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    • QuietJoyQ Offline
      QuietJoy
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      So what can see a Cybran ACU with stealth? Is it only the inner ring of a T3 Omni?

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      • JipJ Offline
        Jip
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        Direct vision and omni!

        A work of art is never finished, merely abandoned

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        • QuietJoyQ Offline
          QuietJoy
          last edited by QuietJoy

          Ok, what is the definition of direct vision. I had a situation recently where two GCs were standing very close to a stealthed Cybran ACU and they couldn't see the ACU. After a few seconds they did but i assumed that was due to the Cybran losing power as his base crumbled....?

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            Nex @QuietJoy
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            @scout_more_often Well cybran ACU might also have cloak, which also hides from vision. stealth is only against radar, so if the ACU only has stealth, you can see it normally and with omni. If it has stealth and cloak, then you need omni.
            But there's also a glitch, that lets units appear far later than they should, but not sure if this could make a real difference with slow units like ACUs and GCs.

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              deletethis
              last edited by deletethis

              The GC would have seen the ACU regardless since it has omni.

              @nex ̶y̶o̶u̶ ̶c̶a̶n̶'̶t̶ ̶h̶a̶v̶e̶ ̶y̶o̶u̶r̶ ̶c̶a̶k̶e̶ ̶a̶n̶d̶ ̶e̶a̶t̶ ̶i̶t̶ ̶t̶o̶o̶ you can't have cloak and teleport at the same time.

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                Nex @deletethis
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                @deletethis True🤔
                so probably a glitch
                or it teleported in😎

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                  jcvjcvjcvjcv @deletethis
                  last edited by jcvjcvjcvjcv

                  Cloak = invisible to radar, invisible to vision (😲 ). Under omni it becomes an unidentified radar signature. Note you will be able to see footprints from cloaked ACU, so if it's walking, you can still groundattack it.

                  Stealth = no radar signature. Still visible with vision and produces radar signature if you have omni cover on it.

                  Note that land vision and water vision are two different things.

                  Also see here for detecting subs with T3 spyplanes;
                  https://forum.faforever.com/topic/3926/cybran-stealthing/7?_=1657994859851

                  I recommend using the rings to see.

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                    arma473 @jcvjcvjcvjcv
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                    @jcvjcvjcvjcv said in T3 omni countered by t2 stealth?:

                    Cloak = invisible to radar

                    No, cloaked units can still be seen by normal radar unless they ALSO have stealth.

                    For example, the fire beetle has cloaking without stealth. The mole can toggle cloaking, but it won't have stealth.

                    For units that have cloak without stealth, you can use a stealth field to hide them from radar (a t2 stealth field generator, or the t2 mobile stealth field "deceiver")

                    But other units have stealth AND cloaking, like the upgraded Cybran ACU. So they are invisible to everything except omni.

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                    • BrannouB Offline
                      Brannou
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                      Cloack = Vision
                      Stealth = Radar

                      Ex : Deceiver has stealth, you can't see it on radar but you can visually see it by going next to it.
                      FireBeetle has cloack, you can't see it by going near it but radar will pick its radar signature

                      Cybran ACU can get stealth then cloaking. With both you can't see him visually (you still see footprint or gun/mazer firing tho) and it doesn't appear on radar.

                      Omni trump both stealth and cloak if you get in range.

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                        jcvjcvjcvjcv @arma473
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                        @arma473 said in T3 omni countered by t2 stealth?:

                        @jcvjcvjcvjcv said in T3 omni countered by t2 stealth?:

                        Cloak = invisible to radar

                        No, cloaked units can still be seen by normal radar unless they ALSO have stealth.

                        For example, the fire beetle has cloaking without stealth. The mole can toggle cloaking, but it won't have stealth.

                        For units that have cloak without stealth, you can use a stealth field to hide them from radar (a t2 stealth field generator, or the t2 mobile stealth field "deceiver")

                        But other units have stealth AND cloaking, like the upgraded Cybran ACU. So they are invisible to everything except omni.

                        Quoting out of context much? Right after your cut I already wrote "Under omni it becomes an unidentified radar signature" 😁

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                          Nex @jcvjcvjcvjcv
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                          @jcvjcvjcvjcv yeah but it also becomes an unidentified radar signature under non-omni radar, so "Cloak = invisible to radar" is just false.

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                            jcvjcvjcvjcv
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                            Oops. Yes.

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