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How do I warp while cloaked?

What ship or skills do I need to be able to warp while I'm cloaked? Will I ever be able to use stargates while maintaining my cloak?

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ecaf ersa [ Editor ]

To warp while cloaked, or cloak while in warp, you need the Covert Ops Cloaking Device II which requires Cloaking 4 and Electronics 4.

The ships that can fit a Covert Ops Cloak II are:

Covert Ops: Anathema, Buzzard, Helios and Cheetah

Stealth Bombers: Purifier, Manticore, Nemesis and Hound

Force Recons: Pilgrim, Falcon, Arazu and Rapier

Blockade Runners: Prorater, Crane, Viator and Prowler

You cannot target anything, activate any modules or deploy drones while cloaked.

You cannot cloak if you are locked or are within 2kms of any object.

Cloaking deactivates any active modules.

Warping to zero on a gate will, on most ocassions, uncloak you anyway but if you are cloaked and between 2-2.5kms then you must uncloak to jump.

You can recloak after moving off after having jumped through a gate. You can't get it so won't show at all but if you time it right it can be for less than a second.

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harlock [ Editor ]

Warping while under the safety of your cloak is a (hopefully) limited possibility ;)

Limited by the amount of ships that will let you do so.

There are no particular skills required, only that you will need a covert ops cloaking device II. Which requires Cloaking IV (5 days training or so).

Per game description :

A very specialized piece of technology the covert ops cloak is designed for use in tandem with the covert ops frigate. Although it could theoreticaly work on other ships its spatial distortion field is so unstable that trying to compensate for its fluctuations would overwhelm even the largest standard ship computers.

Note: Fitting two or more cloaking devices to a ship negates their use, as unsynchronized light deflection causes interference.

What you need to understand, is that only due ships will have a role bonus will be able to fit the module. As far as I know covert ops and blockade runners are the only ones able to warp while cloaked.

Covert Ops Skill Bonus: -97.5% to -100% reduced CPU need for cloaking device

Or

Transport Ships Skill Bonus: -5% armor repairer duration per level -98.5% to -99.25% bonus to cpu need of covert ops cloaks

Which is much needed, since the cloaking device requires huge amount of CPU (as such most ship can't bring it online).

Finaly : keep in mind that being closer than 2km from anything in space will shut down the cloaking device. And you cannot enter stealth mode while cloaked after a gate jump.

So there is always a chance you can be seen, and poped ;)

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sacrophyte
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The exception to the 2km rule are wrecks, jetcans and even POS shields under special circumstances.

ecaf ersa
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I wasn’t aware there any exceptions although on ocassion I have stayed cloaked closer than 2kms from an object, usually gates if I recall correctly, but I expect that is a glitch.

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redmage [ Editor ]

not an answer, but a tip.

  1. jump threw the gate.
  2. click MAX SPEED.
  3. click ab/mwd.
  4. click cloak.

Give a half second between each one to eliminate lag. This will let your ab/mwd run a full cycle while cloaked.

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matt_12
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This tip is great, even though it got nerfed a while back. Now I would only do this with an MWD if you are trying to escape a bubble. The signature bloom on an MWD is instant and if they have an inty on gate he will almost certainly lock you doing this. With an AB its fine anytime of course.

redmage
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nope. you have to practice to get the timing down. With a bit of practice and MWD you can be decloaked for less than half a second.

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