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sthakker
Joined: 09 Oct 2006 Posts: 104 on topic

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Posted: Sun, 6. Feb 11, 07:40 Post subject: Stupid TL |
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Hello,
Anyone know an easy way to get the TLs to get to the nearest shipyard?
I am in Grand Exchange, and the TL there doesnt give me the option to hire him. So I go to another sector and get a paranid TL, bring him all the way to teladi space and then ask him to go to shipyard... he says ok, the aimlessly flys off into the distance.. I have been trying for over an hour to get him to dock.... What the hell....
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Carlo the Curious

Joined: 05 Mar 2007 Posts: 15622 on topic Location: London, UK

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Posted: Sun, 6. Feb 11, 07:57 Post subject: |
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Leave the sector - that lets him navigate without worrying about collisions.
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TTD

Joined: 06 Jul 2008 Posts: 10906 on topic Location: Wiltshire,UK

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brattbags01
Joined: 12 Nov 2009 Posts: 823 on topic Location: Restaraunt at the end of the universe

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Posted: Sun, 6. Feb 11, 13:21 Post subject: |
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Buy your own TL as soon as you can.
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ComedianGR
Joined: 22 Nov 2010 Posts: 288 on topic

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Posted: Sun, 6. Feb 11, 13:48 Post subject: |
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brattbags01 wrote: |
Buy your own TL as soon as you can. |
^^This and equip it with E-cells to sorten the travel time.
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sthakker
Joined: 09 Oct 2006 Posts: 104 on topic

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Posted: Sun, 6. Feb 11, 15:22 Post subject: |
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Thanks... All I have is about 30Million... whats the cheapest one? Let me try leaving the sector and see what happens...
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TTD

Joined: 06 Jul 2008 Posts: 10906 on topic Location: Wiltshire,UK

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Rogue

 
Joined: 06 Nov 2002 Posts: 682 on topic Location: A place neither ethereal nor corporeal

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Posted: Sun, 6. Feb 11, 17:17 Post subject: |
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TTD wrote: |
Split Elephant for around 17M
Unless you have some marines well trained....erhmm |
Always my preferred purchase method
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Cykonaut
Joined: 30 Jan 2011 Posts: 103 on topic

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Posted: Sun, 6. Feb 11, 17:45 Post subject: |
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When I hired the mammoth it was listed as my property until the job was done. Maybe giving orders through your property menu will work better.
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Triaxx2
Joined: 29 Dec 2009 Posts: 7143 on topic

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Posted: Sun, 6. Feb 11, 18:59 Post subject: |
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Elephant is nice, so is the Ryu. (Ryu is my preferred board.) I also like the Orca. It's 21 m/s slower than the Elephant, but only 10,000 cargo lighter than the Mammoth. And it's far cheaper than the Mammoth. (Unless you're boarding, then they're all more or less free.)
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cmdnenad

 
Joined: 08 Dec 2010 Posts: 599 on topic

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Posted: Sun, 6. Feb 11, 19:40 Post subject: |
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brattbags01 wrote: |
Buy your own TL as soon as you can. |
No need to buy one. There's plenty of free ones floating around. 
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brattbags01
Joined: 12 Nov 2009 Posts: 823 on topic Location: Restaraunt at the end of the universe

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Posted: Sun, 6. Feb 11, 20:04 Post subject: |
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cmdnenad wrote: |
brattbags01 wrote: |
Buy your own TL as soon as you can. |
No need to buy one. There's plenty of free ones floating around.  |

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Zloth
Joined: 20 Jan 2009 Posts: 436 on topic

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Posted: Sun, 6. Feb 11, 21:37 Post subject: Re: Stupid TL |
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sthakker wrote: |
Hello,
Anyone know an easy way to get the TLs to get to the nearest shipyard?
I am in Grand Exchange, and the TL there doesnt give me the option to hire him. So I go to another sector and get a paranid TL, bring him all the way to teladi space and then ask him to go to shipyard... he says ok, the aimlessly flys off into the distance.. I have been trying for over an hour to get him to dock.... What the hell.... |
The TL there doesn't let you hire? I wonder if that's one of the citizen TLs (casino, hospital ship, something like that). You need to find the supply TL - you can hire that one. If you can't find it, it could be off placing a station somewhere or the Xenon could have blown it away. You could go east then south to hire one in Queen's Retribution.
With 30 million you can buy any TL you want, too. Mammoths are great but will use up almost all your credits - an Orca is almost as good and quite a bit cheaper. Go down to Queen's Ret and buy one, then send it south one sector and buy a jump drive for it. That will let you do those station building missions *real* easy for big money.
Of course, if you have NO RESPECT AT ALL FOR NPC RIGHTS, then I suppose you could MURDER the UNARMED crew of some TL and fly it yourself. Better bring nose plugs and some bleach for wiping their guts off the cockpit window.
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brucewarren
Joined: 26 Mar 2008 Posts: 1748 on topic

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Posted: Sun, 6. Feb 11, 21:43 Post subject: |
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NPCs have rights?
Occasionally a supply TL won't let you hire them if they are already
on a contract. Eg replacing a station someone has, erm, accidently destroyed.
Of course if that's the case and you board them, you can get a free
station into the bargain.
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Zloth
Joined: 20 Jan 2009 Posts: 436 on topic

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Posted: Sun, 6. Feb 11, 21:52 Post subject: |
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Oh, I see how it is. You're going to ignore their rights just because they are reality challenged! 
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