This subject was deleted before because I didn't have my signature set up correctly.
If I am still screwing up, please let me know.
Anyway, the problem was that if my shuttle was given a tow order, sometimes it will start towing and not do any other command. Sometimes it will not deliver to a station properly.
I believe I have found the problem, and a work-around for now.
The shuttle will hypersyace RIGHT NEXT to the object needing towing, therefore activating the towing procedure before even coming out of hyperspace! This seems to jam the AI because it doesnt believe it is towing the ship yet. When I tell it to disengage the tow, it targets an chases after the ship again! EDIT: Or, if you gave it a return to base order before disengaging the tow, it will start to return to base after disengaging.
My workaround for this problem was that if it does hyperspace on top and engages the tractor beam before it drops out of H/S, tell it to halt, disengage the tow, then give the halt order again, regardless of what it is about to do, then tell it to tow the ship again. Voila!
[ 06-16-2004, 12:38 AM: Message edited by: Ditto00 ]