Recent topics Log in
Search Profile
Memberlist Usergroups
Log in to check your private messages
Register
Best way to use Eye In The Sky?
Post new topic   Reply to topic
SpaceTrace Forum Forum Index » Newbie Help » Best way to use Eye In The Sky?
View previous topic :: View next topic  
Author Message
MicroJak
Admiral
Admiral


Joined: 27 Jun 2006
Posts: 2315
Location: London, UK

 Post Posted: Sun Mar 01, 2009 3:10 pm    Post subject: Best way to use Eye In The Sky?
Reply with quote

What is the best way to use the eye in the sky probe?


If I sent it to 000/000/00, then sent that from 999/999/99, would it scan everywhere in the ST galaxy?


Also, what is theoretically the lowest (nearest to 000/000/00) and highest (nearest to 999/999/99) someone in the galaxy can be? Can you only be between 400/400/00 and 599/599/99?
_________________
Quote:
When you're good you're very good, but when you're bad you're better.
 Back to top »
View user's profile Send private message Send e-mail
Failtrip1
Vice Admiral
Vice Admiral


Joined: 31 May 2005
Posts: 436

 Post Posted: Sun Mar 01, 2009 4:59 pm    Post subject:
Reply with quote

Eye in the sky scans for fleets not planets.And once you past a fleet you will have no record that you passed one.

Rest I dont know.
_________________
http://toptenproxysites.com/
http://www.chooseyourproxy.com/
 Back to top »
View user's profile Send private message
colinthecorgi
1st Rear Admiral
1st Rear Admiral


Joined: 30 Nov 2007
Posts: 273

 Post Posted: Sun Mar 01, 2009 5:04 pm    Post subject:
Reply with quote

I dunno about the coords, but reading the manual one might conclude that the eye in the sky is a mobile DSP.
So, it is not a mobile investigation probe.

The price you pay is semi-high:
You need a pyramid device probe (research) and the eye-in-the-sky thing (300MP) in your c3. It also disintegrates on battle contact, so you want to keep it away from battle.

The gains are also high:
If you have buddies with you, your fleet with the eye-in-sky can act DSP in the vicinity. Then you can move to another location and the probing is still active. This way you don't need to build and deploy a DSP to every location you want to visit. You have your DSP along with you instead.


So, I would say that using this as a loner is ok if you are confident that your other fleets are enough to do sufficient damage without the 300MP and the hassle of avoiding having it self-destruct on you. It also seems a ship that should be used by the active player. HAving it stand around so someone can shoot at it seems silly, and you need to be within range to see anything with it.
Team up with some buddies, and this thing starts to look really good. You can help each other so not everyone has to build and deploy a DSP to a fixed location.
_________________
Running the P since 2007
 Back to top »
View user's profile Send private message
al12
Admiral
Admiral


Joined: 17 Apr 2006
Posts: 844

 Post Posted: Sun Mar 01, 2009 8:19 pm    Post subject:

I do think though that if a dsp sees someone that is not yet in your com list that that player is added( happens when you send a dsp to someone you have and the dsp catches a neighbour of him that you don't have). If I am right about this then that would mean that an eye in the sky could act as a mobile investigation probe, although it only has a scan radious of 2( from my head).
_________________

X: The "Warriors of the Fallen Star" era

4. SpaceTrooper of Upenix score 16239 relative 16226
 Back to top »
View user's profile Send private message
Display posts from previous:   
SpaceTrace Forum Forum Index » Newbie Help » Best way to use Eye In The Sky?
Post new topic   Reply to topic All times are GMT + 1 Hour
Page 1 of 1

 
Jump to:  
You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot vote in polls in this forum




Solaris phpBB theme/template by Jakob Persson
Copyright © Jakob Persson 2003



Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2002 phpBB Group

Impressum