[MOD] Build Small Ships (beta)

[stb.rweckener]

I have install and aktivate this mod, but there are no shiptraders at the S/M shipyards and i have no idea... (sorry my english is ...)

[Berserk Knight]

I have install and aktivate this mod, but there are no shiptraders at the S/M shipyards and i have no idea... (sorry my english is ...)

Did you start a new game?

[stb.rweckener]

@Berserk Knight, no i did not start a new game, it is an 4ingamedayssave...

[toepick]

Thank you for this.. you modders are going to fix this game before the Devs do.. kinda funny that.

I take it this requires a new game start?

[Berserk Knight]

Sorry for the late reply. Been busy playing the game after my modding frenzy.

@toepick : Yes.
@stb.rweckener : You need to start a new game. Well, I suppose you could build your own medium shipyard and that one could potentially work, but I'd still recommend starting a new game.

[stb.rweckener]

@Berserk Knight
I test to build my own medium shipyard...

[toepick]

I'm really hoping to see some progress with this. I've been nabbing M and S ships via captures or just save editing to play around with them and they seem sort of broken. They work but are easy to glitch out and bounce or get stuck inside objects. I've also had some perma follow my ship after being assigned to different commanders or stations.

What do you do to get them working? I have managed to build a Hymir.. which is supposed to be a mining ship..when I give it the command to mine it moves than stops and starts following me again. It seems to want to mine gas tho.. I have the mining mod installed (can't remember exact name), also have two collector drones and one lifter drone (in case it needs it to offload).

Any suggestions? lol

edit to add: is it that I have to assign them to a manager at a station or ship that 'I' own (ie built).. hired a manager but there doesn't seem to be a way to get them to work in a station that you do not own I guess.

edit2 - no way to upgrade medium ships.. so sold and built new Dwalin, this one comes with mining laser.. and put the right drones on it (surface miner, the scoup ones are for gas mining). Will see if this works any better.. will update.

Final Edit - the final issue or bug maybe seems to be that there is no option for 'active mining' when you hail the ship. I don't have a capital mining ship so maybe it is exclusive to those. Until than I'm stuck with hand holding the mining ship that won't use its mining laser lol

[Baconnaise]

I'm really hoping to see some progress with this. I've been nabbing M and S ships via captures or just save editing to play around with them and they seem sort of broken. They work but are easy to glitch out and bounce or get stuck inside objects. I've also had some perma follow my ship after being assigned to different commanders or stations.

What do you do to get them working? I have managed to build a Hymir.. which is supposed to be a mining ship..when I give it the command to mine it moves than stops and starts following me again. It seems to want to mine gas tho.. I have the mining mod installed (can't remember exact name), also have two collector drones and one lifter drone (in case it needs it to offload).

Any suggestions? lol

edit to add: is it that I have to assign them to a manager at a station or ship that 'I' own (ie built).. hired a manager but there doesn't seem to be a way to get them to work in a station that you do not own I guess.

edit2 - no way to upgrade medium ships.. so sold and built new Dwalin, this one comes with mining laser.. and put the right drones on it (surface miner, the scoup ones are for gas mining). Will see if this works any better.. will update.

Final Edit - the final issue or bug maybe seems to be that there is no option for 'active mining' when you hail the ship. I don't have a capital mining ship so maybe it is exclusive to those. Until than I'm stuck with hand holding the mining ship that won't use its mining laser lol

I haven't had issues (besides what I described with the perma follow) assigning the M or S ships to commanders or managers. The mining ones usually have a drone or three. The gigurums trading ships are what usually perma follow me and not always either. I've capped ones via a save edit in Omicron and they will eventually get to my sector in Albion since tthey use the lanes to travel. My problem with fighters (usually a sentinel variant as they're the best) is they either follow you until they get assigned or they just sit in the zone and patrol forever. The dwalin and hymir are what I've messed with the least. Betavers I tried briefly but didn't double check them to make sure they actually mined as the patches kept coming. The mod to build all the other types of ships then sort of took my focus with the hybrid rahanas and terran vessels.

They can be assigned and seem to be used or work. This was a few patches ago though and it did have issues. It's not even certain if they actually collect resources in any meaningful way. If they bugged out and followed me all the time I sold them or edited the save back to original owner. I even had one follow me after I sold it when the pilot and ship were clearly under new ownership in the save.