Cloaking

The contents of this page were introduced in the original Sword of the Stars.

Description:	(Random) Cloak capable ships are invisible to other players in tactical and strategic movement. Cloaked ships cannot fire.
Research Category:	Shield Technology
Research Cost:	120,000 (Fusion) or 70,000 (Quantum Chaff) Research Points
Required Technology:	Fusion OR Quantum Chaff
Races Allowed:	Hiver, Human, Liir, Morrigi, Tarka, Zuul
Effect:	Enables Cloak Section for destroyer mission sections and cruiser command sections. Cloaking sections make ships completely invisible on the strategic screen. A fleet composed entirely of cloaked vessels will not show up on an opponent’s strategic view at all. Furthermore, when it goes into combat, the fleet will be listed as “no enemies detected” on the battle preparation screen. Cloaked ships are revealed when they fire, and when they are within a certain radius of a ship equipped with a Deep Scan Section on the tactical map. Ships with a Deep Scan Section do not reveal cloaked ships on the strategic map. Once cloaking is turned on in Tactical Combat (usually with the C hotkey) it can stay on for that entire combat round. If it is turned off, it takes 30 seconds to recharge. A Cloaked ship has it's tactical speed reduced by -35% while the cloak is turned on.
Notes:	Hiver cruiser Gates with Cloaking sections cannot use them when deployed.
Version:	This information valid for Version 1.7.1