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==Sleeper Drone Behaviour== | ==Sleeper Drone Behaviour== | ||
The Sleeper Drones will attack as soon a player ship is spotted but may switch targets over time when more targets are | The Sleeper Drones will attack as soon a player ship is spotted but may switch targets over time when more targets are available. | ||
Every action against a Sleeper will raise your assigned threat level (which is unknown to a player) and if it | Every action against a Sleeper will raise your assigned threat level (which is unknown to a player) and if it surpasses another player's threat level the Sleeper will change targets. | ||
The Sleepers will attack with an energy beam dealing EM and Thermal damage and firing light, heavy or cruise missiles depending on the class of the Sleeper ship, dealing Explosive and Kinetic damage, so the tank of a player should be set up accordingly. | The Sleepers will attack with an energy beam dealing EM and Thermal damage and firing light, heavy or cruise missiles depending on the class of the Sleeper ship, dealing Explosive and Kinetic damage, so the tank of a player should be set up accordingly. | ||
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They have only Armor and Hull tanks but in some rare cases Sleepers spawned with an additional Shield layer (if this is a bug or intended is not exactly sure). They are equally tanked against all damage types, so a player has pretty much free selection with his weapons. Sleepers will repair their armor as soon as they receive damage, and in higher class [[wormholes]] will even start to remote repair each other. | They have only Armor and Hull tanks but in some rare cases Sleepers spawned with an additional Shield layer (if this is a bug or intended is not exactly sure). They are equally tanked against all damage types, so a player has pretty much free selection with his weapons. Sleepers will repair their armor as soon as they receive damage, and in higher class [[wormholes]] will even start to remote repair each other. | ||
They will try to orbit the player at a given range depending on the ship class of the Sleeper. To get into orbit range they can use Microwarpdrives which will result in very high velocity even on battleships. If a player runs away from them, the sleepers will try to follow. If the player is faster then the Sleepers they will sometimes seem to cancel the chase, fly back into the directions of their starting positions for a few seconds and then pick up the chase again. If they venture to far away from their starting | They will try to orbit the player at a given range depending on the ship class of the Sleeper. To get into orbit range they can use Microwarpdrives which will result in very high velocity even on battleships. If a player runs away from them, the sleepers will try to follow. If the player is faster then the Sleepers they will sometimes seem to cancel the chase, fly back into the directions of their starting positions for a few seconds and then pick up the chase again. If they venture to far away from their starting positions (round about 200km) they will teleport back. | ||
Stasis Webifiers will slow Sleepers down, Warp Scramblers will shut their Microwarpdrive off. | Stasis Webifiers will slow Sleepers down, Warp Scramblers will shut their Microwarpdrive off. | ||
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A player can not neutralize nor steal the capacitor of a Sleeper since they have infinite energy. | A player can not neutralize nor steal the capacitor of a Sleeper since they have infinite energy. | ||
Drones can used to some extend against Sleepers, but will require that players have already generated enough threat against | Drones can used to some extend against Sleepers, but will require that players have already generated enough threat against themselves before the drones are launched. Otherwise the Sleepers will instantly target the drones and destroy them in a few shots. | ||
Through continued use of drones, the drones might generate enough threat so that the Sleepers will switch their weapons on them. For lone players in W-Space it will be nearly impossible to generate enough treat to safely deploy drones, so be wary if you do. | Through continued use of drones, the drones might generate enough threat so that the Sleepers will switch their weapons on them. For lone players in W-Space it will be nearly impossible to generate enough treat to safely deploy drones, so be wary if you do. | ||
Sleepers | Sleepers them self, will try neut and web players and in class 4 and higher wormholes also warp scramble. They also deal extra damage against capital ships. | ||
==Sleeper Tactics== | ==Sleeper Tactics== | ||