' Wrote:Your screenshot may have been from 4.85, where there weren't as many long range weapons. Now cruiser missiles are over 5k, nova torpedos are 4k, etc.
I would go with "scanner range" for combat. As soon as you can't be clicked upon, you're gone.
There is one problem with that ... different scanners have different capabilities. So we are still left with a definition. But I do agree with you that off scanners is fleeing. That would be between 10-15k. Also ... don't forget that scanners are affected by clouds and other dense environments ... such as The Badlands. Your effective scanner range is reduced by such things.
still leaves a gray area between "effective" weapon range and maximum scanner range. there is around 5k there that can be easily interpreted however the individuals see fit.
' Wrote:All scanners are the same when it comes to the maximum distance you can click an object on radar, that is always 10k regardless of the scanner.
Still have a problem with a fight that takes you into environments that affect scanners ... like The Badlands.
' Wrote:still leaves a gray area between "effective" weapon range and maximum scanner range. there is around 5k there that can be easily interpreted however the individuals see fit.
I think we're using the wrong term here. "Scanner" range is the distance that you can actually "scan" the other guy's cargo hold. The term I think we're looking for is "Radar" range ... which is the distance beyond scanner range up to about 15k. A player is no longer selectable after about 10k-12k and is completely off the screen by 15k. But maximum "scanner" range is 4k with the Advanced Cargo Scanner.
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