"Shields down unless non-empire contact" Detecting Something Unseen

[Deantwo]

I was landed in a pretty empty system, just a old-style city on a habitable world. Told my ships to keep "Shields down unless non-empire contact detected." But the shields were kept on.

[5crownik007]

Clearly Haxus has secretly implemented cloaking shields, and your crew just have much better eyes than you.

[Haxus]

Change the policy to shields down. Then change the policy back. Does the shield operator announce why he is raising the shields?

[Deantwo]

Change the policy to shields down. Then change the policy back. Does the shield operator announce why he is raising the shields?

Ah, I didn't think of doing that. I didn't have a berth of the first ship I tested it on.

Code:

Shield Station Operator: Raising the shields, sir. I'll do my best to keep them balanced. FFS Fox Fire VIII detected.

FFS Fox Fire VIII is the name of the ship itself. ^^;

[AnrDaemon]

Self-awareness is a good skill.

[Haxus]

Oops. This is fixed pending the next server update.

[Deantwo]

Now the "Shields down unless non-empire contact" policy just seem to not raise the shields at all, even when enemies are near.

[Haxus]

Yikes. I will revive this and check it out.

[Haxus]

Fixed pending next server restart.