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IDProjectCategoryLast Update
0002441AI War 1 / ClassicBug - OtherJan 17, 2011 12:19 am
Reportermatyasbot Assigned ToChris_McElligottPark  
Status resolvedResolutionfixed 
Product Version4.067 
Fixed in Version4.069 
Summary0002441: blind ships still let you scout planets to a certain degree
DescriptionI just built a Spirecraft Penetrator and sent it to a planet that I had never visited. Though I can't see anything on the main screen, the tooltip for the planet on the Galaxy Map shows me all the buildings that are on the planet.
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matyasbot

Jan 14, 2011 9:59 pm

reporter   ~0008508

It does alert all neighboring AI planets though. Actually, should it? If it's perma-cloaked, the AI shouldn't be aware of it until it fires.

TechSY730

Jan 16, 2011 12:07 am

reporter   ~0008618

Last edited: Jan 16, 2011 12:10 am

@matyasbot

A pretty unusual thing about cloaking in this game is that cloaking, even permacloaking, does not hide the existence of a ship, only its identity and location. Thus, the AI will know you have a cloaked ship on their planet, even if they don't have any way to find it. Thus, they can react to its presence. However, the same thing applies to human players. If the AI has a cloaked ship on your planet, you will know its there even if it has never been decloaked on your planet before.

EDIT: Because this misunderstanding about cloaking comes up so much, maybe this important fact should go on the tutorial and the wiki.

Chris_McElligottPark

Jan 17, 2011 12:19 am

administrator   ~0008810

Thanks!

Issue History

Date Modified Username Field Change
Jan 14, 2011 9:57 pm matyasbot New Issue
Jan 14, 2011 9:59 pm matyasbot Note Added: 0008508
Jan 16, 2011 12:07 am TechSY730 Note Added: 0008618
Jan 16, 2011 12:08 am TechSY730 Note Edited: 0008618
Jan 16, 2011 12:08 am TechSY730 Note Edited: 0008618
Jan 16, 2011 12:10 am TechSY730 Note Edited: 0008618
Jan 16, 2011 2:52 am Chris_McElligottPark Relationship added related to 0002087
Jan 17, 2011 12:19 am Chris_McElligottPark Note Added: 0008810
Jan 17, 2011 12:19 am Chris_McElligottPark Status new => resolved
Jan 17, 2011 12:19 am Chris_McElligottPark Fixed in Version => 4.069
Jan 17, 2011 12:19 am Chris_McElligottPark Resolution open => fixed
Jan 17, 2011 12:19 am Chris_McElligottPark Assigned To => Chris_McElligottPark