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Titania Hrothgar
Nemesis Retribution
#1 - 2011-11-27 21:30:58 UTC
I see this all the time... a ship holding position in space with a strange distortion effect radiating away from it in all directions. I saw one that looked so strong that it looked as if it were going to rip a hole in time and space or open a black hole.

What devices cause this? What effect is this?

All the world's a stage and all the men and women are the players.
Xercodo
Cruor Angelicus
#2 - 2011-11-27 22:08:28 UTC
Depends on the shape

-one that looks sorta like a web is a ECCM
-one that looks bright and shiny is a sensor booster

I also have seen a screenshot of a big one in Dodixie

if you're referring to that one it likely was a covert jump bridge being made by a black ops battleship

The Drake is a Lie
Esna Pitoojee
Societas Imperialis Sceptri Coronaeque
Khimi Harar
#3 - 2011-11-28 02:00:03 UTC  |  Edited by: Esna Pitoojee
I actually think he may be referring to the Stasis Webifier effect, as it visibly distorts the background around a targeted ship, much like a wormhole or jump bridge (some people like to web highsec stations in supertanky ships, as this apparently only summons faction navy NPCs, not CONCORD. Not 100% sure on that for all stations, though.

Anyhow, pictures for your convenience:

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_LWgy7eI5pzI/TLfIuH97v7I/AAAAAAAAARg/TZAS6wmQS8E/s1600/sensor_booster1.png
Option A is a Sensor Booster, often referred to as "flashlights".

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_LWgy7eI5pzI/TLfIuenYCsI/AAAAAAAAARo/_TUFZasD0qA/s1600/ECCM.png
Option B is a ECCM. This is what Xercodo described as "like a web", though he's referring to a spider web, not a stasis web.

http://www.blogcdn.com/www.massively.com/media/2009/03/webber.jpg
Option C is a stasis web effect, centered here around the righthand ship.Note the distortion of the background.



EDIT: Hrmmm, doesn't like me linking the URLs. You'll have to copypaste into your browser to see the pictures.

EDIT 2: Welp, looks like just putting the URLs in text makes them link fine. I dunno... anyhow, they should be working now.
ASadOldGit
Doomheim
#4 - 2011-11-28 11:59:18 UTC
EVE Uni has a page of effects that's been around for a while, but I think it's still relevant.
http://wiki.eveuniversity.org/Identifying_Visual_Effects

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