1.20 BUG Tutorial Claiming abandoned ships

[JetCheOff]

Twice now I've come upon (or should I say one of my freighters did) an abandoned ship, both times I followed the steps in the tutorial for claiming, but both times after scanning there was no sparkly to override with to gain entrance.

So both times I missed out on getting another ship.

[Alan Phipps]

Yes, unfortunately the tutorial fails to recognise that if the target is a size M ship or larger then the claiming method is not to look for leaks but is to send in one or more marines. The devs are aware of this and will address it in future builds.

[JetCheOff]

I also tried claiming the ship (using a save) which sent one marine that just circled the ship.

Are you saying that I should be using different steps to send marine(s) in?

[Calibretto]

I also tried claiming the ship (using a save) which sent one marine that just circled the ship.

Are you saying that I should be using different steps to send marine(s) in?

It helps to leave the Sector. When the player is not in present, physics/collisions are not calculated. Therefore the Marine can capture the ship easier.

[JeremyR]

I encountered an "S" ship (Perseus Vanguard) and was unable to claim it after trying all the various tricks: The "static" ball would simply never appear. Last night, the game autosaved while I was in a space suit outside the ship, and I decided to call it a night. Upon starting the game this evening, I heard the familiar background static and wondered, Could it be? Flew to the underside of the Perseus and, sure enough, there was that beautiful red ball. Worked like a charm at that point.

So if all else fails, perhaps save the game while suited up outside your would-be claim?

[RossBC]

Going to give these a go.
3rd reset of the game now -_-.
First game save was broken by the hotfix, thinking the last game could have been too -_-.
Thrid times a charm!

[JetCheOff]

I also tried claiming the ship (using a save) which sent one marine that just circled the ship.

Are you saying that I should be using different steps to send marine(s) in?

It helps to leave the Sector. When the player is not in present, physics/collisions are not calculated. Therefore the Marine can capture the ship easier.

Thanks, that worked great. I just transported out of the system and before I could even open the map the ship was claimed.