That is some fantastic effort! Congratulations!!!
Don't forget there are 4 different types of Kha'ak Cluster, gotta catch them all! https://www.elite-games.ru/x3tc/xtcships_khaak.shtml
I guess it's time for me to roll back to my 1.0.1 save, huh...
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That is some fantastic effort! Congratulations!!!
Found 3 types of Clusters and captured one per type. The 4th doesn't appear in this mission, as seen from SRST.pck and 2.02 Kha'ak Plot.pck.nponoBegHuk wrote: ↑Sat, 16. Mar 19, 02:14Don't forget there are 4 different types of Kha'ak Cluster, gotta catch them all! https://www.elite-games.ru/x3tc/xtcships_khaak.shtml
You're absolutely correct.UnknownObject wrote: ↑Sat, 16. Mar 19, 12:44The 4th doesn't appear in this mission, as seen from SRST.pck and 2.02 Kha'ak Plot.pck.
nponoBegHuk wrote: ↑Sat, 16. Mar 19, 13:53
A couple of questions if you don't mind:Regarding the capture itself, I guess maximum combat rank helps. How do you make sure the cluster doesn't target you initially? I guess spawning them in A148 or Nathan's Voyage is best for these, so they can target a NPC ship instead of you. Can you provide more tips for a successful capture? Any chance of a video?
- Can you personally fly these ships or they act like drones?
- Can they mount any weapons? (game files say you can't, but you never know)
- Can you Reverse Engineer and build more of them?
- Can you provide a clean screenshot with all 3 different Clusters in the same picture? I just want to marvel at them for a while
Thanks for the information. I will try to make a recording once I'm back from work. Will also need to update the top post at some point...UnknownObject wrote: ↑Sat, 16. Mar 19, 14:57Could you record the video on your own, please, if you have time?
Thanks again for providing your savefile, I managed to record a Cluster capture with it. The video will appear after upload is finished here: https://youtu.be/0WHgYGqh-jMnponoBegHuk wrote: ↑Sat, 16. Mar 19, 19:53Thanks for the information. I will try to make a recording once I'm back from work.UnknownObject wrote: ↑Sat, 16. Mar 19, 14:57Could you record the video on your own, please, if you have time?
Thank you for the efforts!nponoBegHuk wrote: ↑Mon, 18. Mar 19, 07:24
Enjoy - if you can - the FPS is terrible. My old PC can't do any better, sorry. I will upload a video with #cafe capture sometime later this week if you still need it.
I ran your game in 1.3 - everything was much smoother.UnknownObject wrote: ↑Mon, 18. Mar 19, 13:56It seems there is a problem in my savegame, not hardware. I hope after installing a patch FPS will return to normal.
I've spent a couple of days trying different approaches to this, I think at this point I'm confident enough to provide my own tips for this capture.UnknownObject wrote: ↑Sat, 16. Mar 19, 14:57If the cluster is moving at full speed (57 m/s) and not directly to my ship, it wouldn't fall apart if approached. If spawned in the Unknown Sector, they target the Teladi Condor and, as the sector if vast, Clusters soon fall behind other ships with turrets (except M2s, but if Destroyers spawn, I reload the savegame). Then I ram a cluster from behind 1-2 times (not more, it would fall apart) and fire my single charged PPC.
Tried to capture an ordinary Cluster that appeared in Heavens' Assertion. Distracted it, rammed it, attacked it. 100 attempts without success.
Definitely. You could also use the same technique for searching for Aran if you're too lazy to look around (looking around is quicker). I used similar approach here when looking for Derelict Ships in AP. Can definitely be extended to look for hidden containers or whatever.UnknownObject wrote: ↑Sat, 23. Mar 19, 08:08Tried to capture an ordinary Cluster that appeared in Heavens' Assertion. Distracted it, rammed it, attacked it. 100 attempts without success.
Now i'm seeking Xenon Unknown Object (Sargon's ship). It was said to appear in the UFJD sector (though no mentions of the object have been found in game files). The actual patch was 2.0 when these posts were written.
Could finding the ship be automatized?
(0. Saving the game into slot #1
1. Unfocussed jump.
2. Saving the game into slot #2
3. Activating Script Editor
4. A script checks if there is Sargon's ship, Plasma Beam Cannon, Tri-Beam Cannon or Fusion Beam Cannon.
5. If nothing of them has been found, reload save #1 and repeat actions).
Thank you in advance! Maybe, it's possible to make an AutoHotKey script like this?nponoBegHuk wrote: ↑Sat, 23. Mar 19, 12:10EDIT: can you link any of the posts talking about Xenon Unknown Object and the beam weapons you mentioned? I'd like to read them too. It's OK if it's in russian.
Ingame script done - uploading example here https://youtu.be/4fNemQU06PUUnknownObject wrote: ↑Sat, 23. Mar 19, 12:38Thank you in advance! Maybe, it's possible to make an AutoHotKey script like this?
Done. Get the bot here https://mega.nz/#!wNAEkIZQ!sbmVbSYge3qh ... RL1tzXu0MsnponoBegHuk wrote: ↑Sat, 23. Mar 19, 13:33Will do a couple of test and make AHK script. This will take a little longer. Stay tuned.UnknownObject wrote: ↑Sat, 23. Mar 19, 12:38Thank you in advance! Maybe, it's possible to make an AutoHotKey script like this?
Ran the thing overnight.nponoBegHuk wrote: ↑Sun, 24. Mar 19, 01:40This is a crude remake from an unreleased version of my hyperion bot, don't expect it to work flawlessly...
I'll try it soon.nponoBegHuk wrote: ↑Sun, 24. Mar 19, 10:44Ran the thing overnight.nponoBegHuk wrote: ↑Sun, 24. Mar 19, 01:40This is a crude remake from an unreleased version of my hyperion bot, don't expect it to work flawlessly...
- 10 Arans
- 61 OCR errors due to bad script timings / suns messing up OCR
- 541 Nothing found
I used 2.0, but this works with any version. I definitely recommend increasing the wait times now that I used it for a while.UnknownObject wrote: ↑Sun, 24. Mar 19, 20:38I'll try it soon.nponoBegHuk wrote: ↑Sun, 24. Mar 19, 10:44Ran the thing overnight.nponoBegHuk wrote: ↑Sun, 24. Mar 19, 01:40This is a crude remake from an unreleased version of my hyperion bot, don't expect it to work flawlessly...
- 10 Arans
- 61 OCR errors due to bad script timings / suns messing up OCR
- 541 Nothing found
What is the game version which you used for testing?
Please download the updated files
Several people on russian forums reported spotting Xenon Unknown Object in the UFJD sector. Even though it's extremely unlikely to be true, at least in vanilla game, we still decided to give it a try.
Yep, clearly an oversight on my part. But after ~2000 reloads and no Unknown Objects spotted doestn't seem like it's worth shortening my SSD lifespan pursuing this any further...