Mystery hangar fee

matthewfarmery · Post by **matthewfarmery** » Thu May 14, 2009 12:48 pm

Sorry for the slow update, but whatever you did Vice seems to have fixed the issue, so thank you very much, I sent you my most recent save, so there wasn't any need to send any others

so thanks again:):):):):)

matthewfarmery · Post by **matthewfarmery** » Thu May 14, 2009 2:24 pm

I started a fresh game for testing purposes. using the 1.097r release of EL, I placed an item in a station, did a few missions waiting for the hanger fee notice to appear, the thing is, even with a fresh profile its still not telling me what sector / station the which has the cargo stored, (know where the item is, but that isn't the point) and no its not on a hidden planet /station

http://matthewfarmery.net/EL/EL_hangerfee.gif

that is what I got, surely there must be something amiss if its still not telling me what station or sector that has the cargo? because it should tell you the station / sector right?

Maarschalk · Post by **Maarschalk** » Thu May 14, 2009 2:30 pm

Yes, it should tell you the station name or ID! So something is wrong! either with your setup or in general with the new ver 1.097r. I have not tried hangar storage recently so I do not know what the problem might be!;)

[Edited on 5-14-2009 by Maarschalk]

matthewfarmery · Post by **matthewfarmery** » Thu May 14, 2009 2:35 pm

I will do a complete uninstall then do a fresh install, and see if that helps, as I can't think what is up if a fresh game is still not showing the station ID

Draakjacht · Post by **Draakjacht** » Thu May 14, 2009 3:08 pm

Although I don't get anything now cause I have pulled everything, I was getting no ID on my hangar fees (keep in mind this was 1.088) and I was even getting charged for two mantis drives and a fuel converter that the game deleted. Once I unloaded the other two stations I had stocked and then updated the game, it stopped, but I also don't keep anything in hangars anymore.

matthewfarmery · Post by **matthewfarmery** » Thu May 14, 2009 3:34 pm

I think the hanger fee system is still bugged, I uninstalled the game, deleted everything, backed up my previous profiles, and kept everything else to their defaults, installed a fresh, using a fresh profile again the game wouldn't list the station ID or name

seems to be something very wrong in the code somewhere

hope you can work out what is wrong Vice:)

Maarschalk · Post by **Maarschalk** » Thu May 14, 2009 4:18 pm

What does the message say excactly when charging you the fee for storage in the message board?

matthewfarmery · Post by **matthewfarmery** » Thu May 14, 2009 4:57 pm

Originally posted by Maarschalk
What does the message say excactly when charging you the fee for storage in the message board?

exactly the same as the message in the pic I have already linked

Account notice: 40000 transferred for hanger fees
station fee collect for

which I might add seems to be a very steep for storing a single missile???:o

http://matthewfarmery.net/EL/hanger.gif

something is very strange here, and that IS the only item Im storing

Post by **Vice** » Thu May 14, 2009 5:12 pm

Hangar pricing is steep and is based on the storage given to you, not what you put in it (just like real storage centers). It's best reserved for when you are wealthy and best used by maximizing what you put in it.

The missing station name is a problem. I was able to find a potential cause that could result in a blank station name if a ship is not stored along with cargo. So try this updated build using the steps below and let me know if it continues to not display the name:

Download link: http://www.starwraith.com/evochron_legendsb1097.exe

Steps:

1 - Install the updated build, then launch the game. Wait until the next hangar fee cycle hits. If the station name appears, great, if not, move on to step 2.

2 - Take the item(s) out of storage and return to the cockpit to auto-save. Then re-enter the hangar and place the items back into storage, exit back to the cockpit to auto-save, then wait for the next hangar fee cycle to see if the name appears.

This update should work to fix the problem.

matthewfarmery · Post by **matthewfarmery** » Thu May 14, 2009 5:27 pm

ok that explains the steep price, I am downloading the updated build and see how it goes, keep you updated

matthewfarmery · Post by **matthewfarmery** » Thu May 14, 2009 6:08 pm

You are an Utter star Vice, that fixed the issue with my test profile save, going to test my main save in a bit, I just installed the updated game and it works, the station name appeared as it should:):)

Post by **Vice** » Thu May 14, 2009 6:34 pm

Awesome, glad that worked! It should continue to do so unless one of the old profiles was saved under a pre-1.088 test build. If a number shows up as the name or nothing shows up, just restocking the hangar will update it for the proper labelling system used in the more recent builds.

Maarschalk · Post by **Maarschalk** » Thu May 14, 2009 6:36 pm

Thanks for the update Vice!;)

matthewfarmery · Post by **matthewfarmery** » Thu May 14, 2009 7:53 pm

small update, while this update does work, as Vice pointed out it may not display the names if you have used any of the pre 1.088 builds, I can confirm this, as one of my saves did have an item in already, but the name of the station didn't appear, but another save without items, but placing an item in a hanger and the name of the station appeared as it should, so this revised build works as intended, as this saves came from one save that I used in the pre 1.088 builds

but anyway, nice to see that the station name appearing, again thanks Vice and nice job:):):):):):)

Post by **Marvin** » Fri May 15, 2009 6:36 pm

Originally posted by Vice:
Hangar pricing is steep....

That's an understatement. I put a ship in storage at one of the stations in Alpha Centari while taking a trip to Sol. All in all, I paid (in fees) about twice what the ship was worth.

matthewfarmery · Post by **matthewfarmery** » Fri May 15, 2009 6:53 pm

I also noticed that the fee price is linked to how friendly you are to that sector, so less friendly system stations will charge you more, but yeah I do think the prices are still a bit on the steep side

Post by **Vice** » Fri May 15, 2009 7:45 pm

Over time they can be expensive, so it's been to maximize what they store (and utilize what you put in them). However, this has been a fairly common comment I've been getting in feedback, so unless there are objections, I will reduce the cost of hangar fees by 50% in the next update.

Maarschalk · Post by **Maarschalk** » Fri May 15, 2009 7:52 pm

That would be nice, Very Nice!

matthewfarmery · Post by **matthewfarmery** » Fri May 15, 2009 8:34 pm

or maybe could be linked to civilian ranks? higher you are, cheaper they became?

just an idea

or a 50% decrease might be a better option?

BENERICK · Post by **BENERICK** » Sat May 16, 2009 2:34 am

Looks like I have to send u my profile also Vice been paying fees for a bit I went to staion to remove items and had none there. So far Ive paid a bout 1/2 a billion in fees can u send me instructions or an email address so I can send it to u my thanks in advance [SD] Ben AKA ([SD]SolarWing)

Post by **Vice** » Sat May 16, 2009 2:59 am

starwraith.com > contact

BENERICK · Post by **BENERICK** » Sat May 16, 2009 3:10 am

Yeah Im a bone head LOL

warsign · Post by **warsign** » Sat May 16, 2009 12:27 pm

Originally posted by BENERICK
Looks like I have to send u my profile also Vice been paying fees for a bit I went to staion to remove items and had none there. So far Ive paid a bout 1/2 a billion in fees can u send me instructions or an email address so I can send it to u my thanks in advance [SD] Ben AKA ([SD]SolarWing)

What is that "Solarwing" thing Benerick?

If I am not wrong, I had same problem.
I have to find that station, when I came home.

[Edited on 5-16-2009 by warsign]

Post by **Marvin** » Sat May 16, 2009 3:54 pm

Originally posted by Vice:
However, this has been a fairly common comment I've been getting in feedback, so unless there are objections, I will reduce the cost of hangar fees by 50% in the next update.

The other solution, I guess, would be to buy into the station where you usually store things ... like your jumping-off point to the Sol system.