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Is the stealth mechanic going to be in full swing in 3.2 when the Eclipse arrives, or will it just function similar to how the Sabre does as far as EM readings?

TL;DRStealth won't be in full swing in 3.2 but will be better than for the Sabre in 3.1.4, with reworked power and heat, first-version scanning, and the Eclipse having much lower emissions.

John CreweVehicle Pipeline Director

I wouldn't say it'll be in full swing, but it's going to be more improved than 3.1.4 is for the Sabre. With 3.2 we've got some big changes to Item 2.0, so the components in the ships are now consuming power and that power use changes depending on what you're doing rather than just being a flat amount. We've done a complete overhaul of the numbers for power and heat across multiple items, and then scanning, the very first version of it, is coming with mining. The majority of it's for mining at the moment, but it is going to be on all the ships. So you will be able to use it for scanning. And because we've done all the tweaking on the numbers side, the Eclipse especially has very low signatures. I was playing with it earlier today. I don't know the numbers off the top of my head, but the Eclipse was about a half to a third of what the Sabre's emissions were, which itself was about half a Hornet or a Gladius.

Jared HuckabyHost, Community

I do want to add on there, when he says the scanning is primarily with mining and that the scanning will be on all ships, that is not the same as saying all ships will be able to mine. All ships will not be able to mine in 3.2. We'll actually talk about which ships can mine in 3.2 towards the end of the show.

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Published on this date.8 Jun 2018