Pilot Archive
Thread: Is the Y-8 Bugged?
unnvikendemorder wrote:
OK...after further review...
It is fact, you must have a pilot in the pilot seat to mine with the Y-8. The forward firing gun will not mine, however if I had a crewmember man the top gun with the elite mining laser it did break off chunks and we were able to get some into the hold.
NOW...about the whole "Chasing-after-asteroid-pieces-with-a-POB-ship" thing...this is shear lunacy. It is neither practical or efficient to mine with a Y-8, with the current methodology of space mining. As several threads have pointed out before.
We need a drill. Tractor beams are pointless, and just as inefficient if you didn't have one installed. A drill would allow you to "dock" with the asteroid, and make you have to stay even if you get attacked or risk damaging the drill. The Left Operations Chair could become a "Drill Operators Chair" allowing that individual access to the hold; what's in it, the quality of the resources, and how full the hold is getting. You would still require a pilot, operations officer and 2 gunners for defense. We can start calling it theY-8 "Bloated Tick".
Hopefully this information gets to someone who can make or suggest changes to the devs (i.e. our pilot correspondant) so some SERIOUS space mining can occur.
QFE
I have noticed that there is no Loot box on the Y-8 and when I use it in combat, there is no cash or component loot off of the targets. Is this intentional or a bug. If it is intentional, may I suggest that a loot box be added. This is actually a decent POB ship for fighting in as well as mining. I prefer it to the YT1300 but, without the loot box, it becomes more problematic.
Also, I have been unable to admin anyone to either the Y-8 or the YT1300. Is this also a bug? Without being adminned, can crew members fix damage. I have not hada chance to ask if crew membersget the repair option on repair panels, but I assume if they cannot be adminned, I cannot just place repair kits on the deck for them to pick up and fix items.
Sincerely,
Ahmose Nefertari,
Proprietress GalenTech Consortium Mall - Tatooine on Eclipse
That would be quite helpful, if I only had to drag in the first chunk blown off. The you're right, it wouldn't be so bad. Certainly the efficency would improve.
But, with the drilling option, that could have it's interesting moments I'm sure, if the drill breaks or gets stuck. Hehe and, when the 'roid bandits come calling, if you have a few Y-8s parked on the 'roid with gunners on board it would look alot like a B-17 with all the guns shooting in all directions fending off the miners. At least with the drilling option, major changes to the Y-8 can be avoided. Less pain for the devs to deal with, maybe it gets us more useful mining faster.
Just think there is a better way, a more efficient way to do this business of space mining. I like the drilling option, and I like the option to pull in the LARGE chunk directly into the hold WITHOUT blowing it into smaller pieces. Probably wouldn't bash the tractor beam so much then.
Still cannot get the pilots gun to mine, no matter what my speed. It's just bugged, I'm learning to accept that. So I'll keep mining in my starfighter for the time being, because it's easier and more effiecient to do than with a crew on the Y-8 (which is criminal, I think...after all...IT IS A MINING SHIP...).
unnvikendemorder wrote:
OK...after further review...
It is fact, you must have a pilot in the pilot seat to mine with the Y-8. The forward firing gun will not mine, however if I had a crewmember man the top gun with the elite mining laser it did break off chunks and we were able to get some into the hold.
NOW...about the whole "Chasing-after-asteroid-pieces-with-a-POB-ship" thing...this is shear lunacy. It is neither practical or efficient to mine with a Y-8, with the current methodology of space mining. As several threads have pointed out before.
We need a drill. Tractor beams are pointless, and just as inefficient if you didn't have one installed. A drill would allow you to "dock" with the asteroid, and make you have to stay even if you get attacked or risk damaging the drill. The Left Operations Chair could become a "Drill Operators Chair" allowing that individual access to the hold; what's in it, the quality of the resources, and how full the hold is getting. You would still require a pilot, operations officer and 2 gunners for defense. We can start calling it theY-8 "Bloated Tick".
Hopefully this information gets to someone who can make or suggest changes to the devs (i.e. our pilot correspondant) so some SERIOUS space mining can occur.
I agree... but have an interesting set of comments to make...
1) Elite mining laser is Y-8 only- I would crank this puppy up even more and make it Y-8 front mount only for a huge advantage (2 chunks blown off per shot or something). See #2 for whya drill wont be needed.
2) Make a Y-8 only tractorbeam that can haul the BIG chuncks in!
No more fireing at big and little rocks, no more chasing after bits and pieces- let the Y-8 sit there and pummel the 'roid while the upperturret uses an uber beam to haul in big rocks and the rear stands guard for incoming pirates.
Continuing on, if I may....
The ship is STILL bugged...I cannot mine with it AT ALL...yes, I have a person in the pilots seat. I have tried putting a tractor beam on the top turret; doesn't work...I tried putting it in the pilot controlled gun...DOESNT WORK...I've tried putting the mining laser in the pilots position, doesn't even scratch the asteroid...It's as if the thing is invulnerable. Different combination I've tried:
Top turret: Elite Mining Laser; Pilot Station: Tractor Beam - RESULT: NO MINING
Top turret: Tractor Beam; Pilot Station: Elite Mining Laser - RESULT: NO MINING
Top turret: Tractor Beam; P{ilots Station: MK III Mining Laser - RESULT:NO MINING
Top turret: MK III Mining Laser; Pilots Station: MK II Mining Laser - RESULT: NO MINING
SEE A TREND HERE?
The ship is BUGGED....What is REALLY annoying is seeing other people mining with the Y-8 SOLO and doing it with success. FIX THIS SHIP DEVS