Talk:Ghost Leviathan/@comment-33425017-20171208134550/@comment-4521274-20171211145634

Yeah, Silent Running was a cool idea, but the way things currently stand its effect is extremely marginal, especially considering the gigantic amounts of energy it eats. Leviathans move around a lot through a fairly large area, so in restricted quarters, it hardly matters whether your "sound bubble" is medium-sized or small.

There's a big difference between a big sound bubble and light emission and none at all; if you turn everything off entirely including interior lights, then you'll notice an effect. Leviathans can get pretty close, and won't attack you. If you turn Flank speed and all the lights on on and emit max noise, then they'll notice you easily. Between those two extremes though, there seems to be barely any difference between Ahead Slow + Silent Running and Ahead Standard with no Silent Running.