Posted by: Father Tim
« on: November 21, 2017, 06:09:20 AM »
Transponders. What is their purpose really? Is keeping transponders ON for civilians ships reveal them to hostile sensors or should I not bother?
Their purpose is to broadcast the ships' locations. All the time. To everyone. Including hostile sensors.
If you're referring to civilian economy shipping line ships, you have no control over them and they always have their transponders on. If you mean government-owned ships, then both civilian and military ships have them, and you could turn them on or off as you wish. I turn them on for all ships, all the time -- UNLESS they are headed out to 'uncontrolled space' for a mission -- for roleplaying and performance reasons (fewer 'contact lost'/'new contact' interruptions).