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[Shields]

Hi folks!

I'm still in the training academy testing everything. Here ar a few questions:

1. After launching a probe, I click on the Tac Ops comuter as per P22 of the manual to "Select Probe Region" option. I can't find the option. (?)

2. I can approach the STS Wayfarer without difficulty but trying to get the AI to fly to the ODS and the Ter/Mil supply Station results in a meanering route around the local area turning and twisting. How come?

3. In the CVD Systems Status Relay (SSR), the ship's systems appear in a faded red colour. P26 states that sytems in red are destroyed and inoperable. Mine are all 100% okay. Why the red?

[Emmett.hendrick]

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1. After launching a probe, I click on the Tac Ops comuter as per P22 of the manual to "Select Probe Region" option. I can't find the option. (?)

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Click on the probe icon on the right hand side of the Tacops display and you will see the option you seek!

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3. In the CVD Systems Status Relay (SSR), the ship's systems appear in a faded red colour. P26 states that sytems in red are destroyed and inoperable. Mine are all 100% okay. Why the red?

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CVD shows damaged ships systems as a bright red when damaged and the default display(no damage) is a darker or dull red - trust me when you have damage you will see the difference

[Shields]

Thanks, fellas.

I've gone on and now I find that I can't get a SCENE map of a planet surface using the ZOOM without going below 50 miles and plunging toward the surface with the CC. Left clicking the mouse past a point on the global map results in blackness. What is the drill for stabilizing near a planet and having a close look at what's there?

TIA

[Emmett.hendrick]

Not exactly 100% sure what you mean but if you mean zooming in on the TACOPS map then you can use the fine zoom buttons to fine tune your zoom level(I don't have the manual in front of me but I think its HOME/END I am probably wrong but check the manual it is there - or your keyboard appendix/sheet)

[Shields]

Thanks, Emmett. I solved the surface scan difficulty. The problem began with the manual P30. The wording could be improved (that from a technical writer).

Going back to the probe question. I launched another probe and gave it an order to jump to the next region. The order was displayed in the NID/PLS and the TCO/probe order menu. However, the probe remained outside the CC at zero range and its reflection on the TACSCAN was a fluttering, unstable icon. Any idea what that was about? Also, I couldn't find the VIEW PROBE REGION command on the probe orders menu in the TCO as it is (badly) described on P23 of the manual. Could you be more specific on that?

TIA