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Hello all, I am fairly new to pilot (2-1-2-1) and I am having problems with a tier two rebel mission that I got from Yavin4. The mission states that I am supposed to intercept some information from an Imperial shuttle that is disabled in space before the Imperials get to it. I get to the waypoint, and see a shuttle there that is moving, but what do I do once I get to this point? The waypoint doesnt update, and I get no new system messege.

I think one problem might be that I dont know how to target something that is surrounded in blue brackets (sorry for all the newb language here). I can target an enemy with Tab, and I can target a space station with C, but how do I target this shuttle (or how would I target a players ship to examine it while we are at it)? And once I have the shuttle targetted, what am I supposed to do with it?

Thanks much for any help

Press X, then press ] tpo target the engine then destroy the engine then /inspect, and /dock.

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Check your quest journal

If its a standard information transfer, first you should inspect it, then if its carrying what you need you then disable it by targetting the engines or reactor. Do NOT destroy the entire ship though.

Target components with the [ or ] keys.

Just because the ship isn't red doesn't mean its not part of your mission. Some of them are tricky that way.

To target neutral ships you can either cycle through everything on your screen by pressing Y and shift Y. Or you can center your reticle over the ship and press x.

And of course you can always look at the keymap settings under options and change them to something else if you prefer.

GL

-Castin Donn
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Alliance A-wing Test Pilot, Captain Leaph Chausew
Large scale Space PvP Discussion in Logistics, Strategies and Tactics
Starsider Rebel PvP Pilots NEED TO SIGN UP HERE
The A-wing Pilot's Handbook
Captain Chausew's A-wing
It's peanut butter jelly time...(oh yes...)

...has mastered the Pilot profession
The above post does not represent the views or beliefs of the poster, his countrymen or government, or anyone he remotely knows or has heard of, though in a perfect world he would be the government and his word law. The above post is also wholly fictitious, and any resemblance to any persons or entities living or dead is purely coincidental. Unless, it sounds really cool, in which case its all true, really.
Use the test centre avatar if you have any issues with the NGE or SOE, like me!

Crixx, Xicrx and Crixxorian Darkmoon - Rebellion, Corsec and Imperial Ace Pilots respectively.
"When once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there you will always long to return."
"If your pvp battles in space only last a few seconds YOU need practice. The game isn't broken, you just suck!" - Thik
"There's no sensation quite like learning to fly. Tounge-tied and twisted, just an earth-bound misfit, I." -Pink Floyd
"One/two shot PvP is good because this is a game of EVASION. NOT ABSORBTION" - Big mean heartbreaker.
"Sod implementing anything half-decent, we have SWG to make! OLOL!"
"We already have expertise in space. It's called a brain." - Leaph.

Real pilots wear headwraps!

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