Fleet not responding to command

Rubber Chicken · Post by **Rubber Chicken** » Sat Jan 23, 2016 12:48 am

I just checked again. Setting the Global Deadzone to 1 seems to fix it. It's just the specific-axis setting that seems to not be working.

But, I guess it's all minor being that there's already a fix ready to go.

Flashman014 · Post by **Flashman014** » Sat Jan 23, 2016 1:38 am

There seems to be an issue with the mouse pointer popping up at random, or even staying hidden but still affecting the chat window while in Mouse Direction control mode.

Bodega · Post by **Bodega** » Sat Jan 23, 2016 1:45 am

Flashman, I have that same issue. I've let Vice know too. Sometimes I've had it pop up and though it's hidden it still affects the chat window.

Post by **Vice** » Sat Jan 23, 2016 1:58 am

Yup, I think I've got that one sorted now also.

Rubber Chicken · Post by **Rubber Chicken** » Sat Jan 23, 2016 2:26 am

Typo > Federation introductory quest: Last sentence of the triggered text upon entering Emerald. Federation is spelled 'Fedetation'.

Post by **Vice** » Sat Jan 23, 2016 2:39 am

Confirmed, fixed for the next update.

Baly94 · Post by **Baly94** » Sun Jan 24, 2016 12:22 am

I'm not sure if this is a bug, but I just built a base on a planet that already had a city on it then I docked to my base, saved, and quit. When loading the game back I found myself in the city instead of my base.

Post by **Vice** » Sun Jan 24, 2016 12:24 am

I'm not sure if this is a bug, but I just built a base on a planet that already had a city on it then I docked to my base, saved, and quit. When loading the game back I found myself in the city instead of my base.

That's ok and is intended behavior. The main trade city is always considered the docking hub of the planet. So while you can park at a secondary city, save, conduct business, etc, when you respawn from being away from the game, your ship will be relocated to the main trade city in your absence.

Geek · Post by **Geek** » Sun Jan 24, 2016 5:58 pm

Hello,

I think I found a couple of issues :

- starting location not shown properly for some careers (ie combat pilot starting in Thuban)

- shipyard does not reflect any change to the number of energy cores in the future frame

[Edited on 24-1-2016 by Geek]

Baly94 · Post by **Baly94** » Sun Jan 24, 2016 6:53 pm

I seem to have some kind of collision issue with the giant asteroid in Pearl. At the entrance I couldn't get close enough to tractor beam up some cargo that my mining drone dropped off, and the vector marker thing was jerking all around the place when I wanted to go forward.

I have a video of it, the quality isn't so good, but you can easily see the problem if you look at my HUD. On the radar the indicator is all over the place while my ship is trying to go forward against an invisible wall.

Here it is: https://youtu.be/hVSHPFBLU_M?t=1m16s

Edit: upon encountering this problem again, I realized it is a problem with the cargo container and not the asteroid.

[Edited on 1-25-2016 by Baly94]

Speedbump · Post by **Speedbump** » Sun Jan 24, 2016 10:18 pm

From post: 183170, Topic: tid=12248, author=Vice wrote:
No, immediate selling of cargo you buy was blocked to prevent an minor exploit with rapid selling at the slightly lower market influenced price.
I often alt-tab to a spreadsheet for tracking prices and I when alt-tab back I find new items in my cargo bays and can't un-buy them. So I reload the game to last save point. I then wish Escape would skip some of the loading sequences.

Bodega · Post by **Bodega** » Sun Jan 24, 2016 11:09 pm

@Speedbump: The game captures your mouse presses even when you're not in the game. I used to do it all the time. Before you Alt-Tab, press both ALT keys to unlock the mouse cursor while not in a menu in the game. This will prevent you from firing your weapons or making any errant clicks.

Rubber Chicken · Post by **Rubber Chicken** » Mon Jan 25, 2016 8:04 pm

Padlock-to-target mode does not auto-center when final target is destroyed and no other friendly/neutral/hostile ships (that auto-target by default) are within radar/targeting range.

If objects/asteroids (target-optional) are present but not targeted padlock will focus on them regardless of whether or not they are in targetable range.

49rTbird · Post by **49rTbird** » Mon Jan 25, 2016 8:11 pm

From post: 183448, Topic: tid=12248, author=Bodega wrote:@Speedbump: The game captures your mouse presses even when you're not in the game. I used to do it all the time. Before you Alt-Tab, press both ALT keys to unlock the mouse cursor while not in a menu in the game. This will prevent you from firing your weapons or making any errant clicks.

I open inventory screen B4 alt tab to prevent miss keying.

Rubber Chicken · Post by **Rubber Chicken** » Mon Jan 25, 2016 10:13 pm

From post: 183514, Topic: tid=12248, author=Rubber Chicken wrote:Padlock-to-target mode does not auto-center when final target is destroyed and no other friendly/neutral/hostile ships (that auto-target by default) are within radar/targeting range.

If objects/asteroids (target-optional) are present but not targeted padlock will focus on them regardless of whether or not they are in targetable range.

Correction: Padlock-to-target does not center because ships are selectable well beyond visual and radar range, even though they don't show on radar or the target info display.

Rubber Chicken · Post by **Rubber Chicken** » Tue Jan 26, 2016 5:30 am

Shipyard: Venture frame description references Mirage frame - which is no longer available in Legacy.

Rubber Chicken · Post by **Rubber Chicken** » Thu Jan 28, 2016 12:56 am

Asteroid target icons show ship name types when Target Range MFD list is activated. Icons work as intended when Single Target Info MFD is active.

Rubber Chicken · Post by **Rubber Chicken** » Thu Jan 28, 2016 2:19 am

Build Constructors allow Deploy stations to be built with no Deploy Constructor installed. Metal cost = 0.

Discovered in single player mode.

[Edited on 1-28-2016 by Rubber Chicken]

Geek · Post by **Geek** » Thu Jan 28, 2016 2:25 am

Ok, the shipyard is a wreck.

The ship list says most Federation ships have more maneuvrability than their Alliance counterpart, but the reported final agility is exactly the same.

Rubber Chicken · Post by **Rubber Chicken** » Thu Jan 28, 2016 3:09 am

Build module tested: Power Supply.

Destroying own power supply before the 'object building' animation produces CTD error -

Runtime Error - 7008
Object does not exist at line 108921
Object number not found. 9001

If hostile ships are present, the 'alert-level' music continues to play until the CTD message window is closed.

I tested this twice.

Rubber Chicken · Post by **Rubber Chicken** » Thu Jan 28, 2016 6:20 am

Not so much a bug as a bit of an oversight.... (Single Player)

I managed to place a Command Module in a hostile area and soon afterwards came under heavy attack. I did not have resources to build a shield module, so hostile ships were able to enter the docking bay and attack the central pylon.

During the AI attacks, civilian comms banter was being triggered by their intrusion of the traffic pattern.

(At hostile ship) "Mercenary craft 51, state your business."

"This is mercenary craft 51. We're here to deliver the... umm... Girls Scout cookies you ordered. Requesting clearance to dock."

"Mercenary craft 51, you are clear to dock through gate 5."

:P:P

Post by **Vice** » Thu Jan 28, 2016 6:58 am

Please e-mail me the save game for that scenario after the command module was built and saved at that location.

Sinbad · Post by **Sinbad** » Thu Jan 28, 2016 1:43 pm

From post: 183725, Topic: tid=12248, author=Rubber Chicken wrote:
(At hostile ship) "Mercenary craft 51, state your business."

"This is mercenary craft 51. We're here to deliver the... umm... Girls Scout cookies you ordered. Requesting clearance to dock."

"Mercenary craft 51, you are clear to dock through gate 5." :P:P

:D:D:D

matchbox2022 · Post by **matchbox2022** » Fri Jan 29, 2016 5:17 am

Was playing multiplayer last night, had two issues,
1) In quest mode, keep coming out of warp into an asteroid when right clicking on marker location given by the quest (alliance starting quest I believe,right into the beginning just after warping to pearl and finding....some weird ancient object not described by the quest, then being instructed to coordinates. Right clicking the icon given set the coordinates appropriately, unavoidable asteroid collision results)

2) This one is a
Bigger deal I think, when in the pearl WZ with others, we would do contracts together on patrols (multiple waypoints), and sometimes not be able to finish contracts due to enemies simply disappearing, or not appearing at all at contract start. Please note it was hard to reproduce, therefore intermittent. Sometimes it failed, it usually worked.
PS. If the person who accepted the contract dies but there's still human players available in the sector to finish it, is the contract ending a game mechanic or bug?

[Edited on 1-29-2016 by matchbox2022]

Flashman014 · Post by **Flashman014** » Fri Jan 29, 2016 9:05 pm

A few bugs I think I found:

*FIXED!*1.) It seems that the MDTS lock sound effect isn't attached to the sound effects volume controller. I can turn off all other sounds, but I still get that beep when the target is in the reticle.

2.) There are also still a few issues with the mouse pointer showing up on screen while in Mouse Direction control mode.

3.) The mouse pointer while looking at the inventory screen is sometimes the triangle shaped pointer, and sometimes the circle flight control pointer. This seems to mostly happen when the inventory is automatically opened upon docking in a station, and is fixed by switching to another tab in the menu. I can reproduce it fairly reliably by opening the ESC menu while the inventory menu is open, on any tab it seems, as long as the mouse isn't resting over something like the map area.

As an aside, I personally like the circle pointer better. It's less obtrusive to the view of the menu and it's a little easier to really pinpoint where I want to click.

4.) The background chatter in the space station seems to be playing strangely. It just keeps repeating "Mercenary spacecraft," or "This is Mercenary Spacecraft," without adding call numbers or finishing the statement. This sometimes even when I'm not in a station. It could just be a glitch on my side, that may or may not be fixed when I restart the game. I'll update this if it changes.

<s>*UPDATE* The issues with the space station chatter being incomplete and happening outside the station are still happening.</s>

*UPDATE* For the record, I never claimed to be very bright. I just realized that I have the option for in-game voices turned off, which helps explain why the chatter is weird. However, with that setting off and my still hearing ANY chatter raises an issue of it's own. It does still happen outside the station also.

Thanks for being awesome at this Vice!

[Edited on 1-29-2016 by Flashman014]

[Edited on 1-30-2016 by Flashman014]

[Edited on 1-30-2016 by Flashman014]