What does silent running actually do?

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Rookiguey (4)

Posted 1 year ago.

What’s the point of it? I have experimented with it a bunch and can’t determine a purpose. I assumed it was some kind of stealth mode. However, even after dropping a HS and keeping temps to as close to 0 for as long as possible. The odyssey outposts, bases and NPC still seem to lock on, scan and blast away like normal. Does it do anything?
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As far as PVP, most builds run fixed weapons so I can imagine it would do anything affecting PVP. Please correct me if I’m wrong.

Roguey

Trueguey (22)

Posted 1 year ago.

hi there, well its supposed to lower your heat levels so you cant be scanned/seen. Often stations/npcs will lock on and scan you anyway. In the past it used to work fairly well, but nowadays its pretty useless (mostly). It lowers the odds but doesnt stop a scan (I think).

For PvP it makes it hard for gimbal/turreted weapons to track you.

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Tropguey (5)

Posted 1 year ago.

It's successful use is dependent on the ship you're piloting. The more heat the ship generates the less useful it is. On my fave smuggling rig, a Dolphin, it works great. On a Type 7, which has issues with heat management it's pretty useless. Just my experience, your mileage may vary...

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