Cycrow wrote: ↑Mon, 1. Apr 24, 19:25
The Terran spy plot only limits access to Terran Sectors if you do the FL plot starts. Any other start its just an extra plot, but all others should still be available without doing it (Terran sectors should be available from the start too).
This save is an "OTAS Technician" start, and the terran sectors were not (and are still not) available from the start. The Holy Vision / Void cluster was linked via a gate in Perpetual Sin, the player HQ was in The Void Zeta, and the Hub was linking Rolk's Demise and Bright Aurora.
Since "OTAS Technician" is a "Challenging Sandbox" start, I assumed the guidance WRT the TC plot from the "TC/AP Plots for FL" thread applied, i.e.
Farnham's Legacy, Expanded Sandbox and Challenging Sandbox Groups
Available via TC-FL link plot
Must have completed the Terran Spy Plot (FL)
Terran Rank: >= Citizen (0)
Starts in Elenas Fortune Alpha
I have never been at appropriate notoriety for OFF, and while I have been to Elysium of Light, there was no sign of the Goner plot there. The Ozias is, but no Avens, no book mission-icon, no plot.
The other TC plots I don't actually remember how to start, but IIRC most of them are gated by the main plot or require Boron / Argon rank... Which I've never had, as I pretty much went straight to stealing all their ships.
I have not seen any sign of any plots whatsoever TBH, but then I haven't been actively looking for them either. Which would be an appropriate test?
Cycrow wrote: ↑Mon, 1. Apr 24, 19:25
The guild recruitment missions should always be available once you hit the right conditions.
Uh, vOv? I don't see any missions at any of the guild HQs, and I'm pretty sure I meet the requirements for at least Assassins and Bounty Hunters.
Cycrow wrote: ↑Mon, 1. Apr 24, 19:25It wont fix the existing ships, but it should prevent it from creating more. If you check the docked ships, do they still show as various races rather than Pirates?
Those two ships each had >4000 fighters docked, of random races. I have destroyed them with the cheat menu again, currently waiting to see if they return and in what state.
Ed. Scratch all that. I just started a fresh "OTAS Technician" game, the terran sectors are connected, Goner plot shows up fine, etc. etc.
Clearly something went horribly wrong with my save way back at the beginning... Which really, really sucks TBH, but then I guess that's what I get for playing beta releases. Oh well, such is life.