Martin Wiinholt Posted December 10, 2001 Report Share Posted December 10, 2001 Does anyone know how to retrieve an FC whose pilot (no copilot) has been killed, but is otherwise almost intact (green with minor damages)? Sending SC's with Tow/Deliver orders only makes the SC's leave them 0,2 kms from the CC, but short of actually giving them to the CC, and the same goes for stations. I just can't figure out a way to make them return to base ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vixef Posted December 10, 2001 Report Share Posted December 10, 2001 Tow the fighter with your CC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Wiinholt Posted December 10, 2001 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2001 And then dock at a station ? I'll try it out. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scorchedearth Posted December 10, 2001 Report Share Posted December 10, 2001 Page 48, section 6.8 of the manual explains how to do what you want.[ 12-10-2001: Message edited by: Blerm ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roberto Posted December 10, 2001 Report Share Posted December 10, 2001 If you tractor it with your CC, then you can bring it aboard, providing you have power to your launch control, and also to the tractor beam on your CC. I think you can select 'DELIVER TO...' Option for your SC too, but I cant remember off hand without trying it out myself so I may be wrong on that one, but doesnt mean you cant try it anyway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Wiinholt Posted December 10, 2001 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2001 Thanks guys, it works just fine. True enough, in the manual it says that you can retrieve your own ships that way. I just didn't make the connection. Very cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Bayley Posted December 11, 2001 Report Share Posted December 11, 2001 I found a minor problem with retrieving an FC the way you just described. I had the power to the launch bay turned off (as a security measure). The first time I locked on with the tractor beam, I was asked if I wanted to retrieve it and I said yes. Then, I was reminded that there was no power to the launch bay. So I went and restored power but I was not given another chance to retrieve the FC. I tried several times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otholo Posted December 11, 2001 Report Share Posted December 11, 2001 Greybeard I had the same problem, so I left the fighter there and docked at a station. After docking I went back to retrieve the fighter (I made sure launch control was on this time of course) and then it let me pick it up. Give that a try. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supreme Cmdr Posted December 11, 2001 Report Share Posted December 11, 2001 quote:Originally posted by Greybeard: I found a minor problem with retrieving an FC the way you just described. I had the power to the launch bay turned off (as a security measure). The first time I locked on with the tractor beam, I was asked if I wanted to retrieve it and I said yes. Then, I was reminded that there was no power to the launch bay. So I went and restored power but I was not given another chance to retrieve the FC. I tried several times.That sounds like a bug. Will look into it right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supreme Cmdr Posted December 12, 2001 Report Share Posted December 12, 2001 quote:Originally posted by Supreme Cmdr: That sounds like a bug. Will look into it right now.I checked this out and its not a bug. It works just fine. I suspect that you still had the tractor beam engaged when you went and turned on power to launch control. That WON'T work. In a case like this, you have to disengage the tractor, turn power back on, then recapture the craft. You will then be prompted again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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