Problem starting a universe trader - Resolved, shield upgrade necessary.
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Problem starting a universe trader - Resolved, shield upgrade necessary.
I am Unable to get the Start Universe Trader command to activate on any of my sector traders
The pilots seem to be level 10
That is, there is a (10) following their name on the ship
For example...
I have a Mercury TS with a pilot - Senior Paymaster (10)
Trade Commands 1 & 2 & 3
Fight Commands 1 & 2
Trading Extension
Jumpdrive
Special Command
Navigation Command
Duplex Scanner
What am I doing wrong?
Thanks
The pilots seem to be level 10
That is, there is a (10) following their name on the ship
For example...
I have a Mercury TS with a pilot - Senior Paymaster (10)
Trade Commands 1 & 2 & 3
Fight Commands 1 & 2
Trading Extension
Jumpdrive
Special Command
Navigation Command
Duplex Scanner
What am I doing wrong?
Thanks
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If this is X3: Reunion, then the TS ship needs at least one 25 MJ shield.
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Edit: Also what X2 said...
If all the conditions are met then the command should be available.The Universe Trader is only available after certain conditions are met:
Trade Command Software MK3
Ship type M3, M6, TS, TP, or TM
Not personal ship
Pilot level 8 or higher (as shown in the pilot name for the ship)
MFG
Ketraar
Edit: Also what X2 said...
I am playing X3 Reunion
All the conditions you list seem to be met
It is an Argon Mercury which I believe is a TS
It is not my personal ship
The pilot's name is followed by (10) a senior paytmaster
It has the Mk3 software
It has three 25Mj shields
It does not have a full cargo
It is docked at a Cahoona fab in Home of Light
It does have a homebase set - is that significant?
All the conditions you list seem to be met
It is an Argon Mercury which I believe is a TS
It is not my personal ship
The pilot's name is followed by (10) a senior paytmaster
It has the Mk3 software
It has three 25Mj shields
It does not have a full cargo
It is docked at a Cahoona fab in Home of Light
It does have a homebase set - is that significant?
It might,
If it has a home base set and that station has no funds it won't be able to trade as it will be using the stations funds rather than the global account.
If it has a home base set and that station has no funds it won't be able to trade as it will be using the stations funds rather than the global account.
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Just a faint chance, but get the ship undocked and then issue it the command 'none' to clear any residual orders from any previous life it may have had. Now try the UT command again.
Also make sure your pilot is not a level 10 CAG/CLS pilot. Those functions' pilot levels don't count towards Mk3 Trader ST/UT (nor vice versa and changing functions between them starts your pilot from scratch again; changing an experienced pilot between CAG and CLS is OK though). Your Mk 3 trading pilot has to earn his levels as a Sector Trader before qualifying for UT.
Also make sure your pilot is not a level 10 CAG/CLS pilot. Those functions' pilot levels don't count towards Mk3 Trader ST/UT (nor vice versa and changing functions between them starts your pilot from scratch again; changing an experienced pilot between CAG and CLS is OK though). Your Mk 3 trading pilot has to earn his levels as a Sector Trader before qualifying for UT.
A dog has a master; a cat has domestic staff.
The pilot was trained as a Sector Trader
The ship does not have CLS software
I undocked and cleared the homebase and issued the 'none' command
But the UT command is still greyed out
I tried resetting him as a Sector Trader - which was accepted
But still the UT command is greyed out
I am completely stumped
It says he is a level 10 pilot and I seem to have all the requirements
but the command is not active
so something is either amiss or missing...
Does he have to have weapons?
Guides I read often say not to give them weapons so they wont try to fight it out
How can one distinguish what kind of pilot training he has?
Is there a way
Thanks for suggestions
The ship does not have CLS software
I undocked and cleared the homebase and issued the 'none' command
But the UT command is still greyed out
I tried resetting him as a Sector Trader - which was accepted
But still the UT command is greyed out
I am completely stumped
It says he is a level 10 pilot and I seem to have all the requirements
but the command is not active
so something is either amiss or missing...
Does he have to have weapons?
Guides I read often say not to give them weapons so they wont try to fight it out
How can one distinguish what kind of pilot training he has?
Is there a way
Thanks for suggestions
I have 4 Sector Traders, all Argon Mercs, which have Senior Paymaster pilots and none of them have an active UT command
- it's greyed out in all cases
Very frustrating
I began this game in 2016 on the X-treme start and gave up on it after a couple of months because the going was so slow.
At that time I did not even have enough money or rank to buy a Nova.
I uninstalled the game and kept the save
I reinstalled some weeks ago and continued with the save....
Could that be it?
Did something change in the meantime?
Was there an update?
- it's greyed out in all cases
Very frustrating
I began this game in 2016 on the X-treme start and gave up on it after a couple of months because the going was so slow.
At that time I did not even have enough money or rank to buy a Nova.
I uninstalled the game and kept the save
I reinstalled some weeks ago and continued with the save....
Could that be it?
Did something change in the meantime?
Was there an update?
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Was your game back in 2016 vanilla, and is your current install vanilla too?
The last X3:R update was 2.5 in Dec 2007. Is your game updated/patched to v 2.5?
If from Steam, have you verified the gamefiles cache? If from DVD you can download and install the Patch 1.0-2.5 from here over the top of your current game install to maybe correct any issues with your gamefiles. It might be worth checking that you have the correct/current Bonus Pack installed too.
If after all these checks and no change such that your UTs are still broken then you might have to consider a fresh gamestart.
The last X3:R update was 2.5 in Dec 2007. Is your game updated/patched to v 2.5?
If from Steam, have you verified the gamefiles cache? If from DVD you can download and install the Patch 1.0-2.5 from here over the top of your current game install to maybe correct any issues with your gamefiles. It might be worth checking that you have the correct/current Bonus Pack installed too.
If after all these checks and no change such that your UTs are still broken then you might have to consider a fresh gamestart.
A dog has a master; a cat has domestic staff.
That's what I thought - the recent X3 update was only for TC & AP
I'm 99% sure it was with the Bonus Pack installed
And I have it installed this time too
I've always known about the BP and there is no reason I would have knowingly played without it
I didn't use any mods either since I like to uplink to the rankings just to track progress
Recently on two occasions Sector Traders suddenly alerted me - Incoming Message
They were just parked in a Fab in their sector
So I just restarted them as Sector Traders
Is there any significance in that?
Why would a ST alert or contact me?
Maybe i just have to accept it wont work and play on without UTs
My goal is to complete the storyline and move on to TC
I already completed the plots in BtF and X2
I just hope that if it is some kind of save or game corruption issue I will still be able to complete the storyline
I'm 99% sure it was with the Bonus Pack installed
And I have it installed this time too
I've always known about the BP and there is no reason I would have knowingly played without it
I didn't use any mods either since I like to uplink to the rankings just to track progress
Recently on two occasions Sector Traders suddenly alerted me - Incoming Message
They were just parked in a Fab in their sector
So I just restarted them as Sector Traders
Is there any significance in that?
Why would a ST alert or contact me?
Maybe i just have to accept it wont work and play on without UTs
My goal is to complete the storyline and move on to TC
I already completed the plots in BtF and X2
I just hope that if it is some kind of save or game corruption issue I will still be able to complete the storyline
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Doing the verify/patch install might just fix your UTs ....
It cannot hurt - unless you were/are modded.
If you are saying you got blank incoming messages from your STs, then that sounds like an old ship naming issue - such as not being allowed to have square brackets in the ship names.
It cannot hurt - unless you were/are modded.
If you are saying you got blank incoming messages from your STs, then that sounds like an old ship naming issue - such as not being allowed to have square brackets in the ship names.
Last edited by Alan Phipps on Wed, 18. Apr 18, 20:23, edited 1 time in total.
A dog has a master; a cat has domestic staff.
Since this is Reunion I went and digged (dug?) a bit around and found this
MFG
Ketraar
Hope that helpsFor Universe traders:
Fight Command Software MKI
Fight Command Software MKII
At least 25MJ of shielding - can be made up of 5*5MJ if you cant get 25MJ shields, but I'd recommend getting the maximum that your TS can hold as soon as possible, there's a lot of time and credits invested in a UT
MFG
Ketraar
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