Eldred Posted August 17, 2003 Report Share Posted August 17, 2003 On the last turn one of my fleets conducted an XEXPL order and (much to my surprise) found and boarded an abandoned alien ship, which subsequently appeared on our fleet report. I have never come across anything like this before - is this sort of find new or has it always been in there somewhere - in which case I would be interested to know what sort of abandoned ships people have discovered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
President Guztov Posted August 17, 2003 Report Share Posted August 17, 2003 Defintely a very nice find. All you need to do now is a DD order to see what kind of equipment it comes with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damiano Posted August 17, 2003 Report Share Posted August 17, 2003 You Lucky, Lucky B*stard!! How big? how many guns? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sha'thar of the Gosht Kohr Posted August 17, 2003 Report Share Posted August 17, 2003 I bet this is just some propaganda ploy. It's probably just a weather balloon. But I am curious. Say a starting empire sends a few pathfinders out, and then for whatever reason, drops. Would those ships show up as 'Abandoned?' Or is there machinery in place for the dropped position to become a 'neutral?' -Sha'thar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WKE235 Posted August 18, 2003 Report Share Posted August 18, 2003 Ahhh ... I was wondering where I placed that ship. Silly me, always misplacing things. I'll be right around to get my ship back. Just leave it there, thanks! Actually -- If the ship appeared in your lists, then I would hope it also appears as a ship you can build now (if you have the components of course). If so you can run an order to see what the ship components are. And if they turn out nice, you could dismantle the ship and analyze the pieces, then put it back together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emporer Magara Posted August 18, 2003 Report Share Posted August 18, 2003 Found a ship??? mmmmm makes me think of the trojan horse. The story i mean not the virus. :lol: Congrates ya luck Bastered. Emporer Magara of the Aslan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eldred Posted August 18, 2003 Author Report Share Posted August 18, 2003 Wow, looks like I really am a lucky, lucky b*stard! The ship is a small freighter (just 23,600 tons). I will do the DD order next turn and see if it is built of anything tasty - if so I'll probably do what WKE235 suggested - dismantle, ANZ the fancy bits, then rebuild. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WKE235 Posted August 18, 2003 Report Share Posted August 18, 2003 Keep us posted on what the ship has. As a freighter, I'm guessing you might see an advanced engine or two, and that's about it. How many AP is listed for the ship on your turn? And is there a design on your lists that you can DD? What was it called? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eldred Posted August 18, 2003 Author Report Share Posted August 18, 2003 Only 2 APs. There is a design listed in ship designs..."Aesop" Light Freighter. No cargo on board. I also think advanced engine tech is most likely to be of any interest - will let you know (providing the info doesn't turn out to be classified!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cargus10 Posted August 18, 2003 Report Share Posted August 18, 2003 Isn't there still a bug in the program that has all ships showing up on the "class list" as having 2 AP no matter how many they really have? The fleet report is correct, however. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hobknob Posted August 19, 2003 Report Share Posted August 19, 2003 The only place that the correct AP is listed is on the design listings. The fleet report is still wrong an lists all fleets with 2 AP's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kurassier Posted August 19, 2003 Report Share Posted August 19, 2003 Did you say Freighter? If it has a bunch of empty Advanced Beer Kegs in its hold, then it belongs to the HBOB. Trying to remember where we held our last meeting..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eldred Posted August 29, 2003 Author Report Share Posted August 29, 2003 As suspected advanced engines were on board the ship and an advanced defence system - but not very advanced - only one rung up the research ladder, in fact most people probably have it already! (Full details withheld at the request of the empires security officer) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
President Guztov Posted August 30, 2003 Report Share Posted August 30, 2003 We were curious as to one aspect that was discussed by the GM's. This turn we have quite a few exploration finds but no items found by any of my positions. I think perhaps we are very unlucky or mayhaps the 'improvements' have yet to kick in.? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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