Unable to start taxi missions

[STyx2909]

2 over 3 missions in which I am supposed to pick-up some guy and move it elsewhere are not starting.
I am of course, speaking with them to initiate it, but nothing happens.

It worked once.

Any ideas why?

[Alan Phipps]

Sometimes, but not always, the taxi missions fail to progress because either the station where you pick up or the destination station do not have a built and working S/M dock at that time. Also sometimes the destination is a ship rather than a station when you would need to be in an S ship for the job.

What do the mission briefings say and, if active, where does the mission guidance point?

[Pesanur]

You have enough room in your ship? You need to have at least one free crew slot to accommodate the passenger. You are not going to pretend to carry him/her sitting in the floor.

[Alan Phipps]

I'm pretty sure you get told if you don't have passenger space, and maybe when you need an S ship too. This could be a strange issue at play and so we'd need some more details of what you see in-game.

[STyx2909]

I came upon the taxi mission where they missed their ship and need to get back to it.
Did one, and it worked well.
Next one doesn't start. 8-/

Yes, I have room in my ship.
I performed a new one - some guy wishing to leave his current station - and it worked.
It is obscure why it fails, and this is my main complain about this game.

[Alan Phipps]

Yes, a 'missed my ship' would need an S ship taxi to land there.

[STyx2909]

Got an S size ship.

[Nanook]

I came upon the taxi mission where they missed their ship and need to get back to it.
Did one, and it worked well.
Next one doesn't start. 8-/...

It's unclear to me what you mean by "doesn't start". Could you explain at what point the mission fails?

[STyx2909]

I mean, when I go to the customer an speak to him, nothing happens, hence, mission doesn't start. Happened 2 times over 5.

[Alan Phipps]

OK thanks. This sounds like an old, old issue that effects certain players more than others but the reasons are a mystery. Saving, perhaps restarting the game, and reloading seems to be the workaround. (You have even reported in another thread the non-responsive transporter issue mentioned in that link too.)

[STyx2909]

OK thanks. This sounds like an old, old issue that effects certain players more than others but the reasons are a mystery. Saving, perhaps restarting the game, and reloading seems to be the workaround.

Ok, thanks.
Can we expect a fix in next version?
I mean v7

[Alan Phipps]

Probably unlikely as saving/loading usually fixes things and so the devs have absolutely nothing they can investigate. Sorry for that.