cloaking

[lexgeo]

i am trying out cloaking for the first time. my problem is; the terran mantle says that it uses 216 power activated, i have nearly 200 power storage and produce better than 300 excess power. now why does it say that i do not have enough power? what am i missing?
any help would be great.
i did post a screen pic of the problem but, i do not know how to put it here.

[WeaverSong]

The activation cost is a one-time energy cost when it turns on; you have to have the battery capacity to cover that entire cost. The over-time cost is in how much it reduces your energy generation.

[lexgeo]

ok, i'll add more batt.
thanks

[LeftPaw]

I just bought a ship that cloaks for free when ever it gets near debris or asteroids. So cool.

[Rampage Helpline™]

Originally posted by LeftPaw:

I just bought a ship that cloaks for free when ever it gets near debris or asteroids. So cool.

Really? Coax flanks of Enemy Fleets over to your Cloakpoints... [Vincent Price chuckle]

[lexgeo]

i'm calling shenanigans!!!

the hunter fleets jump in right near or on top of me and fire as soon as they do at me while i am cloaked?????? also, the attack drones seem to know where i am and continuously attack me while i am cloaked.
still, i am liking cloak.

[LeftPaw]

Originally posted by Rampage Helpline™:

Originally posted by LeftPaw:

I just bought a ship that cloaks for free when ever it gets near debris or asteroids. So cool.

Really? Coax flanks of Enemy Fleets over to your Cloakpoints... [Vincent Price chuckle] :anisoptera:

I am having a lot of fun with it. I get the whole pirate sector on my tales then pop into some debris and go dark. When they give up and turn around I stealth up to one and kill it. The ship holds it's cloak for a minute or so after leaving the debris field.

[AvatarOfWar]

Technically the hunter fleets do respect cloak, but the logic seems to bypass it when it comes to arrival and the first shot. After the first shot, they suddenly "lose" track of you.

And a side note regarding power useage: your engines also draw power only when used. Its easily overlooked if you balance your cloaking to be a net positive and forget this fact when flying away from enemies under cloak. :)

[lexgeo]

it's the missiles that can give a problem, the guns i just side slip a little. those attack drones see you and do not let up. i ran from the spot when i was attacked by them doing 70+ speed cloaked, did not see the carrier at all but the drones were still on me.
i'm using the archimedes and it has plenty of power for what i am using.

i'm not worried about the shots, i was just reporting what i have noticed as i have never messed with "cloaking" before. i have used the camo - cloak and that was fun.

[AvatarOfWar]

Ah yes, you are correct. I missed the word "drone". They definitely do ignore cloak entirely. Its a good thing their controlling ships can't figure out what they're following and shooting at. :P