X3TC Orbital weapons Platforms.

[Spaceweed Adict]

Ok looking at my sector manifest OWP's are listed as ships.
Ok as it seems we can't buy these things anywere as I've not seen them listed in any shipyard, then being listed as a ship is it possible to capture one

Or may be they come under the same rules as Lazer towers so anyone got any ideas were to get hold of there things.

[jordan kirwan]

borading them since they are classed as an M1
then transfer a jumpdrive and e-cells
if you got the PHQ tow it very closly install a docking computer then RE

[Alec_trev]

does that really work?

[palm911]

can you tow player owned ships?

[Spaceweed Adict]

Arr right yer I new they were capital ship class.
So it is possible to capture them then. Nice

Good idea there jordan kirwan with the jumpdrive was wondering how to move them to my home sector & ofcourse being ships the same rules apply but once jumped to another sector I take it you have to tow them into position as there not able to move under there own steam.

Hmm like the idea of docking them to your HQ can then reverse engineer them and produce your own. Cool

Hmm haven't done the missions yet for the PHQ but when I do I'll bear that in mind. Wouldn't of thought of that jordan kirwan. sneaky

Thanks for the info.

Now just a matter of getting my marines up to scratch as there's a few platforms I got my eye on

[ivak]

Sorry to disappoint you, but "the selected target ship cannot be boarded".

[DocIceT]

Have a look here for some more comments on orbital weapons platforms.

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http://forum.egosoft.com/viewtopic.php?t=225968
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Confirms the story so far. People want them (and better with ships) but they cannot be bought or stolen despite the sound theory behind exploiting their ship-like appearance.

[Spaceweed Adict]

Hmm so they can't be captured then
Stange OWP's were available in XTM wonder why they naffed them in TC.

Don't care thou am still going to have a go at capturing one.

And if I can't have one no other bloody race is going to have them either

[Kor'ah]

Nice of Egosoft for adding the perfect toy for keeping our billion credit complexes safe and then not allow us to buy them.

[ivak]

It just happened that i have a few skilled marines readily available; the above message is the result from my boarding attempt at certain Paranid small weapons platform. But you can always check it for yourself.

[Spaceweed Adict]

It just happened that i have a few skilled marines readily available; the above message is the result from my boarding attempt at certain Paranid small weapons platform. But you can always check it for yourself.

Well as the old saying go's ivak "If at first you don't succeed"

Well I've almost got 20 marines fully trained and if them an my Cobra can't do it well I guess it can't be done.

Still haven't found a bloody boarding pod for my cobra yet thou
But when I do the OWP is my first target.

I'll send the pod in first and the rest can go on a little space walk

[pjknibbs]

Nice of Egosoft for adding the perfect toy for keeping our billion credit complexes safe and then not allow us to buy them.

How is an OWP the "perfect toy"? They don't move and their shielding is pathetic--you'd be better off having an M7 or an M2 patrolling the sector containing your complex!

[SoggyGoat]

Hi,

You may not be able to buy them, but I was able to sell a Small OWP for about 20M, which was nice. I use ThisIsHarsh's NPC Bailing Addon and get them abandoned from time to time in a sector with a lot of Pirate activity.

I transferred over a jumpdrive, some eCells and a docking computer and sent it to a sector with a shipyard. Hauled it over to the SY with a TB in my Elephant, teleported in and docked with the SY. Recovered equipment and sold it. I also stopped on the way to fix up the hull to 100%.

S.G.

[ttheobald]

I've found that several of the wrecks scattered around (and really only accessible via salvage mods) are OWPs. One can salvage those once the salvage mod is in the game.

Although they have no inherent mobility of their own, you may install a jump-drive and give them energy cells. Instruct it to jump to the sector you want it in (do NOT ride in it - you don't want to be right in the path of whatever is coming out the jump-gate, and if you send it ahead it will get clear), and then tow it into position.

Other than that, as other posters have pointed out, you'll have to do a more direct modification to the game.

T

Edit: when I say 'salvage' I'm referring to the "Utilize and Repair Debris" script found here: http://forum.egosoft.com/viewtopic.php?t=232573

T

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[pjknibbs]

This thread is three years old, you know?