Regarding Station licenses and protection from hostiles (MP and SP)

[Maarschalk]

@Maarschalk -

LOL so the difference in prices get lesser the more money you have You can build about 3 stations for the price of 1 license. I can build 20 for the price of 1 license.

Yep, it seems that way!...LOL....:P

[Prej]

Didn't want to start a new thread, so I'm sticking to this one.

I noticed a problem with pausing the game (pressing ESC) while being docked at a station I paid the docking fee to.
Unpausing the game forces me to pay the docking fee again, even though I actually didn't undock. Seems kinda unfair, even more for rookie pilots on a tight budget.
Will this issue be adressed in future patches, or is it a "feature"?

I couldn't find any other posts concerning this issue, so please be gentle if it was already discussed.

[Vice]

It's intended functionality as part of various entity presence dependencies (ie entering the exit menu suspends various game systems) as well as certain linked docking functions. You have a couple of options:

- If you need to access something in the exit menu, do so -before- you pay the docking fee.

- Do not use the exit menu for quick saving, use Alt-F9 instead. Or if you need to use the exit menu, just do so before paying the docking fee.

[Prej]

Thanks, Vice!

I just got used to using ESC to pause the game, so I keep forgetting about not to do it while docked...

[Marvin]

When docked, entering the shipyard is as good as pausing via the Esc key.