X3AP Problem with getting TL pilot to deliver a Station for me (Beginner Question)
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X3AP Problem with getting TL pilot to deliver a Station for me (Beginner Question)
It's X3AP and I'm playing the Terran gamestart. I'm trying to set up my first factory and it's in Terran Space.
I want a factory from the Shipyard in the Moon Sector but when i comm the Captain of The Moon's local TL (a Terran Atmos Lifter) there is no option to ask him to go to the Shipyard or deliver something for me.
Am i forgetting something here?
Do i need to do something in particular to make the option to deliver a factory appear in the TL's comms?
Cheers
I want a factory from the Shipyard in the Moon Sector but when i comm the Captain of The Moon's local TL (a Terran Atmos Lifter) there is no option to ask him to go to the Shipyard or deliver something for me.
Am i forgetting something here?
Do i need to do something in particular to make the option to deliver a factory appear in the TL's comms?
Cheers
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Hiring a TL ?
Just a note. I got so frustrated with hiring TLs that I gave up on it. It's a pain getting the station where you want. Their turning radius makes it impossible to correct a navigation mistake in real time. And they don't listen very well either. I figured I could board one or buy one almost faster than hiring one. I've waited for my own TL ever since.
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Re: Hiring a TL ?
That's only an issue while the TL is IS and it's not unique to hired TLs.Bill Huntington wrote:Just a note. I got so frustrated with hiring TLs that I gave up on it. It's a pain getting the station where you want. Their turning radius makes it impossible to correct a navigation mistake in real time. And they don't listen very well either. I figured I could board one or buy one almost faster than hiring one. I've waited for my own TL ever since.
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To be clear on some of the problems. The hired TL wouldn't usually go to where it was supposed to in a straight line or even a curved line. I did much better when I got in front and told it to follow me. Then when I got close it meandered. I might have been better off letting it get close with me OOS. It's been a while, so I don't remember more.
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I used to think this was the case but in X3AP Terran Space it seems to be different.DrSuperEvil wrote:Supply TLs that can be hired are always found in sectors with a shipyard unless they are carrying a station already (board them then).
Currently i'm playing the Terran gamestart and i've been sticking to Terran Space exclusively and so far i havn't found any supply ships in any Shipyard sectors. The only supply ships i've seen are the Ice Miner and Mobile Mining Base and they are found working elsewhere.
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I haven't checked myself, but are the Terran Supply TL's homebased at any specific station types? If so that would probably be a faster way of locating one, just fly to that all of the stations of that type in the sector and check Owned Ships. Maybe they don't have home bases set though, I don't know. Just an ideaDrSuperEvil wrote:Problem with Terran space is all the stations have a huge displacement radius which throws ships in a large radius when entering the sector. Finding them in Aldrin is near impossible due to the planetoid.
Terran Have 3 Supply TLs and 4 Ice Miner TLs unlike other races which have 6 Supply TLs each.
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Most Job ships dont have a home base. They just wonder around doing their thing and get removed when their task is done or are "asked" to leave.
Before I have my own TL I make it a habit to hire any Supply TL I come across in systems where shipyards sell stations I might buy eventually. Since the captain was foolish enough to charge per gate instead of time, I dont see a reason why it cant just wait for me to need it.
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Ketraar
Before I have my own TL I make it a habit to hire any Supply TL I come across in systems where shipyards sell stations I might buy eventually. Since the captain was foolish enough to charge per gate instead of time, I dont see a reason why it cant just wait for me to need it.
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Hi,Ketraar wrote:Most Job ships dont have a home base. They just wonder around doing their thing and get removed when their task is done or are "asked" to leave.
Before I have my own TL I make it a habit to hire any Supply TL I come across in systems where shipyards sell stations I might buy eventually. Since the captain was foolish enough to charge per gate instead of time, I dont see a reason why it cant just wait for me to need it.
MFG
Ketraar
With the additional benefit that you can send them to safe places once your marines require training
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