Cloak question to the AI gurus...

Trachmyr · #1 July 10th, 2001, 04:14 AM

ok, what can AI cloaked ships do... In other words, will the AI uncloak to accomplish tasks.

In particular:

1) Attack (I know this sounds dumb, but I want to check all my bases)
2) Colonize
3) Ship-Building
4) Stellar Manipulation (open/close warp points)
5) Minesweep (From my review of the threads this seems like a no)

Thanks in advance

Magnum357 · #2 July 10th, 2001, 08:49 AM

Hmmm... don't know the questions myself, but also would like to know. Would really help in my creation of a Star Fleet Battles Mod ConVersion.

Kimball · #3 July 10th, 2001, 06:37 PM

I don't believe that you can attack whiled cloaked. However, if you have cloaked ships together with uncloaked ships all ships will be used in a battle. A sindle colony ship could be in a group with a half dozen cloaked battleships and the attacker would be in for quite a surprise.

Trachmyr · #4 July 11th, 2001, 12:01 AM

ok... I know what I can't do... but what can't the AI do? I mean, will the AI UNCLOAK to Attack/Colonize/Ship-construction/Open wp's/minesweep if it is controling a ship that can cloak?

Tampa_Gamer · #5 July 11th, 2001, 01:00 AM

I know for sure that you cannot Colonize or minesweep with a cloaked ship. I am pretty sure that when you attack, you reveal the fleet and it "uncloaks".