As one of many new features introduced to the game in the recent Sentinel update, the Cloaking Device offers up a very welcome addition to your armory. The clue is very much in the name, with this Multi-Tool upgrade giving you a brief, and quickly recharging, burst of cloaking technology, which can be a great way of avoiding those frequently annoying Sentinel drones.
How to unlock the Cloaking Device in No Man’s SkyAs long as you’d played enough of the game to access the Space Anomaly, you can head there to find the blueprint for the Cloaking Device added to the Multi-Tool Research trader’s inventory, for the price of 80 Nanites. In order to build it, you’ll need 2x Solar Mirrors, 3x Ion Batteries, and 1x Wiring Loom ― the first two can be bought or crafted at no huge cost (Solar Mirrors need 40x Gold, 30x Silver, and 25x Chromatic Metal; Ion Batteries require 10x Cobalt and 5x Ferrite Dust), but if you’re short on a Wiring Loom you’ll have to buy one from your nearest trading terminal. Once you’ve pooled the resources and completed construction, you then simply need to open up your Multi-Tool, install it into an empty inventory slot, and you’re ready to go.
How to activate the Cloaking Device in No Man’s SkyThe device is added to your Multi-Tool weaponry (so, NOT the Terrain Manipulator) as an ‘Alt’ usage, much as your Combat Scope or Forcefield. In the exact same way as those items, it can be activated at any time with a quick button press (on consoles this is by holding the left shoulder). The device gives you a little under 10 seconds of cloaking as its maximum at any one time, with a similar duration for it to recharge for repeated use. Although it drains your life support for power, the amount is nominal so you
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