can't claim ship

[nightphreak]

unable to claim abandoned ship http://i65.tinypic.com/35mjq5j.png


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[Legionnaire]

You need Marines aboard to claim, get them from Wharfs(where i have got them through ship upgrades/crew). Not sure if you also need pilots for capturing and flying ships to where you want them.

[nightphreak]

just picked up a marine going to give it a try, thanks.

[Tyrant597]

Load up Marine like he said, and get close. The "Claim" option should light up. I have so far just tossed any random crew member into my ship and set them to be a 'marine' and claimed that way, idk if there's any benefit to using an actual marine. The marine will become the pilot of the new ship too. If it takes too long, just leave the sector. Pathfinding seems to be pretty jank atm.

[euclid]

There may be a signal leak at the ship which you need to decrypt by going EVA (fly close while your space suit scanner is active) to unlock the claim option.

Cheers Euclid

[Tyrant597]

There may be a signal leak at the ship which you need to decrypt by going EVA (fly close while your space suit scanner is active) to unlock the claim option.

Cheers Euclid

Yeah.. I know that's how it works for S ships, and it is probably supposed to work for M, but I haven't been able to locate a data leak on the derelict M ships, at least.

[Legionnaire]

I just hit a similar issue on a smaller ship, the decrypt item was there, but even after being told i had captured the ship it was still neutral.
I had to use the suit repair laser to hit the actual wiring once that was done the wiring vanished and the ship became mine.

Sidenote why is the Spacesuit so frustrating to control. Its a real struggle to get it to stop in a specific location, even if you are creeping at 1m/s.

Legionnaire

[Tyrant597]

I just hit a similar issue on a smaller ship, the decrypt item was there, but even after being told i had captured the ship it was still neutral.
I had to use the suit repair laser to hit the actual wiring once that was done the wiring vanished and the ship became mine.

Sidenote why is the Spacesuit so frustrating to control. Its a real struggle to get it to stop in a specific location, even if you are creeping at 1m/s.

Legionnaire

Spacesuit doesn't have flight assist Turn it off on your ship, and it's basically the same thing. Backspace stops your suit/ship fyi. Makes it easier to navigate tight spaces.