain will make smuggling easier and getting caught alot harder. For example you can see that theres a hostile guy at 14k.
If you are at a tradelane, cancel the Lane and he is still not moving, he's camping at a lane, and you can simply go 'round him since he is still not able to see you.
If the scanning-range-shorting is below 10k, you can even look up the IFF of the target.
And if it would even be lowered to 1-2k, as initially suggested, you would even be able to scan the Target before he is able to see you (if you are in a small ship, with a BS you are of couse very visuable ^^).

So if there is a lowering at all, i would prefer to lower the scanning range of the "stealthing" ship as well, if its possible.


Regards,
Talesin