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New Players => The Academy => Topic started by: sandman662 on March 14, 2010, 07:05:42 PM

Title: Lifepods
Post by: sandman662 on March 14, 2010, 07:05:42 PM
Ok, 30 minutes of plowing through the forums and no luck, so I post...

How do you rescue lifepods?  I moved a TG to the lifepod, but didn't get an option to interact with it.  Do you have to have certain components on a "rescue ship"?

Thanks in advance.
Title: Re: Lifepods
Post by: Vanigo on March 14, 2010, 07:08:58 PM
Uh, there should be a 'rescue survivors' option when you select the lifepods in the task group window. Not sure why there wouldn't be.
Title: Re: Lifepods
Post by: sandman662 on March 14, 2010, 07:17:30 PM
Do you have to have a specific tech?  Like tractor beams or transporters (assuming that there are transporters - I am very new and don't know all the techs)?
Title: Re: Lifepods
Post by: sloanjh on March 14, 2010, 07:48:52 PM
Quote from: "sandman662"
Do you have to have a specific tech?  Like tractor beams or transporters (assuming that there are transporters - I am very new and don't know all the techs)?

No, your problem is that you probably haven't checked the "Lifepods" box on the 1st tab of the F12 screen (in the display options section).  At that point they'll show up on the list of potential destinations, you can highlight them, and then the "rescue" command will be available.

John
Title: Re: Lifepods
Post by: Vanigo on March 15, 2010, 08:13:44 AM
Quote from: "sloanjh"
Quote from: "sandman662"
Do you have to have a specific tech?  Like tractor beams or transporters (assuming that there are transporters - I am very new and don't know all the techs)?

No, your problem is that you probably haven't checked the "Lifepods" box on the 1st tab of the F12 screen (in the display options section).  At that point they'll show up on the list of potential destinations, you can highlight them, and then the "rescue" command will be available.

John
If this turns out to be the problem, I must admit to some curiosity as to how else you can move a TG to the lifepods.
Title: Re: Lifepods
Post by: Shadow on March 15, 2010, 08:22:05 AM
Quote from: "Vanigo"
If this turns out to be the problem, I must admit to some curiosity as to how else you can move a TG to the lifepods.
Perhaps through very precise waypointing. :D