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Year 11 Day 102 1:52 Clarification on IFF and sharing sensors please
Phillip Bromley

Note: Alice's and Bob's default IFF status is neutral unless otherwise noted.

Scenario 1: Alice and Bob are mutual IFF friends.

Scenario 2: Alice has Bob on her IFF list as a friend. Bob doesn't have Alice on his list, but has his default IFF status as friend.

Scenario 3: Neither Alice nor Bob are friends with each other, but both have their default IFF status as friend.

In scenario 1, Alice and Bob can share sensors, but what about in scenarios 2 and 3?


Year 11 Day 102 6:07 Clarification on IFF and sharing sensors please
Ryan Roche

2: Yes.
3: No.


Year 11 Day 102 10:14 Clarification on IFF and sharing sensors please
Hal Breden

2 is actually no. The "friend" status on the list has to be reciprocated to share sensors.

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Year 11 Day 102 11:23 Clarification on IFF and sharing sensors please
Mozinwrath Blackfrost

A friend and I was toying around with this just yesterday, as a matter of fact. From various tests, adding a person (and them adding you) to your friend list (or by default) does not allow you to share sensors with them.

“Member A has the owner of Member B's ship, vehicle or station on their friends list and Member B has the owner of Member A's ship, vehicle or station on their friends list.

- 2.3/ Sharing Sensors
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While the rules state that what we attempted should allow us to share sensors, it did not register as such when using a scan. ( There was no little dish next to the ship itself, indicating that we would be sharing sensors). Unless we were doing something wrong, I think that there may be a bug involved.


Year 11 Day 102 11:37 Clarification on IFF and sharing sensors please
Hal Breden

Were you on personal ships or faction ships?

I've shared sensors with other factions on many occasions, when they are on our friends as we (presumably) are on theirs. Remember it goes by ship owner as to if they will let you use their sensors, not pilot. Also check your character IFF settings, as faction settings will override your personal choices.


Year 11 Day 102 12:43 Clarification on IFF and sharing sensors please
Mozinwrath Blackfrost

I was on a station owned by myself, looking at a ship owned by my friend. It identified as friendly, but did not register as sharing sensors.

Would we both need to disable faction IFF for it to work?




Year 11 Day 102 12:53 Clarification on IFF and sharing sensors please
Hal Breden

Your friend was on their ship, yes?


Year 11 Day 102 13:09 Clarification on IFF and sharing sensors please
Mozinwrath Blackfrost

No, they were not physically aboard the ship. I didn't realize that was a needed requirement.


Year 11 Day 102 13:31 Clarification on IFF and sharing sensors please
Hal Breden

Only satellites share sensors without a PC being aboard, I believe. Not entirely sure about stations.


Year 11 Day 102 14:45 Clarification on IFF and sharing sensors please
Weylin vi Cron

Stations don't need a PC on board. At least, they haven't in the past.


Year 11 Day 103 14:11 Clarification on IFF and sharing sensors please
Avid Soyak

Does Alice have a sister?


Year 11 Day 104 0:01 Clarification on IFF and sharing sensors please
Tiali Bixa-Loca

If ah remember right, she did have a sister