[#2933][Bug][7.10] Trade Option Missing From Cargo Drone (loadout)

[user1679]

Bug:

The "trade" option on the loadout screen is missing (and vanishes) for cargo drones. Can make autotrade malfunction.

Detail:

The save linked below is a "custom start (creative)" game with a L trader that has 2 cargo drones and 8 repair drones. In this case, the "trade" setting for the drones is missing right from the start. In past games, I have purchased a freighter from Argon Prime and it defaulted cargo drones to "trade" but if they are put on any of the "collect" options, the "trade" option disappears and cannot be manually set (NOTE: this problem is not showcased in the save linked below).

When the drones are set to "collect", autotrade will often break and not do anything because it thinks the ship is unable to trade. A workaround is to have your ship trade with another ship. This will automatically set the "trade" option but it will vanish again if you attempt to use the drones to "collect" drops in space.


cargo_drone_loadout_bug.7z - also contains debuglog.txt (GoFile, 10 day retention) Link updated 2024-10-18
video on Imgur showing the missing setting

[Tranxalive]

Oops... Sorry, we missed this one...
Can you reupload the folder?

[user1679]

Oops... Sorry, we missed this one...
Can you reupload the folder?

No problem, I updated the link for the file in the OP. The video link still works.

[user1679]

Bumping because this still exists in 7.50

[Ketraar]

This should be fixed in 7.60 Beta 1, more info on that you can read in the beta info topic.

MFG

Ketraar

[user1679]

This should be fixed in 7.60 Beta 1, more info on that you can read in the beta info topic.

MFG

Ketraar

Thank you, but that link only shows patch notes for Beta 2. The old notes from Beta 1 aren't there for historical reference.

[CBJ]

Er, yes they are. The Beta 2 notes are clearly marked at the bottom of the list, after the Beta 1 ones (unmarked).

[user1679]

Er, yes they are. The Beta 2 notes are clearly marked at the bottom of the list, after the Beta 1 ones (unmarked).

Ok, I see now. The formatting doesn't make sense to include unmarked Beta 1 notes and marked beta notes mixed in together, under a heading of "Beta 2" so I assumed they were all beta 2 based on the heading and thought the [beta 2] on some lines was just a copy/paste error. Usually you guys give each update its own heading.

So that brings me to the next point, the only mention of drones doesn't address the issue in this thread:

Fixed trades failing if all necessary cargo drones are temporarily busy.

The problem I reported is that the option is physically missing from the drone menu.