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27 days, 20 hours, 18 minutes ago
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What does "directtransferammo" mean in game settings?

I notice it's right under "directtransfermc" which I think means you can drop MC to an unoccupied planet.

(I'm so grateful to be able to beam down MC easily now, thank god.)
27 days, 19 hours, 49 minutes ago
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talespin
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I'm not sure. The only thing that I can think of is that it's supposed to enable you to directly transfer torps or fighters to ALLIES, as you can already do this with your own ships and bases. If that were the case, it would be to replace the FCs "btt" and "btf". However, I just ran a test game and I was not able to do that, so I'm still unsure (I should use deodorant...).

It's possible that it's a test feature that isn't currently enabled, even though it shows up on the game settings. It's also possible that the Admins haven't released its purpose yet. From what I can see, there's no documentation for it yet.

I know; helpful, eh?
27 days, 19 hours, 47 minutes ago
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talespin
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I did find this in the searchable documentation:

http://planets.nu/post/important-rule-change-for-standard-1
27 days, 19 hours, 31 minutes ago
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Thanks!

I didn't actually know it was impossible to transfer ammo to foreign ships. :P
I'm glad that the necessary use of friendly codes is slowly being phased out...
27 days, 19 hours, 26 minutes ago
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talespin
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That announcement aside, I don't think the feature is functioning right now. In my test game, I was allies with the other player, but I was unable to directly transfer same-tech torps or fighters. So I don't know.
27 days, 13 hours, 52 minutes ago
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glynsalternate
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I tested dropping Torps/Fighters on unowned planets after that option was added... and I've totally forgotten if it worked or not!

So if you happen to ever give that a shot yell out the results.
27 days, 13 hours, 31 minutes ago
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martinr
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Ship to planet with no SB does not work.

You did the work Glyn I am sure. Even built a SB afterwards to see if they appeared.

A planet without a SB when you tested it did not store torps or fighters

Direct torps ship to ship should work though.