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Addon Spoofer

Dec 14, 2009 igrok link
This is sort of obvious, but if we have a cargo spoofer we should also have an addon spoofer. And it almost makes more sense that the hive would be carrying these (why do they carry cargo spoofers?).

Uses I can think of:
* Appearing to be carrying mining beams, when you are actually carrying weapons.
* Appearing to be carrying weapons, when you're actually carrying repair modules/mining beams.
* Appearing to be carrying no cargo spoofer, when you are in fact carrying a cargo spoofer.

This one might be difficult for the devs - they have to work around the fact that every ship has a different layout. *Maybe* they can just have a list of small and large addons, and grab as many as needed for your current ship.
Dec 14, 2009 skelbley08 link
I've gotta say, having an add-on scanner kinda warrants an add-on spooker. Makes sense.
Dec 14, 2009 Aticephyr link
eh. I think we'd need a few more ports for this to be remotely usable.
Dec 14, 2009 Maalik link
i think the addon scanner was added in part to balance the cargo scanner spoofer. so...

[no]
Dec 14, 2009 igrok link
I could buy Maalik's argument if the cargo spoofer were a little more sophisticated. But I thought most pilots had agreed that they were easy to pick out just by the cargo type they return.
Dec 14, 2009 ladron link
Oh, I know, here's a great use for this! Make it appear like you're carrying weapons, when in fact you're carrying addon spoofers!
Dec 15, 2009 pirren link
hmm.. i fly more often now with addon scanners, then with cargo scanner, because i find AS very useful against any VO enemy and i spent too much time to get them from hive. So, in general i support idea of addon spoofers.

Little offtopic:
Btw, i have a question. I didn't have time to test Scanner Blocker against Addon Scanner. Does it work?