E.C.M. System - Revision history

Cholmondely: Added pretty picture

2026-02-17T18:51:47Z

Added pretty picture

2025-08-06T18:48:03Z

‎Links: Added another

2024-05-29T04:32:53Z

Added Links

2024-02-29T01:36:46Z

Updating BB links

2022-02-02T22:30:56Z

Emphasis for "e", tweaks

2022-02-02T22:25:02Z

Added Coluber HUD icon

2021-07-20T23:45:46Z

Tagged as Equipment

2021-04-20T22:01:37Z

‎Availability: Tweak!

2021-02-14T20:14:28Z

‎OXPs: Updated link

2020-11-26T13:47:32Z

Grammar. Typos. OXPs

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-[[File:Cb68h001 cl ecm.png|thumb|right|100px|Coluber HUD ECM icon]]
+[[File:Cb68h001 cl ecm.png|thumb|left|80px|Coluber HUD ECM icon]]
-[[File:Ecm o.png|thumb|right|100px|Vimana HUD ECM icon]]
+[[File:ECM effect (v.1.92).png|right|thumb|600px|New ECM effect (Oolite v.1.92 - does not look great in a static image, best viewed animated in-game). <br> This is the effect you see whenever an ECM blast is triggered, be it originating from the player or from an NPC. If you don't want it, it can be disabled by setting the key "ecm-visual-fx" to NO]]
 == Overview ==
 An ECM system, or Electronic Counter Measures system, is one of the first upgrade items any starship owner should buy. (Unless he/she is planning to stick to [[milkrun]]s. And even then ...)

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 *[[ECM]] for the [[Classic Elite]] version
 *See Ahruman's comments [https://bb.oolite.space/viewtopic.php?p=50884#p50884 here]
 {{NavBox - Oolite Equipment}} [[Category:Equipment]]

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 *[[Automatic Chaff System]] by [[User:Wyvern|Wyvern]] provides a dated version of a supplement to the ECM system
 *[[Armoury]] by [[User:Thargoid|Thargoid]] provides more recent alternatives
 {{NavBox - Oolite Equipment}} [[Category:Equipment]]

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 == OXPs ==
-*[http://aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=9765 AutoECM] by Switech automatically engages your ECM when missiles are detected
+*[https://bb.oolite.space/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=9765 AutoECM] by Switech automatically engages your ECM when missiles are detected
 *[[Missile Combat Reimagined]] by [[User:Redspear|Redspear]] rebalances the relationship between missiles and ECM - and makes the ECM more fragile
 *[[Automatic Chaff System]] by [[User:Wyvern|Wyvern]] provides a dated version of a supplement to the ECM system

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 == Use ==
-Press the '''E'''CM button on your console, and all non-hardened missiles will explode. It may or may not destroy hardened missiles, depending on the range.
+Press the <font color="Red">'''e'''</font>cm button on your console, and all non-hardened missiles will explode. It may or may not destroy hardened missiles, depending on the range.
-Be advised: activating ECM will cause a drain on your [[energybanks]], so be careful not to use it too much.
+Be advised: activating ECM will cause a drain on your [[Energy banks]], so be careful not to use it too much.
 == Availability ==

← Older revision		Revision as of 22:25, 2 February 2022
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		+	[[File:Cb68h001 cl ecm.png\|thumb\|right\|100px\|Coluber HUD ECM icon]]
		+	[[File:Ecm o.png\|thumb\|right\|100px\|Vimana HUD ECM icon]]
	== Overview ==		== Overview ==
	An ECM system, or Electronic Counter Measures system, is one of the first upgrade items any starship owner should buy. (Unless he/she is planning to stick to [[milkrun]]s. And even then ...)		An ECM system, or Electronic Counter Measures system, is one of the first upgrade items any starship owner should buy. (Unless he/she is planning to stick to [[milkrun]]s. And even then ...)

← Older revision		Revision as of 23:45, 20 July 2021
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	*[[Armoury]] by [[User:Thargoid\|Thargoid]] provides more recent alternatives		*[[Armoury]] by [[User:Thargoid\|Thargoid]] provides more recent alternatives

−	{{NavBox - Oolite Equipment}}	+	{{NavBox - Oolite Equipment}} [[Category:Equipment]]

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 == Availability ==
-  Price to fit: 600.0 Cr
+  Price to fit: 600.0 ₢
   At techlevel: 3

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 == Overview ==
-An ECM system, or Electronic Counter Measures system, is one of the first upgrade items any starship owner should buy. (Unless he/she is planning to stick to [[milkrun]]s.)
+An ECM system, or Electronic Counter Measures system, is one of the first upgrade items any starship owner should buy. (Unless he/she is planning to stick to [[milkrun]]s. And even then ...)
-ECM will cause all primed missiles in range to auto-detonate. As with all arms-races, the military has developed ECM-hardened missiles (spacer-slang: [[hardheads]]), which are impervious to the current generation of ECM-systems, but it is only a matter of time until new ECM systems find a way to destroy them.
+ECM will cause all primed [[Missile|missiles]] in range to auto-detonate. As with all arms-races, the military has developed [[ECM Hardened Missile|ECM-hardened]] missiles (spacer-slang: [[hardheads]]), which are impervious to the current generation of ECM-systems, but it is only a matter of time until new ECM systems find a way to destroy them.
 == Use ==
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 == Comments ==
-Inexperienced pilots will sometimes in panic activate their ECM in rapid succesion, this is referred to as a '[[fuzzball]]', and not recommended.
+Inexperienced pilots will sometimes in panic activate their ECM many times in rapid succession. This creates a '[[fuzzball]]', and is not recommended.
- {{Stub}}
+== OXPs ==
 {{NavBox - Oolite Equipment}}