Changes: Interdiction Pulse

Revision as of 21:15, 6 August 2017

Slow down another fleet heading towards the source of the pulse.

Enabled by default

Notes

Triggering an Interdiction Pulse will cause it to takes some time to charge up, while the fleet slows to a stop. Other movement related abilities are disabled for the duration of the pulse. The range is based on sensor strength. Effect magnitude is based on the comparative sensor strength of using fleet and target.

Being hit by an Interdiction Pulse will cause Sustained Burn, Emergency Burn, Transverse Jump & any Interdiction Pulse charging to be interrupted and go into partial cooldown, based on relative sensor strength.

Interdiction Pulse is considered a minor hostile act and can trigger unwanted reputation drops for any nearby fleets so some care is needed for extensive use near friendly fleets, although fleets in the same faction are unaffected.

Sufficient relative sensor strength allows fleets to partially or completely ignore Interdiction Pulse. One way to avoid one is to trigger Active Sensor Burst to temporarily boost sensor strength. Particularly effective with level 3 of the sensor skill, which halves the movement penalty of Active Sensor Burst. An Apogee is also a good solution for fleets looking to avoid being interdicted while also remaining relatively fast at burn 8, due to it's built-in High Resolution Sensors providing as much sensor strength as a capital ship.

Change History

0.8.1a

Added to game
Takes some time to charge up, fleet slows to a stop during this time
Interrupts and/or triggers the cooldown on movement-related abilities of fleets in range

Emergency Burn, Sustained Burn, Transverse Jump Also interrupts other charging interdiction pulses

Range is based on sensor strength of using fleet; shown while ability is charging
Effect magnitude is based on the comparative sensor strength of using fleet and target

No longer based on relative movement direction of target

Cooldown for affected abilities is set to a value based on the effect magnitude

E.G: 6 seconds base, +- (difference in sensor strength / 200)

Sufficient sensor strength on affected fleet allows it to avoid interdict entirely

This includes using Active Sensor Burst

AI fleets use IP and are aware of the various interactions
Does not affect fleets of same faction

Reworked after these changes
Stops the fleet and charges for some time, then disrupts drive fields of nearby fleets
Temporarily reduces the burn level based on whether a fleet is heading towards the pulse source
Interrupts target fleet's movement-related abilities such as Emergency Burn and Sustained Burn
No resource or CR cost; 1 day cooldown
Slight reputation penalty if successfully used w/ transponder on; won't make hostile
Other fleets will try to avoid it by turning away
Used by AI fleets, available to player by default

At least two versions out of date. Last verified for version 0.8.1a-RC8. Please refer to Version History and update this page

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 ==Notes==
-Triggering an [[Interdiction Pulse]] will cause it to takes some time to charge up, while the fleet slows to a stop.  Other movement related abilities are disabled for the duration of the pulse.  The range is based on [[Sensors|sensor strength]].  Effect magnitude is based on the comparative sensor strength of using fleet and target.
+Triggering an [[Interdiction Pulse]] will cause it to takes some time to charge up, while the fleet slows to a stop. Other movement related abilities are disabled for the duration of the pulse. The range is based on [[Sensors|sensor strength]]. Effect magnitude is based on the comparative sensor strength of using fleet and target.
 Being hit by an [[Interdiction Pulse]] will cause [[Sustained Burn]], [[Emergency Burn]], [[Transverse Jump]] & any [[Interdiction Pulse]] charging to be interrupted and go into partial cooldown, based on relative sensor strength.
 [[Interdiction Pulse]] is considered a minor hostile act and can trigger unwanted reputation drops for any nearby fleets so some care is needed for extensive use near friendly fleets, although fleets in the same [[Factions|faction]] are unaffected.
-One way to avoid an [[Interdiction Pulse]] is to trigger [[Active Sensor Burst]] to temporarily boost sensor strength.  Particularly effective with level 3 of the [[Sensors (skill)|sensor skill]] which halves the movement penalty of [[Active Sensor Burst]]
+Sufficient relative sensor strength allows fleets to partially or completely ignore [[Interdiction Pulse]].  One way to avoid one is to trigger [[Active Sensor Burst]] to temporarily boost sensor strength. Particularly effective with level 3 of the [[Sensors (skill)|sensor skill]], which halves the movement penalty of [[Active Sensor Burst]].  An [[Apogee]] is also a good solution for fleets looking to avoid being interdicted while also remaining relatively fast at burn 8, due to it's built-in [[High Resolution Sensors]] providing as much [[Sensors|sensor]] strength as a capital ship.
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+==Change History==
+.8.1a
+* Added to game
+* Takes some time to charge up, fleet slows to a stop during this time
+* Interrupts and/or triggers the cooldown on movement-related abilities of fleets in range
+Emergency Burn, Sustained Burn, Transverse Jump
+Also interrupts other charging interdiction pulses
+* Range is based on sensor strength of using fleet; shown while ability is charging
+* Effect magnitude is based on the comparative sensor strength of using fleet and target
+No longer based on relative movement direction of target
+* Cooldown for affected abilities is set to a value based on the effect magnitude
+E.G: 6 seconds base, +- (difference in sensor strength / 200)
+* Sufficient sensor strength on affected fleet allows it to avoid interdict entirely
+This includes using Active Sensor Burst
+* AI fleets use IP and are aware of the various interactions
+* Does not affect fleets of same faction
+* Reworked after these changes
+* Stops the fleet and charges for some time, then disrupts drive fields of nearby fleets
+* Temporarily reduces the burn level based on whether a fleet is heading towards the pulse source
+* Interrupts target fleet's movement-related abilities such as Emergency Burn and Sustained Burn
+* No resource or CR cost; 1 day cooldown
+* Slight reputation penalty if successfully used w/ transponder on; won't make hostile
+* Other fleets will try to avoid it by turning away
+* Used by AI fleets, available to player by default
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+{{Version 0.8.1a-RC8}}

Abilities

Default	Active Sensor Burst · Distress Call · Emergency Burn · Go Dark · Interdiction Pulse · Scavenge · Sustained Burn · Transponder

Learned	Generate Slipsurge · Neutrino Detector · Remote Survey · Reverse Polarity · Transverse Jump