sensor query

[Dogboy]

Thanks for your reply! Is the cloaking 5-9 for mines a property of the default game? I'm playing Balance Mod, and the text for "small mine" indicates that it cannot be seen with sensors less than level 3.

[Fyron]

For reference, you can see the values for the mod in question Data\VehicleSize.txt. Balance Mod has a strange-looking formula for small mines:

Ability 1 Amount 1 Formula := ([%Level%] * 2) + Get_Empire_Tech_Level("Mines")

This boils down to level * 3, but its not that simple for the medium and large mines.

[BlueTemplar]

It was always confusing to me, which one was stronger: the cloak level, or the sensor level...
Maybe sensors should use odd numbers and cloaks even numbers to avoid any confusion?

[Captain Kwok]

If the Cloak Level > Sensor Level then the object is not visible.

[BlueTemplar]

It's the situation when Cloak Level = Sensor Level that is confusing.

[Captain Kwok]

How is it confusing? If the cloak level is not greater than the sensor level, then the sensor level wins.

[Suicide Junkie]

I always have trouble remembering who wins the ties.

I suggest that the ability descriptions make it extra clear who wins a tie.