Anyone know how silent running works at the moment it just seems to lower sheilds and make me overheat?
Silent running make my ship overheat?
- Thread starter tempest501
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Use it to conceal your heat signature from predators.
Use heatsinks to get rid of the thermal buildup when you are clear.
Use heatsinks to get rid of the thermal buildup when you are clear.
Silent running means your power and heat output is reduced to the minimum
hence your shields going offline and starting to get hot as your not radiating it into space anymore (its your heat signiture people see on scanners so no heat output = not on scanners)
If you want to stay in silent running you will need to eject your heat
hence your shields going offline and starting to get hot as your not radiating it into space anymore (its your heat signiture people see on scanners so no heat output = not on scanners)
If you want to stay in silent running you will need to eject your heat
It's closing the heat vents on your ship so scanners can't pick it up, but that keeps the heat in your ship, hence the overheating.
thanks guys i will try get a heat sink and see if i can stay in stealth for longer.
You still need to release the heat skin which I believe does give a signature.. So try not to do it when someone is snooping around you 
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.I belive you still can be seen on the radar but only as a unknow contact and cannot be locked on. You can use the screen on your right to shut down other ships systems to keep the heat from rising and once you are completly cold you become invisible to the scanners.
So, Silent running can be uses as a way to get unlocked from radar and hopfully can make an exit. There is a couple of videos on youtube about silent running and shows you what it does.
Cheers
So, Silent running can be uses as a way to get unlocked from radar and hopfully can make an exit. There is a couple of videos on youtube about silent running and shows you what it does.
Cheers
I had a thought about this the other day and not yet had a chance to try:
If a missile is fired at you, can you avoid it hitting you by going silent then moving significantly out of the way (e.g. thrust up for 3 seconds etc)
I guess the missile can just come back around. I don't know if they have limited fuel or turning abilities?
If a missile is fired at you, can you avoid it hitting you by going silent then moving significantly out of the way (e.g. thrust up for 3 seconds etc)
I guess the missile can just come back around. I don't know if they have limited fuel or turning abilities?
Silent running (i.e. Stealth) is when your ship closes all vents and disables shields so that you no longer show up on radar. The disadvantage to this is that you are building up heat inside your ship and need to remove it (i.e. Heat Sinks) by firing off your heat sinks. Heat Sink shots DO show up on radar so don't eat where you sleep kinda deal.
The other side effect of going silent is you have no shields. If a pilot spots you and attacks, you have no defense. Your shields also have to recharge and come back online again when you turn silent running off.
The other side effect of going silent is you have no shields. If a pilot spots you and attacks, you have no defense. Your shields also have to recharge and come back online again when you turn silent running off.
