Beta 3 Possible Minor Bug

posted on June 23rd, 2006, 3:03 pm

I noticed that when i was using a fleet of Generix Class dreadnaught refits to phase cloak through an asteroid field, when they were through and I ended phase cloak they were in yellow alert. I noticed this because they wouldn't attack on their own, as you know yellow alert is attack if the ship is being attacked. So only a few of them would fight. I decided to try and see if I could get it to happen again and it did. I do not think it is supposed to switch to yellow alert, that's why I think it's a bug. I discovered that as soon as you go into phase cloak it switches to yellow alert and stays that way unless you change it. This is easily reproduced, just build a generix class, refit it as a dreadnaught and research phase cloak. Then use it and it will switch to yellow alert. The screenshot isn't too good, but it does it's job.

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posted on June 23rd, 2006, 3:42 pm

Last edited by Lt.Cdr.White on June 23rd, 2006, 3:42 pm, edited 1 time in total.

That's normal with every cloaking system, not only phase cloak.

As weapons are usually not usable when cloaked,
yellow alert is the standard condition when cloaked.

You can easily put them to red alert after cloaking. That's what I use when I do surprise attacks.
You can then fly your fleet into a group of enemies and then simply decloak them and they will attack without further orders.

But putting cloaked vessels to yellow alert is normal,
I think even the regular Armada II has it that way.

posted on June 23rd, 2006, 3:47 pm

Oh thanks, I never noticed before, I still think it should go back to red alert when you decloak.