Wed Oct 01, 2003 6:05 pm
After an SP cloak? Here is why not!
Hope that is the only answer you are looking for, and hopefully the only one you will need.
This is the reason in explanation as to why SP cloaking doesn't work, but how it does work in MP!............its cause it is all running off of your files, so when you can cloak, it means that you can also see cloakers.
However, in SP - everything runs off of your files too - Unfortunately it then means that the computer controlled NPC's can also see the cloak. You see, you don' need the gun at all to see cloaked things, just a small amount of editing makes that possible - so the NPC's get that effect too - which means you are visible to them....... .However, on MP , you run off of several sets of files. For one, your files are modded, the servers are not, the other players are not. Reason he cannot see you?
Cause of the fact that his files don't recognise the effect as one the player can 'see'. Now, here comes the interesting bit. This is how i think the computer interprets the information. You see, when i had a cloak, then left the server, demodded, came back - i could not see my ship at all. I was a nothing floating in space. Now - another fact, notice that in the game you don't get shot whilst they are cloaked? They also don't play cloaked, its an effect utilised in the storyline.
The fighters aren't cloaked and waiting for a certain part of the fight to then appear, no, you reach a certain part of the fight, and the programming spawns the 'cloaked' fighters with the effects.......so the comp doesn't actually know where you are either..............lol
Check it - mod up, get your cloak on in SP, then remove the mod - you are invisible - can the NPC's see you? No they cannot............but you cannot play like that either........if you do - i will tell you how to do it then - its simple!
Kinda ruins everyones arguement for 'I want an SP cloak......please - well there we go, comprehensive explanation as to why it won't work! Of course, no-one ever believes that though........
Chips
p.s - Doubt that it will stop the inane 'only for SP' questions, but there we go. END OF POST
END OF TOPIC
END OF ARGUEMENTS!
This is the reason in explanation as to why SP cloaking doesn't work, but how it does work in MP!............its cause it is all running off of your files, so when you can cloak, it means that you can also see cloakers.
However, in SP - everything runs off of your files too - Unfortunately it then means that the computer controlled NPC's can also see the cloak. You see, you don' need the gun at all to see cloaked things, just a small amount of editing makes that possible - so the NPC's get that effect too - which means you are visible to them....... .However, on MP , you run off of several sets of files. For one, your files are modded, the servers are not, the other players are not. Reason he cannot see you?
Cause of the fact that his files don't recognise the effect as one the player can 'see'. Now, here comes the interesting bit. This is how i think the computer interprets the information. You see, when i had a cloak, then left the server, demodded, came back - i could not see my ship at all. I was a nothing floating in space. Now - another fact, notice that in the game you don't get shot whilst they are cloaked? They also don't play cloaked, its an effect utilised in the storyline.
The fighters aren't cloaked and waiting for a certain part of the fight to then appear, no, you reach a certain part of the fight, and the programming spawns the 'cloaked' fighters with the effects.......so the comp doesn't actually know where you are either..............lol
Check it - mod up, get your cloak on in SP, then remove the mod - you are invisible - can the NPC's see you? No they cannot............but you cannot play like that either........if you do - i will tell you how to do it then - its simple!
Kinda ruins everyones arguement for 'I want an SP cloak......please - well there we go, comprehensive explanation as to why it won't work! Of course, no-one ever believes that though........
Chips
p.s - Doubt that it will stop the inane 'only for SP' questions, but there we go. END OF POST
END OF TOPIC
END OF ARGUEMENTS!
