Decoy

Large Ship / Station

Decoy

 

Components

Required

 

 

Large Steel Tube

2

 

Steel Plate

2

 

 

Computer

1

 

Construction Component

1

 

 

Mass (kg):

0

 

Integrity:

0

 

Build time (seconds):

30

Small Ship

Decoy

 

Components

Required

 

 

Small Steel Tube

2

 

Girder

1

 

 

Computer

1

 

Construction Component

1

 

 

Mass (kg):

0

 

Integrity:

0

 

Build time (seconds):

8

Overview

The purpose of the decoy is force automated weapons to focus firing on them. As long as the decoy is within 800-850m, the automated weapons will completely ignore all other blocks and only fire at the decoys until they are destroyed. It does not require power to operate.

Usage

Its current function is to force automated weapons to fire and destroy it, this can be taken advantage of. A player may build one part of their ship with heavier armor; placing decoys within it to force an enemy ships automatic weapons to ignore the rest of the ship, and only fire at the decoys protected inside the armor. The decoy block is simple to build, and automatically functions when placed/built. An example is listed below:

Example Tutorial
Note the blue gatling turret is idling; facing the other way Now being placed across from it is the red teams decoy block The turret instantly notices it and turns around, and fires at it

Media

Tips

• Placing the decoy yourself will not cause your own automated weapons to fire upon it in survival mode
• The decoy doesn't have to be in within open view of automated weapons in order to draw their fire.
• It is destroyed very quickly using more than one should be a good idea!
• If placed on the same ship, a hostile turret will not shoot through its own ship to destroy the decoy.

Programming

(IMyFunctionalBlock)
Actions: 3

Toggle block On/Off
Toggle block On
Toggle block Off

Properties: 0

Update History

N/A	Decoy block introduced