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1233 days, 0 hours, 9 minutes ago

kwyjibo

I have a tow related question as I have lost a ship...

I have a tow related question as I have lost a ship recently and do not want to lose another one:

If I tow my own ship to
1. a location more than 81 LY away (does it make a difference if the towing ship is a Meteor?),
2. have enough fuel,
3. two engines and
4. fly with W9,

is there any way I will not get away? Is there any way a cloaker or another ship could stop me? Of course, he could intercept and by that attack the ships again, but can he tow my tow-ship away?

1232 days, 22 hours, 57 minutes ago

blazde

RE: I have a tow related question as I have lost a ship...

A ship with a lower ID than your towing ship may tow the ship you wanted to tow away first

1232 days, 22 hours, 29 minutes ago

RE: I have a tow related question as I have lost a ship...

A towing meteor will have better engine speed than a regular w9 engine, so yes, it matters if the towing ship is a meteor...Ra

1232 days, 21 hours, 57 minutes ago

erku

RE: I have a tow related question as I have lost a ship...

I think you are wrong, @RA. The warp setting is important not the possible distance you can travel with that. You can still break a tow by a meteor in the described way.

But Blazde is right: I would try to get a lower ID ship there to tow the Virgo away and try to endup without fuel so I wouldn't have to fight it. Or end up with fuel at a pack of waiting Dark Wings to destroy it.
(If I were the Bird Man trying to tow away your ships that is ;))

1232 days, 19 hours, 25 minutes ago

kwyjibo

RE: I have a tow related question as I have lost a ship...

I can confirm that the warp setting is not alone important. I was towed away with W1 into the warp well while I myself had set W9. I was sure before that event that this will not work. I don't think that this rule is right as it is a little like stopping a 40 ton truck with a Fiat 500. But this is the way it is and I have to live with it.

But I have found something about the Meteors: The rules are the same to break a tow, the benefit of the Meteor is that you can arrive at your destinateion if it is more than 81LY distance and break the tow.

@Erku: Let's see if there will be a pack of Resolutes waiting for me. I have the tow ship IDs I have. At least you will not get my tow-ship in the future that easily.
If you ask me, cloaking should be forbidden ;-)

1232 days, 18 hours, 48 minutes ago

RE: I have a tow related question as I have lost a ship...

Below is a link to a great article on tow resolution. It was written by ECV for Planets Magazine a few years ago:
http://www.planetsmagazine.com/strategy/strategic-knowledge/straight-talk-about-the-tractor-beam/