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Preheating modules
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Daimus Daranius
Warcrows
Sedition.
#1 - 2015-04-16 13:14:01 UTC
If you try to pre-heat a module while cloaked, you'll get a "interference from cloaking..." message. I find this silly, since pre-heating a module first and cloaking afterwards doesn't cause such problems. Allow us to preheat modules while cloaked.

Amarr Victor!
Donnachadh
United Allegiance of Undesirables
#2 - 2015-04-16 13:29:39 UTC
Just a few thoughts.


Currently cloaking shuts of all modules other than your d-scan or probes so what if any advantage is there to "pre-heat" them unless you are aware of a trick or possible exploit that bypasses this mechanic.

Thermal overload is not something that needs time to "pre-heat" anyway click mouse and instant boost from heating. Unless you are aware of some form of trick or a potential exploit that by-passes this mechanic as well.

- 1 to allowing cloaked ships to "pre-heat" as there are enough complaints about cloaked ships as it is and even if possible this would only serve to make that situation worse.
afkalt
Republic Military School
Minmatar Republic
#3 - 2015-04-16 13:34:06 UTC  |  Edited by: afkalt
Gate crashing/save a server tick. If you jump into an epic camp, you REALLY want that MWD cooking out the gate.

Overheating doesnt "come on" mid cycle. The icon lights, but nothing happens until the next one.
Lugh Crow-Slave
#4 - 2015-04-16 14:20:27 UTC
Donnachadh wrote:
Just a few thoughts.


Currently cloaking shuts of all modules other than your d-scan or probes so what if any advantage is there to "pre-heat" them unless you are aware of a trick or possible exploit that bypasses this mechanic.

Thermal overload is not something that needs time to "pre-heat" anyway click mouse and instant boost from heating. Unless you are aware of some form of trick or a potential exploit that by-passes this mechanic as well.

- 1 to allowing cloaked ships to "pre-heat" as there are enough complaints about cloaked ships as it is and even if possible this would only serve to make that situation worse.



... you don't pre-heat your mods?

this ensures that you one less thing to think about when things get messy as well as avoid miss clicks



but to the OP still -1 if you want to pre-heat a cloak do it b4 you cloak you already have a powerfull advantage

BLOPS Hauler
The 16.8km Bubble
afkalt
Republic Military School
Minmatar Republic
#5 - 2015-04-16 14:23:54 UTC
Lugh Crow-Slave wrote:
but to the OP still -1 if you want to pre-heat a cloak do it b4 you cloak you already have a powerfull advantage


I'd agree if the damned things "remembered" their state when you jumped, but they don't.

So I can't preheat>jump gate>appear on grid with them heated and holding gate cloak.

Unless it's changed.