help cloak cloaking
Syntax: cloak This allows a vessel that has a cloaking device installed to cloak, thereby hiding itself from the galaxy -- Visually and electronically. A cloaked ship is unable to be targeted in any way by weapon systems, communications or electronic warfare techniques, and will foil any attempt to ping the transponder via Locateship. A cloaked ship will still disrupt attempts to enter hyperspace by ships within 500 units of the cloaked ship. Those inside a cloaked ship will still be able to visually observe the system around them, however they will be isolated wholly from outside world -- unable to communicate, perform status scans, electronic warfare techniques or dock. A cloaked ship will find it impossible to ascertain ship coordinates, including their own. A cloaked ship is unable to calculate a hyperspace route, let alone retain a plotted hyperspace route before, nor able to engage its hyperdrive. A cloaked ship is able to maintain orbit of a planet, but without sensor readings a pilot will find it all but impossible to land safely. Likewise, docking is all but impossible without sensors to compensate. See Also: HELP SPACE