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In addition to making your ship safe, tethering will also repair your ship shield, armor, hull, modules and drones while also replenishing your capacitor. | In addition to making your ship safe, tethering will also repair your ship shield, armor, hull, modules and drones while also replenishing your capacitor. | ||
A structure without a core installed will not activate tether | |||
A structure without a core installed will not activate tether. | |||
== Tethering mechanics == | == Tethering mechanics == | ||
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* Locking a target – will break immediately as lock starts, and won't refresh until target unlocked. | * Locking a target – will break immediately as lock starts, and won't refresh until target unlocked. | ||
* Moving outside the tethering range (see [[Tethering#Range|range]] below). | * Moving outside the tethering range (see [[Tethering#Range|range]] below). | ||
* Launching Fighters | |||
* Activating specific modules, as below: | * Activating specific modules, as below: | ||
** '''Burst Jammer''' module. | ** '''Burst Jammer''' module. | ||
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* Having an active [[Timers#Weapon Timer|weapon timer]]. | * Having an active [[Timers#Weapon Timer|weapon timer]]. | ||
* If you're '''warp disrupted''' or '''scrambled''' so that the offensive strength overcomes your defensive warp core strength (see [[warp disruption]] for more information). | * If you're '''warp disrupted''' or '''scrambled''' so that the offensive strength overcomes your defensive warp core strength (see [[warp disruption]] for more information). | ||
* Launched Fighters that were not abandoned | |||
* If you do not have docking rights at the structure. | * If you do not have docking rights at the structure. | ||
* A ship that has been ejected from and is unpiloted will not be tethered. Your pod however, will be immediately tethered. | * A ship that has been ejected from and is unpiloted will not be tethered. Your pod however, will be immediately tethered. | ||
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== Indicator == | == Indicator == | ||
Tethering is indicated as an external effect on your ship along with a visual indicator of a faint blue line projecting towards your ship from the citadel. | Tethering is indicated as an external effect on your ship along with a visual indicator of a faint blue line projecting towards your ship from the citadel. The color shifts to orange as you get close to the max tethering range. | ||
<div style="display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 0.5em;"> | |||
[[File:tethering_icon_2025.png|thumb|left|upright= 0.75|While tethered, you'll see this icon on top of your HUD.]] | |||
[[File:tethering_visuals.png|thumb|left|You'll also see a faint {{Co|cyan|cyan-coloured}} effect coming from the citadel, while you're tethered.]] | |||
|} | [[File:Tethering_range_color_shift.png|thumb|left|The color shifts toward {{Co|orange|orange}} as you get close to the max tethering range|alt=Two Kikimoras tethered to a structure at slightly different ranges, one with a cyan tether and one with an orange tether]] | ||
</div> | |||
{{Expansion past|A different icon was previously used to indicate being tethered [[File:tethering.png|thumb|left|upright= 0.75|While tethered, you'll see this icon on top of your HUD.]]|<width=>}} | |||
== Range == | == Range == | ||
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== References == | == References == | ||
<references /> | <references /> | ||
{{Structure_Links}} | |||
[[Category:Structures]] | [[Category:Structures]] | ||