Posted by: Steve Walmsley
« on: February 25, 2015, 09:49:12 AM »WAI - The "picket" command was added by request so you can drop your speed to 1 if you want to. I don't recall (actually I don't think I ever knew) Steve's reasoning for keeping engines hot when not moving, but it's definitely a conscious choice. So it might be appropriate in Suggestions (based on the logic argument), but not a bug.
John
The hit chance in combat is modified by the target speed. If you set a picket speed of 1 km/s, that speed is used in calculating the chance to hit your ship. In effect, you can reduce thermal signature at the cost of being a sitting duck.