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(aka the HWS Offline Protection)
Video Guide
Visit https://cmd.hws.global or check your PDA > Guide > HWS Commands or type egs:? for all available commands
Upgrade Levels
| Level | Upgrade Cost HWS DNA | Upgrade Cost Credits | Stealth Duration PvP | Stealth Duration PvE | HWS DNA Cost per usage per ship in PvP | HWS DNA Cost per usage per ship in PvE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Free | Free | 1 Day | 2 Days | 10 | 1 |
| 2 | 20 | 2 000 000 | 2 Day | 4 Days | 9 | 1 |
| 3 | 30 | 4 000 000 | 3 Day | 6 Days | 8 | 1 |
| 4 | 40 | 6 000 000 | 4 Day | 8 Days | 7 | 1 |
| 5 | 50 | 8 000 000 | 5 Day | 10 Days | 6 | 1 |
| 6 | 60 | 12 000 000 | 6 Day | 12 Days | 5 | 1 |
| 7 | 70 | 14 000 000 | 7 Day | 14 Days | 4 | 1 |
| 8 | 80 | 16 000 000 | 8 Day | 16 Days | 3 | 1 |
| 9 | 90 | 18 000 000 | 9 Day | 18 Days | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | 100 | 20 000 000 | 10 Day | 20 Days | 1 | 1 |
Feature Details
- levels reset after each season
- it only works in space (does not work on planets)
- it only works for your ships (private & faction)
- Warning!: nearby faction member ships will also be stealthed (within 200m)
- Ensure you are alone if you want only your ships to be stealthed
- It does not work on bases
- It only works if no enemy players are nearby (up to 2000 meter)
- You can use the unstealth command from any distance and only in the orbit where you have ships in stealth mode
- Ships are unstealthed there where you last left them
- You can’t stealth ships if you are guilty
- Ships are undocked after stealth mode. To re-dock them just hop into / out of their cockpits
- Stealthed ships avoid tax assessment and are protected from playfield wipes such as the Black Hole
Benefits
- no need to fly 50k+ km out in into space - wasting time
- no restrictions in PvP space
- eliminates possible medical bay spawn bug
- eliminates to be detected by a public structure bug
- great server performance boost - the more people stealth their ships, the better
- offers true offline protection
- highly encourages players to earn HWS DNA and explore the roleplay aspects that HWS offers
- stealth info is displayed in HWS Connect (EGS Stealth Tab)
- Use HWS Connect > EGS Stealth integration and unstealth ships with just a click