spike
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Post by spike on Mar 2, 2011 6:46:59 GMT -5
My dumb question is: OK, I Purchased a new additional ship instead of Trading In my existing ship. I still seem to be using my old ship. How do I switch to using my new ship? (What's this Dry Dock thing?).
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Post by Cory Trese on Mar 2, 2011 6:52:28 GMT -5
Dry Dock is in Military Base!
=)
[PS: Common Issue]
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spike
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Post by spike on Mar 2, 2011 7:04:12 GMT -5
Ah ok, many thanks! Do I have to be on the same planet where I bought the new ship, to see the Dry Dock option? (Which I guess would make a lot more sense than the new ship following me around the galaxy like a bad smell...)
And if I, er, forgot exactly where I bought the new ship? <sheepish grin>
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Post by ehkamp on Mar 3, 2011 15:52:33 GMT -5
Yep, got to be on the same planet where you bought the new ship (assuming you've never used it).
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Post by Kelvin Zero on Mar 4, 2011 1:15:59 GMT -5
I bought my first ship yesterday (I usually borrow a new one from an obliging bounty hunter or pirate) and I noticed there seems to be no way to transfer cargo from one ship to the other. My old ship had lots of water-fuel, but I had to buy fresh water for my new ship. Is there a way to transfer cargo between ships in Dry Dock?
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Post by Cory Trese on Mar 4, 2011 1:51:19 GMT -5
Kelvin Zero you are some kind of weird ST RPG psychic, or Andrew is leaking you our development plans.
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Post by Kelvin Zero on Mar 4, 2011 1:57:59 GMT -5
I swear I am not hiding out in your attic.
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Post by Cory Trese on Mar 4, 2011 2:01:53 GMT -5
Stealing my records again, eh? =)
Although my attic is decidedly "low orbit" for a Captain of your Rank, don't you think?
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spike
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Post by spike on Mar 4, 2011 8:41:26 GMT -5
Aha! This opens up (or will open up) a back door way of getting to my Wish List feature of an Urban Cache (aka Warehouse). Buy a cargo ship with a big fat hold and use it to stash spare stuff in Urban zones. Nice.
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Post by oldalchemist on Mar 4, 2011 11:49:17 GMT -5
Space in urban zones is tight, I imagine.
The security might be better, but you should have to pay for the space.
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Post by Cory Trese on Mar 5, 2011 18:29:35 GMT -5
oldalchemist -- i implemented a docking fee but it is set to $0 right now. we could increase it for higher levels. spike -- I expected the use of huge ships as warehouses. this is seriously how it is done "in the game universe." The Captain wouldn't trust some gravity-slug to store his stuff in a planet box! He locks it up inside his ship and leaves his crew to defend it!
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Post by Cory Trese on Mar 5, 2011 18:31:08 GMT -5
on that note, crew morale is only slightly degraded by time in dry dock. each ship the Captain has maintains a Crew, Crew Morale and Crew values array.
Morale and skill degrades faster if you dry dock a crappy ship (military shuttles!) or if you dry dock crappy places (rinze mining camp!)
this way the hardcore captain can have a set of crews and ships, ready, trained (and with bonuses, bumps, morale, ect) and waiting.
Dry Docking a ship with a 10 Morale (Fanatics) will stick at 10 Morale while they await the return of the Captain. They probably spend time making up songs and making oil paintings of him =)
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Post by spike on Mar 6, 2011 3:25:16 GMT -5
I just love the detail and thought and passion that goes into every aspect of this game.  |
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Post by oldalchemist on Mar 7, 2011 12:45:38 GMT -5
How about a ship for sale that's basically a container with garbage engines, sails, crew, etc. If you're nuts, you can fly it to another dock, but basically, it's a warehouse that you can fly to another part of the same planet.
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Post by Cory Trese on Mar 7, 2011 14:58:10 GMT -5
Will add some ships like this for some factions.
They'll be part of the "Rank and Shuttle" menu which is soon to be expanded with this Faction specific ship list.
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