Cloaking?

Nuro

<div class="IPBDescription">how does it work</div> In the games ive played (i play Kharaa) and i usually fade, and as soon as we get sensory up i choose cloaking, its surprisingly effective standing blatently in the side of a hallway not moving, waiting for a marine with an hmg to stroll past and then hacking him to peices, but when does cloaking fail? im not game to see if it'll wear off if i just walk (res spent/time in getting a fade), so yeah could someone explain the mechanics of cloak, thanks.

Xiile

Ill lay it out nice and simple for yeh:

<b><u>When It Works</u></b>
- Standing/Running/Walking near a Sensory chamber.
- Standing or Walking (using the 'walk' key or the 'use' key)
- Jumping near a Sensory chamber.

<b><u>When It Doesn't Work</u></b>
- When you're anywhere near an Observatory (radar dish thingage, but you knew that)
- Running, not near a Sensory chamber.
- Attacking. Any time.
- Jumping not near a Sensory chamber.

I don't think I forgot anything, but then again, its 2:10AM and I need caffeine.

And remember: When you have level 3 cloaking you aren't 100% invisible. In brighter hallways marines with sharp eyes can see a faint outline of the alien.

FireStorm

also, marines can see you when you stand between them and something that generates particles (a free ressource nozzle for example) because they won't see the particles through you.

Retales

And I think you become visible when being shot

Cartman2be

Holding down shift while you walk is a good idea.. with silence of course <!--emo&;)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/wink.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink.gif'><!--endemo-->

Ph0enix

Addendum to firestorms post: Most importantly this includes umbra and spores. You'll stand out like a sore thumb.

killswitch

<b>Cloaking by a chamber</b>
You can run, walk, stand, jump, climb walls, etc. and remain cloaked.
You will uncloak if you are shot, by an observatory, if a marine runs into you, or if you attack.

<b>Cloaking as a chosen evolution</b>
You can walk and stand and remain cloaked.
You will uncloak if you are shot, by an observatory, if you attack, if a marine runs into you, or if you run.


Higher levels of cloaking make you cloak faster.
Spore clouds/umbra won't uncloak you but they will make you much more visible

shinzuiski

also if you coake near a source of light ,

eg: Ns_HERA, near dbl res there is this light thingo where if an alien is cloaked in it you can still see it.
i got banned for killing an alien that was cloaked and sitting there, admin didnt belive me <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/sad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad.gif'><!--endemo-->

i just noticed i get banned alot :S <!--emo&::asrifle::--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/asrifle.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='asrifle.gif'><!--endemo--> >> <!--emo&::nerdy::--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/nerd.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='nerd.gif'><!--endemo--> << admin DIE!

Apocalipsus

And whatch out if alltalk is on (with this on u can ear the other player talking trough the micro) When u talk a simbol appears over your head. Once the alltalk was on and i see that simbol walking towords me without nothing below, conclusion it was a skulk talking over the micro but he was clocked

efektz

you guys are also forgeting about stairs. If you go up / down stairs ou will be seen. It is also strategically better if you are by a sensory chamber and hiding on the walls rather than just sit on the floor.

Benaiah

ok u understand whats said above?
well what if you have lvl3 cloaking but there are no towers around
and you need to move?
a sneaky little thing for aliens if u want to move fast and not decloak
is to either
a) move while crouching (works for fade and onos)
or b) walk, however holding the shift (walk) key makes you go
increadably slow. If you repeatedly tap it while moving you
will move at an almost running speed and not decloak!!!

(sorry flayra if thats considered exploiting)