Talk:Sensors

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Very nice pace, I wonder how you find out so much on this topic.

• Should bases be able to scan for minefields?

Yes

Lord Lancelot 05:29, 4 January 2007 (CET)

At what range? --Magik 17:50, 4 January 2007 (CET)

I would go for their default: Ground bases have a scan range of 2 unless they have a scanner building, which increases their scan range to 100

Lord Lancelot 18:46, 4 January 2007 (CET)

Question:

section:Scanning attempt: it is "sensor range - distance to target / sensor range" or "(sensor range - distance to target) / sensor range" I guess second one is right.

on scanning results: "The Rebels can use their Light Powers to sense the presence of a super weapon on ships." I say Super waepons as scav, too.

On table Scan Frequency, colum "Scan Frequency During Movement", shouln't it be "Every 5 Ticks" or do you mean "5 Pulses per Tick"?

also think about this sentence: "The Evil Empire can can use their Light Powers to sense the weapon loadout of ships"

:D

--Sebastian 14:42, 5 January 2007 (CET)

Thanks for the comments. I've corrected/clarified some things. Why would Scavs be able to sense the presence of a super weapon on a ship? --Magik 14:50, 5 January 2007 (CET)

I don't know. Perhaps it is because that weapon had been fired. I take another look at the rst I still should have anywhere. At least my memory say theat Superweapons are always visible regardless what race (can't be Rebels as I play them the first time atm no SuW in game yet and I had seen SuW before on enemy ships. The SW had been the only weapon I had seen, nothing more). May I ask again: What you call movemet pulses are the 200 "movement phases" aka 200 ticks..... all the same, isn't it? Also is the scan attempt meant this way: Every enemy ship in range of my ship has a chance of 2,5% of getting hit by my scanning impulse? And if it is hit then the sensor image comes into play which also determind wheather enemy is visible, had contacd or data .--Sebastian 17:23, 5 January 2007 (CET)

The Rebels sensing superweapons allows them to see the loadout on the ship if they have a scan of it. It doesn't have anything to do with the messages that all players get. Rebels can see it without it being fired.
Ah, right. I should have used the term phase instead of pulse.
The process is thus: a ship every 5th tick sends out a ping. It has a 2.5% chance to hit each target within scan range. Depending on the sensor image of the target and luck, the ping will return information about the target.
--Magik 17:56, 5 January 2007 (CET)

Only Hulls 516, 517, and 524 have the gravity sensors. --Magik 21:43, 6 January 2008 (CET)