Cloak trick: Difference between revisions

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* a Prototype Cloaking Device - the speed penalty of 90% (compared to 75% for Improved Cloaking Device II) means you cannot reach the required speed to warp instantly uncloaking, so you will spend a few seconds uncloaked.

* a smaller-sized microwarpdrive - doesn't give enough velocity bonus

* an afterburner - for most ships, doesn't give enough velocity bonus. Using oversized also often does not work due to the increase in mass which will reduce acceleration. However, many more nimble ships (align time under ~5.0 seconds) can use an afterburner to cloak/warp, it requires testing. You may also activate an afterburner before the cloak because there is no signature radius bloom.

* an afterburner - for most ships, doesn't give enough velocity bonus. Using oversized also often does not work due to the increase in mass which will reduce acceleration. However, many more nimble ships (align time under ~5.0 seconds) can use an afterburner to cloak/warp, it requires testing. You may also activate an afterburner before the cloak because there is no signature radius bloom. Avoid training the Afterburners skill too high, as Afterburners V will decrease the cycle time to 7.5 seconds and make achieving proper speed in one cycle harder.

* an {{sh|Orca}} - the Orca CAN do the cloak trick, but it requires overheating the 500MN MWD to provide enough velocity in combination with good skills. With perfect skills / fit / implants and a faction MWD, it's possible to to pull off cloak/warping in an Orca without overheating. [[#Warping with larger ships|See below]])

The "fast" [[Haulers]] ({{sh|Sigil}}, {{sh|Badger}}, {{sh|Wreathe}}, and {{sh|Nereus}}) and the {{sh|Hoarder}} are able to easily fit 50MN MWDs and cloaking devices in addition to their tank and cargohold fittings.

The "fast" [[Haulers]] ({{sh|Sigil}}, {{sh|Badger}}, {{sh|Wreathe}}, and {{sh|Nereus}}) and the {{sh|Hoarder}} are able to easily fit 50MN MWDs and cloaking devices in addition to their tank and cargohold fittings. The {{sh|Porpoise}} can also easily fit a MWD and Cloak, and with proper skills and fitting the nimble Porpoise can even cloak/warp with only an afterburner, decreasing the time to warp to by 2 seconds compared to a MWD.

The other high volume haulers ( {{sh|Bestower}}, {{sh|Tayra}}, {{sh|Kryos}}, {{sh|Epithal}}, {{sh|Miasmos}}, {{sh|Iteron Mark V}} and {{sh|Mammoth}}) don't have the raw powergrid available to fit a 50MN MWD, and without extensive fitting for extra powergrid and higher skills, pilots may not be able to fit them at all. As such, don't count on being able to do the cloak trick with these ships without sacrificing cargo capacity (low slots will need powergrid modules, and even rig slots may be needed for enough powergrid) and lower engineering skills~~. However, the nimble {{sh|Porpoise}} can easily cloak/warp, and with proper skills and fitting, it can even cloak/warp with only an afterburner~~.

The other high volume haulers ( {{sh|Bestower}}, {{sh|Tayra}}, {{sh|Kryos}}, {{sh|Epithal}}, {{sh|Miasmos}}, {{sh|Iteron Mark V}} and {{sh|Mammoth}}) don't have the raw powergrid available to fit a 50MN MWD, and without extensive fitting for extra powergrid and higher skills, pilots may not be able to fit them at all. As such, don't count on being able to do the cloak trick with these ships without sacrificing cargo capacity (low slots will need powergrid modules, and even rig slots may be needed for enough powergrid) and lower engineering skills.

=== How does it work? ===

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 * a Prototype Cloaking Device - the speed penalty of 90% (compared to 75% for Improved Cloaking Device II) means you cannot reach the required speed to warp instantly uncloaking, so you will spend a few seconds uncloaked.
 * a smaller-sized microwarpdrive - doesn't give enough velocity bonus
-* an afterburner - for most ships, doesn't give enough velocity bonus. Using oversized also often does not work due to the increase in mass which will reduce acceleration. However, many more nimble ships (align time under ~5.0 seconds) can use an afterburner to cloak/warp, it requires testing. You may also activate an afterburner before the cloak because there is no signature radius bloom.
+* an afterburner - for most ships, doesn't give enough velocity bonus. Using oversized also often does not work due to the increase in mass which will reduce acceleration. However, many more nimble ships (align time under ~5.0 seconds) can use an afterburner to cloak/warp, it requires testing. You may also activate an afterburner before the cloak because there is no signature radius bloom. Avoid training the Afterburners skill too high, as Afterburners V will decrease the cycle time to 7.5 seconds and make achieving proper speed in one cycle harder.
 * an {{sh|Orca}} - the Orca CAN do the cloak trick, but it requires overheating the 500MN MWD to provide enough velocity in combination with good skills. With perfect skills / fit / implants and a faction MWD, it's possible to to pull off cloak/warping in an Orca without overheating. [[#Warping with larger ships|See below]])
-The "fast" [[Haulers]] ({{sh|Sigil}}, {{sh|Badger}}, {{sh|Wreathe}}, and {{sh|Nereus}}) and the {{sh|Hoarder}} are able to easily fit 50MN MWDs and cloaking devices in addition to their tank and cargohold fittings.
+The "fast" [[Haulers]] ({{sh|Sigil}}, {{sh|Badger}}, {{sh|Wreathe}}, and {{sh|Nereus}}) and the {{sh|Hoarder}} are able to easily fit 50MN MWDs and cloaking devices in addition to their tank and cargohold fittings. The {{sh|Porpoise}} can also easily fit a MWD and Cloak, and with proper skills and fitting the nimble Porpoise can even cloak/warp with only an afterburner, decreasing the time to warp to by 2 seconds compared to a MWD.
-The other high volume haulers ( {{sh|Bestower}}, {{sh|Tayra}}, {{sh|Kryos}}, {{sh|Epithal}}, {{sh|Miasmos}}, {{sh|Iteron Mark V}} and {{sh|Mammoth}}) don't have the raw powergrid available to fit a 50MN MWD, and without extensive fitting for extra powergrid and higher skills, pilots may not be able to fit them at all. As such, don't count on being able to do the cloak trick with these ships without sacrificing cargo capacity (low slots will need powergrid modules, and even rig slots may be needed for enough powergrid) and lower engineering skills. However, the nimble {{sh|Porpoise}} can easily cloak/warp, and with proper skills and fitting, it can even cloak/warp with only an afterburner.
+The other high volume haulers ( {{sh|Bestower}}, {{sh|Tayra}}, {{sh|Kryos}}, {{sh|Epithal}}, {{sh|Miasmos}}, {{sh|Iteron Mark V}} and {{sh|Mammoth}}) don't have the raw powergrid available to fit a 50MN MWD, and without extensive fitting for extra powergrid and higher skills, pilots may not be able to fit them at all. As such, don't count on being able to do the cloak trick with these ships without sacrificing cargo capacity (low slots will need powergrid modules, and even rig slots may be needed for enough powergrid) and lower engineering skills.
 === How does it work? ===