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Forerunners used a type of quantum entanglement for [[superluminal communications|communications]], allowing instant data transfer over vast distances. These communications were routed over proprietary encryption protocols, which could be used to track the source or destination of the communication.<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 125''</ref> Forerunners did not use electromagnetic radiation (light, radio, microwaves, etc.) to communicate,<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 144''</ref> presumably due to latency, interference, and security issues. | Forerunners used a type of quantum entanglement for [[superluminal communications|communications]], allowing instant data transfer over vast distances. These communications were routed over proprietary encryption protocols, which could be used to track the source or destination of the communication.<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 125''</ref> Forerunners did not use electromagnetic radiation (light, radio, microwaves, etc.) to communicate,<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 144''</ref> presumably due to latency, interference, and security issues. They also used a form of superluminal communication involving wormholes; however, these communications were significantly slower than communication via the [[Domain]].<ref>'''Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary''', ''[[terminal/Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary|Terminal 4]]''</ref> | ||
Forerunner sensors were capable of instantaneous scanning and detection across interstellar distances. As a particularly impressive example of their available sensor ranges, the Forerunners' [[core authority]] routinely tracked individual slipspace jumps across the galaxy.<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 136''</ref> They were also capable of viewing various alternate spaces adjoining the physical universe—including [[denial of locale]], [[natal void]], [[shunspace]], [[trick geodetics]] and a photon-only realm known as [[the Glow]]—and ascertaining events or objects in normal space through their signatures sometimes visible in these realms.{{Ref/Reuse|c100}} Forerunners shipboard sensors were also highly accurate, being capable of providing a detailed analysis of a single planet's geological and ecological composition from lightyears away through the use of long-range entanglements.<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''page 121''</ref> | Forerunner sensors were capable of instantaneous scanning and detection across interstellar distances. As a particularly impressive example of their available sensor ranges, the Forerunners' [[core authority]] routinely tracked individual slipspace jumps across the galaxy.<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 136''</ref> They were also capable of viewing various alternate spaces adjoining the physical universe—including [[denial of locale]], [[natal void]], [[shunspace]], [[trick geodetics]] and a photon-only realm known as [[the Glow]]—and ascertaining events or objects in normal space through their signatures sometimes visible in these realms.{{Ref/Reuse|c100}} Forerunners shipboard sensors were also highly accurate, being capable of providing a detailed analysis of a single planet's geological and ecological composition from lightyears away through the use of long-range entanglements.<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''page 121''</ref> | ||
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Forerunners utilized various camouflaging technologies, including [[dazzler]]s, which generated visual and auditory delusions, or [[baffler]]s, which created geometric distortions that could effectively hide a large area not only from plain sight, but also a starship's sensors.<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 43''</ref> Cloaking systems were standard on most warships, ranging from small [[Harrier-class vessel|attack harriers]] to enormous command ships like ''[[Mantle's Approach]]''.<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''page 273''</ref> While ships could not use their energy weapons or projectiles while cloaked without giving away their position, gravitic weaponry allowed the ship to remain undetected.<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''page 213''</ref> | Forerunners utilized various camouflaging technologies, including [[dazzler]]s, which generated visual and auditory delusions, or [[baffler]]s, which created geometric distortions that could effectively hide a large area not only from plain sight, but also a starship's sensors.<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 43''</ref> Cloaking systems were standard on most warships, ranging from small [[Harrier-class vessel|attack harriers]] to enormous command ships like ''[[Mantle's Approach]]''.<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''page 273''</ref> While ships could not use their energy weapons or projectiles while cloaked without giving away their position, gravitic weaponry allowed the ship to remain undetected.<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''page 213''</ref> | ||
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