tractor beam to ID floatsam?

widden · Post by **widden** » Sat Nov 06, 2010 5:05 am

I seem to have read somewhere that the tractor beam should ID any containers about, if you don't allow it to reach full power.

Mine does not seem to do it, altho it'd be handy often, when collecting the remains of my ex-enemies

Is there a trick to activating this, or I have my memory tricking me?

[Edited on 11-6-2010 by widden]

Ravenfeeder · Post by **Ravenfeeder** » Sat Nov 06, 2010 9:18 am

I think that your memory is having a Yoda moment!

widden · Post by **widden** » Sat Nov 06, 2010 9:38 am

bugger!

Meh, just found it in the readme:

If you locate a container, you can scan its contents by getting very close to it (with the nose of your ships facing the container), then activating the tractor beam, the container's stored contents will then be displayed on your Heads-Up-Display. If you let the tractor beam reach full power, one item of the container's contents will be transported to your ship

Altho it talkes about containers. It definitely does not work for me on the leftover stuff . I guess it's only the containers lying around? I don't remember but I'll go and double check.

[Edited on 11-6-2010 by widden]

MMaggio · Post by **MMaggio** » Sat Nov 06, 2010 12:53 pm

I don't know where you found that piece of info, but it's news to me. In order to "see" what's in a container left by enemies, you must also have a "cargo scanner".
Never heard of it being done any other way.
Good Luck...