Posted by: Father Tim
« on: March 28, 2016, 07:59:27 PM »Why do you have more than one Mass driver on Earth?
Because that's where the empire builds mass drivers?
Because that's where the empire builds mass drivers?
Posted by: boggo2300
« on: March 28, 2016, 04:50:19 PM »unless you're sending massive amounts, almost constantly, I still don't see why you'd need more than one
Posted by: 83athom
« on: March 28, 2016, 04:03:33 PM »Why do you have more than one Mass driver on Earth?1) To supply other colonies with them. 2) To send emergency materials to other bodies in Sol without using a cargo ship.
Posted by: boggo2300
« on: March 28, 2016, 03:59:47 PM »Thank you for ending my frustration. Cargo ships kept taking all earth's mass drivers.
Why do you have more than one Mass driver on Earth?
Posted by: db48x
« on: March 22, 2016, 10:39:07 AM »Ah, that could be a bit troublesome 
Posted by: SenniTreborius
« on: March 22, 2016, 05:28:10 AM »Quote from: db48x link=topic=2832. msg88237#msg88237 date=1458622842
the "Load <item> at <colony>" order will pick up as many of the item as can fit in the cargo holds of the task group (if you have 10 ships which each have 5 standard cargo holds in the task group then you can pick up 50 standard installations). There's an optional limit box just below the order selection that becomes enabled which lets you pick up a specific number.Thank you for ending my frustration. Cargo ships kept taking all earth's mass drivers.
Posted by: db48x
« on: March 22, 2016, 12:00:42 AM »No. This is a really ancient bug report about a type of primary/secondary default order.
the "Load <item> at <colony>" order will pick up as many of the item as can fit in the cargo holds of the task group (if you have 10 ships which each have 5 standard cargo holds in the task group then you can pick up 50 standard installations). There's an optional limit box just below the order selection that becomes enabled which lets you pick up a specific number.
the "Load <item> at <colony>" order will pick up as many of the item as can fit in the cargo holds of the task group (if you have 10 ships which each have 5 standard cargo holds in the task group then you can pick up 50 standard installations). There's an optional limit box just below the order selection that becomes enabled which lets you pick up a specific number.
Posted by: SenniTreborius
« on: March 21, 2016, 11:32:24 PM »Does this mean that no matter how many cargo bays one has, one can only pick up and carry one mine at a time?
Posted by: Steve Walmsley
« on: September 02, 2010, 06:47:24 PM »These default orders were actually set up originally to help me manage NPRs. Now the civilian supply and demand requests for transporting installations are up and running, they are no longer needed and I should have removed them.
Steve
Steve
Posted by: martinuzz
« on: August 18, 2010, 05:05:44 PM »Ah. I feared I was losing my marbles hehe..
Good to see I'm not going crazy.
Thanks for the help, and workaround tip, gonna try that now.
Good to see I'm not going crazy.
Thanks for the help, and workaround tip, gonna try that now.
Posted by: Erik L
« on: August 18, 2010, 04:36:45 PM »The workaround for this is to manually set the following orders
On the Orders screen under the order list, you will see a check box "Cycle Moves". This will take the order list, execute the moves and as each is finished, tack it onto the end of the list.
- Load automated mines at colony
- Unload automated mines at mining colony
- Refuel at colony
- (Optional) Resupply at colony
On the Orders screen under the order list, you will see a check box "Cycle Moves". This will take the order list, execute the moves and as each is finished, tack it onto the end of the list.
Posted by: Erik L
« on: August 18, 2010, 04:30:24 PM »What you've got setup is how I'd do it, and in theory should work.
I just tried it both ways. Pick up in the primary and drop off in the secondary, and vice versa. Neither one worked.
Looks like a bug so I'm copying this into the Bug thread.
I just tried it both ways. Pick up in the primary and drop off in the secondary, and vice versa. Neither one worked.
Looks like a bug so I'm copying this into the Bug thread.
Posted by: martinuzz
« on: August 18, 2010, 04:01:27 PM »Thanks you for trying to help me out here, but I'm afraid you've just got me more confused now.. You say 'the program will get the primary'.. In my case, that's 'deliver automated mine to mining colony', 'and if unable to do it (because of full holds)'....
But.. but.. That order *needs* the freighter to have it holds full (with a auto-mine) right, before it can deliver it to a mining colony, right??
To clarify what I set up, here's a screenshot..
Please, tell me, or show a screenshot of how I am supposed to set it up, to have a freighter keep on going back and forth, picking up and delivering automated mines.
But.. but.. That order *needs* the freighter to have it holds full (with a auto-mine) right, before it can deliver it to a mining colony, right??
To clarify what I set up, here's a screenshot..
Please, tell me, or show a screenshot of how I am supposed to set it up, to have a freighter keep on going back and forth, picking up and delivering automated mines.
Posted by: Erik L
« on: August 18, 2010, 10:36:37 AM »Matty has it right.
The program will get the primary, and if unable to do it (due to full holds), will generate an event, and attempt to do the secondary.
The program will get the primary, and if unable to do it (due to full holds), will generate an event, and attempt to do the secondary.
Posted by: martinuzz
« on: August 18, 2010, 10:15:26 AM »But..but.. Their first order is already unload, and their second load.. That would be the logical order for these orders, to prevent them getting stuck on loading.
But it doesn't work. It looks like, the secondary 'pickup automated mine at population' order does not remove itself after completion, to make room for the primary 'deliver automated mine to mining colony' order.
I am talking about 'default' orders (the 'primary' and 'secondary' orders, above the 2 conditional order tabs), not about manually set orders.
I just want to have them continuously pick up a mine from earth, deliver it at a mining colony, pick up mine from earth, deliver at mining colony, etc. etc.
But it doesn't work. It looks like, the secondary 'pickup automated mine at population' order does not remove itself after completion, to make room for the primary 'deliver automated mine to mining colony' order.
I am talking about 'default' orders (the 'primary' and 'secondary' orders, above the 2 conditional order tabs), not about manually set orders.
I just want to have them continuously pick up a mine from earth, deliver it at a mining colony, pick up mine from earth, deliver at mining colony, etc. etc.
