So I built my first tug:
Thomas class Tug 26,700 tons 155 Crew 594.5 BP TCS 534 TH 2500 EM 0
4681 km/s Armour 1-79 Shields 0-0 Sensors 1/1/0/0 Damage Control Rating 8 PPV 0
MSP 111 Max Repair 100 MSP
Intended Deployment Time: 3 months Spare Berths 1
Tractor Beam
250 EP Magnetic Fusion Miser (10) Power 250 Fuel Use 0.27% Signature 250 Exp 2%
Fuel Capacity 250,000 Litres Range 624.1 billion km (1543 days at full power)
This design is classed as a Commercial Vessel for maintenance purposes
I'm trying to tow a shipyard from Earth to Europa. I found the command that let the ship attach to the shipyard, and now it's steaming (slowly) for Europa with the shipyard in tow. In the Task Group page, in the "Ships in Task Group" sub-window, it shows TG Thomas (Linked to Civilian Yard 1) and then Civilian Yard 1 (under tow.)
So far, so good.
However, since attaching to the shipyard, I'm getting 50-60 Error 5 dialogs popping up every fiveday. It's going to be a looong flight, and dismissing those dialogs is getting tedious. Am I doing something wrong with my tug technique?
I'm reasonably certain that the tug is the culprit because the error dialogs stop when I clear his orders. When I order him to continue toward Europa, the dialogs start again.
