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MrSparkle
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From: mrsparkle
|  Posted: 2003-10-13 16:13
Isn't there already no more ECM forts because everyone complains about them?
Heh, I don't know, I just see ECM forts as almost necessary considering cloak was nerfed to near useless. It's also kinda silly to even NEED ecm forts to make cloak useable.
Dust hmm, might be one of the oddest and yet workable suggestions I've ever seen  if the servers could handle that...they ARE in effect placeable nebluas right?
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Ragglock
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| Posted: 2003-10-13 16:39
well i have never used ecm forts so much for it to be critical and fighting it have not been posing a problem for me (read use beacons).
but still would make the whiners happy and kluth happy to 
its nebular dust right, so the clouds im talking about is nebulars
just 1 of many wierd idears i have and have selected to share this one.
others get benifits fom my sparkling mind right now 
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Gideon
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| Posted: 2003-10-14 12:09
In v1.482 the detection range of EVERYTHING is determined by it's signature.
What this means is, on ECM forts you can't detect fighter/bombs until they are right on top of their targets, if ever.
With ECCM forts, you can detect fighters/bombs at longer than normal ranges.
This applies to how far planetary defense bases can see objects. Defense bases only shoot at objects they can see.
Well...you get the idea.
I'm unsure how this will pay out in a live environment with multiple players.
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MrSparkle
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From: mrsparkle
| Posted: 2003-10-17 00:26
Ahh so ECM forts would effectively stop planet defense bases from firing on enemy ships? Does that also mean incoming enemy bombs within an ECM fort's range would not get detected by defense bases until it's too late? If so, then that's a pretty good system for 1.482. Actually, that's how I always wanted ECM/ECCM to work
Now, how does the scanner fit into that system? You won't need it to see planets from far distances anymore if you have enough ECCM?
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NightDragon
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| Posted: 2003-10-17 04:23
haveing speical devices to put on your ships would be good
i also like the idea of Energy allocation systems
like k'luth get: weapons, speed(engines), cloak
being as weapons, faster recharge rate, engines speed  , and cloak being more restintan to eccm or scanners
ICC get, weapons, shields, engines
Ugto get weapons, engines, maybe for fun Flux
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Gideon
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| Posted: 2003-10-17 15:18
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On 2003-10-17 00:26, MrSparkle wrote:
Ahh so ECM forts would effectively stop planet defense bases from firing on enemy ships? Does that also mean incoming enemy bombs within an ECM fort's range would not get detected by defense bases until it's too late? If so, then that's a pretty good system for 1.482. Actually, that's how I always wanted ECM/ECCM to work
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Correct, consistant Sig vs detection range rules apply to everything in the game.
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Now, how does the scanner fit into that system? You won't need it to see planets from far distances anymore if you have enough ECCM?
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Scanner functions as normal.
Rather that increasing the sig of objects within a certain range, it increases the range of the detection threashold by the ship using it. Arbitrary example: Ship can detect X sig at Y range. With scanner, ship can detect X sig at Y+2000 range. This isn't the actual value of the boost, but you get the idea.
NOTE: All this applies to all fighters in the area, including ones launched by planets...
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Ragglock
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| Posted: 2003-10-17 15:21
was realy not a ecm / scanner subject 
could you stay on target
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