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1850 days, 2 hours, 36 minutes ago

social assassin

Hello, I'm playing the Pirates in a game. If I tow a LDSF...

Hello,

I'm playing the Pirates in a game. If I tow a LDSF with my MCBR 84LY, with my "Primary Enemy" set to the appropriate race, what are the reasons the two ships would not fight and it(LDSF) would not be in my possession?

1850 days, 2 hours, 34 minutes ago

anekludov@yahoo.com

RE: Hello, I'm playing the Pirates in a game. If I tow a LDSF...

it's a hypothetical question or actual situation? check your alliance maybe

1850 days, 2 hours, 34 minutes ago

challengespaceyard

RE: Hello, I'm playing the Pirates in a game. If I tow a LDSF...

Even if you set your Primary Enemy correctly, no combat would take place if the friendly code(s) match, or if either ship has no fuel.

1850 days, 2 hours, 2 minutes ago

social assassin

RE: Hello, I'm playing the Pirates in a game. If I tow a LDSF...

So,

1) Same Friendly Codes or;
2) No Fuel on the LDSF

Assuming #2 is correct and #1 is not, the ship should be mine, as the Pirates have "Tow Capture".

Correct?

ANEKLUDOV, this is not hypothetical, it just happened and I'm scratching my head.

I am not in an Alliance with this race, I haven't even sent and Ambassador, I was cloaked the turn before so my presence was unknown.

My FC is totally random, I believe it was the one set at production.

1850 days, 1 hours, 52 minutes ago

anekludov@yahoo.com

RE: Hello, I'm playing the Pirates in a game. If I tow a LDSF...

you're sure fc is not _nbr_?

1850 days, 1 hours, 48 minutes ago

social assassin

RE: Hello, I'm playing the Pirates in a game. If I tow a LDSF...

Yes, I'm sure it's not that. It was random letters.

1850 days, 1 hours, 47 minutes ago

challengespaceyard

RE: Hello, I'm playing the Pirates in a game. If I tow a LDSF...

In any case, assuming part 2 is correct (and that, furthermore, there is no nbr), then you would successfully board it instead.

I have no idea how accurate the friendly code generator is at this time with respect to newly built ships.

In the past, I have heard reports of this system being seeded to the point where if several ships were built within one "second", then they would all use the same code.

1850 days, 1 hours, 17 minutes ago

social assassin

RE: Hello, I'm playing the Pirates in a game. If I tow a LDSF...

Well, I guess that has to be it. I can't think of anything else, but I'd be lying if I said I'm happy with the answer as this seems so statistically unlikely. Arrg.

Thanks to all that responded.

1849 days, 22 hours, 43 minutes ago

RE: Hello, I'm playing the Pirates in a game. If I tow a LDSF...

Check your messages, rob mission has something like 1% failure rate. Also check your diplomacy options, peace/share intel would prevent the fight.

1849 days, 22 hours, 32 minutes ago

social assassin

RE: Hello, I'm playing the Pirates in a game. If I tow a LDSF...

Hi SMN,

I did not Rob, just a tow with PE set. No diplomacy at all with the Enemy. Totally baffling. His mass was unchanged from last turn.

1849 days, 22 hours, 19 minutes ago

emork the lizard king

RE: Hello, I'm playing the Pirates in a game. If I tow a LDSF...

Just for the sake of completeness: If it's a campaign game make sure you haven't disabled tow capture.

1849 days, 22 hours, 12 minutes ago

social assassin

RE: Hello, I'm playing the Pirates in a game. If I tow a LDSF...

Well, I'm assuming it's the Default Config, it does not say otherwise. It's not a Campaign, and in my "Race Advantage Section" it says "Tow Capture" - 30.

1849 days, 22 hours, 8 minutes ago

social assassin

RE: Hello, I'm playing the Pirates in a game. If I tow a LDSF...

As in "Active".

1849 days, 22 hours, 2 minutes ago

emork the lizard king

RE: Hello, I'm playing the Pirates in a game. If I tow a LDSF...

Then you have tow capture. It's a 11-player game? In a melee you can easily set the wrong PE.
I assume you also checked that your MBR has fuel.
Oh, and it has at least one beam or tube, or?

Hmmm ... then it's probably matching fc.

1849 days, 20 hours, 1 minutes ago

social assassin

RE: Hello, I'm playing the Pirates in a game. If I tow a LDSF...

It's gotta be that. Trust me, the MCBR has 4 beams and 4 tubes, correct PE set, and I have fuel. Also, I have captured 3 other LDSF this way this game, including another this turn.

1849 days, 16 hours, 42 minutes ago

RE: Hello, I'm playing the Pirates in a game. If I tow a LDSF...

May be, this LDSF drop all fuel but receive suply from an ally cloacker?

1849 days, 16 hours, 33 minutes ago

RE: Hello, I'm playing the Pirates in a game. If I tow a LDSF...

then the rest crews was killed by radiation galo? 10 crews after boarding.

1849 days, 16 hours, 17 minutes ago

RE: Hello, I'm playing the Pirates in a game. If I tow a LDSF...

No, the LDSF have Furel, Cargo and full Crew, it must be same FC. Congrats to your new LDSF next Turn, or maybee we take another Turn the same FC ;)

1849 days, 15 hours, 24 minutes ago

RE: Hello, I'm playing the Pirates in a game. If I tow a LDSF...

seems like BlackBeard123 was recycled it and make again.

1849 days, 15 hours, 2 minutes ago

RE: Hello, I'm playing the Pirates in a game. If I tow a LDSF...

just to check, was your FC roq ?

1849 days, 14 hours, 10 minutes ago

RE: Hello, I'm playing the Pirates in a game. If I tow a LDSF...

Alright so Blackbeard123 was nice enough to point out his LDSF still had fuel Social_Assassin.

If you Rob a ship, it can still perform the Beam up fuel mission and have fuel even if a ship Tows it in the same turn.

1849 days, 8 hours, 34 minutes ago

social assassin

RE: Hello, I'm playing the Pirates in a game. If I tow a LDSF...

GLYN,

Thanks for the response. Yep, knew that, but that was not the issue here.

Blackbeard123, thanks for the insight. I had eliminated all the possible variables, so all that was left was the improbable, and that variable is so ridiculously improbable that I would call it a "bug". However, it is what is. Sigh.

See you next turn!

1849 days, 8 hours, 26 minutes ago

donq

RE: Hello, I'm playing the Pirates in a game. If I tow a LDSF...

Yes, let's see if you can guess the FC, he is about to change his to! :-)

1849 days, 7 hours, 27 minutes ago

RE: Hello, I'm playing the Pirates in a game. If I tow a LDSF...

The initial FC generation for ships often gives the same FC to several ships built the same turn, so always a good idea to change it.

http://planets.nu/discussion/bug-initial-fc-generation-for-ships-not-so-random

1849 days, 7 hours, 8 minutes ago

hierum

RE: Hello, I'm playing the Pirates in a game. If I tow a LDSF...

Are your sure that the tow worked? I did read one time that tow could fail in some cases. Less tech level engine is one cause... But if they are at the same place this worked. Same FC or bug seens to be a reason! Change you fc, try again and be happy!

1849 days, 6 hours, 5 minutes ago

RE: Hello, I'm playing the Pirates in a game. If I tow a LDSF...

Yes the tow worked, my lsdf is somewhere in the nowhere :)

The chance to get the "correct" new FC is hmmm 0,0000000x

But maybe a interesting Question, if you take a "battle" FC, what happen if both ships have 234 or somthing like this?

1849 days, 5 hours, 20 minutes ago

RE: Hello, I'm playing the Pirates in a game. If I tow a LDSF...

they do NOT combat. It happened to me sometimes, with F.c. like 001, 002, and so on.