Posted by: DaMachinator
« on: July 19, 2016, 11:22:42 AM »Quote from: AL link=topic=8838. msg94239#msg94239 date=1468882000
With regard to point 3, there are some quirks of the intelligence system to keep in mind. IIRC the range of hostile sensors is estimated purely from their GPS (EM signature), so the range increase from EM sensitivity techs is completely ignored. This means the true sensor range of their sensors may be much greater than what Aurora might draw. Res-1 sensors typically have very low GPS, making them virtually undetectable until basically point-blank range. The NPR ships you encountered likely did have res-1 sensors, but you just lacked the sensor strength to detect their low emissions.
It was point-blank range. They were literally on top of my ship before I noticed them.
It's possible they just didn't turn on the AMM actives, though.
I was moving at 2000 m/s almost perpendicular to their movement vector. I think they saw my gravisurvey ship much farther away in the same system.