See also[]
- Cloaking Organ, the organic version that's generally superior.
Gameplay[]
A Cloaking Device allows the player to become invisible. Unlike the Cloaking Organ, these drop your shields when activated, leaving you vulnerable. They also cloak more slowly.
Guided missiles will all lose their lock against a cloaked ship. Eventually your foes will forget about you and return to their normal business.
The Rebel Cloaking Device has the unique property of not deactivating when hit by a stray projectile. The Fed version has no such advantages.
Outfit[]
Fed Cloaking Device on an unidentified vessel
"As a result of a lab accident when trying to study a captured Polaris biological ship, Federation scientists were able to create a sub-space bubble. Later, with further research, they were able to figure out how to wrap one around a ship. The result is that most modern sensors are completely incapable of detecting the ship as it is now 'cloaked' in the background fabric of the universe."
The Federation version will completely disable your shield when activated and while working. It is sold nowhere, showing up only in the late Bureau Storyline as a tool to help you investigate the Polaris. It can't be sold and weighs 15 tons, so it's a real drag.
Legal Rebel Cloaking Device on an unidentified vessel
"With the help of Polaris scientists and engineers, the Rebels were able to build cloaking devices that fold the fabric of space around a ship, leaving it undetectable by any current sensor array. More than a few undercover Rebel ships have been fitted with this upgrade as an insurance policy against Bureau discovery."
The legal Rebel version is made available for sale after completing testing of the Cloaking Device without getting scanned.
The Rebel Cloaking Device has the unique property of not deactivating when hit.
Illegal Rebel Cloaking Device on an unidentified vessel
"Rebel Scientists, working in conjunction with Polaris Ver'ash, have devised a cloaking device for rebel ships. Highly illegal, it is advised to not allow the customs inspector a good look at it. You will be able to cloak in space, thus becoming all but invisible to your foes."
The illegal Rebel version is never available for sale. It is given to you after completing testing of the Cloaking Device having been scanned by the Federation authorities.
The Rebel Cloaking Device has the unique property of not deactivating when hit.