[SCRIPT] Board Station v1.05 :: updated 26-06-2009

[uberex]

On the same note, you could infiltrate a core sector for an easier capture but finding your way out is a different story.

That is what I was going for.

... anyone thought of the possibilities when used with this script?

That was the grand plan but I'm waiting for alex2069 to get his exams done, so he can fix some issues before it could become a viable option for a

LOL delicious ur own pirate weapon stations... or pirate homebase.

Yes indeed!

[draffutt]

If boarding team is eliminated during deck to deck combat, your internal computer will inform you of boarding operation failure. Troops carrier will be forced to undock and will wait further instructions.

wouldn't it be more logical if the boarding team failed that there is a very good chance the player would lose the troop ship as well (a very high chance)? Due to the defence teams either destroying or capturing for their own use....

If boarding is successful, the surviving marines will gain combat experience and return to the original boarding ship if it is still docked, otherwise the troops become no longer available. Troops carrier will remain docked until further instructions.

Wouldn’t it also be logical; even thou the boarding team succeeded in capturing the stationed surviving marines are lost. Maybe base it on how many survived when they attempted the hack. There are many examples in history where troops achieved the objective but where lost themselves.

[uberex]

I appreciate your input, however, there are few problems that I see with such approach:

wouldn't it be more logical if the boarding team failed that there is a very good chance the player would lose the troop ship as well (a very high chance)? Due to the defence teams either destroying or capturing for their own use....

Every ship has a pilot who stays at the cockpit ready to take off (undock) at any moment if things go bad. And stations do not have mounted weapon to be able to destroy the ship either. The ship does not undock because station forces it to undock, but because a bunch of not-so-friendly security personell is making its way down to docking bay for a "friendly chat".

Chance of boarding ship to be destroyed would effectively limit the choice of boarding ship to a TP as it is the cheapest and would have the least impact on player if it is lost. This in turn would limit boarding to relatively safe sectors where TP can actually survive the trip to its destination and back out.

Also, imagine you are boarding a military base with an M2, if random factor says you should loose your boarding ship folks would just reload until random factor says otherwise, because a fully outfitted M2 is a very expensive unit to be thrown away on a flip of a coin, thus, completely negating the very same random factor. Afterall, your ship does not suddenly explode or gets boarded by your enemy if you failed ship-to-ship boarding in "vanilla" version.

Wouldn’t it also be logical; even thou the boarding team succeeded in capturing the stationed surviving marines are lost. Maybe base it on how many survived when they attempted the hack. There are many examples in history where troops achieved the objective but where lost themselves.

Some stations require 5 stars marines both in combat and hacking. If I knew they don't have a chance in hell to come back, I'd simply never send them, as it is a very lengthy process to get them trained that high, and is not cheap either.

Just like in "vanilla" version, survivors get to live to tell the tale, at least until next boarding.

[cattafett]

have not got that far in the plot yet but can we takeover the bigass thing around earth

[uberex]

have not got that far in the plot yet but can we takeover the bigass thing around earth

If it is not classified as a shipyard, you can board it. You might have to do something about the turrets surrounding it, though.

[furstukin]

Anyone else have the problem after taking over a station with this script that using Cycrow's cheat package to remove resources no longer works?

Usually I remove secondary resources from a station if I take ownership of it. And I add them to stations I build for the computer as part of a mission.

Now when I go to remove a resource the remove primary resource command brings up a list of secondary resources and vice versa, but no matter which one you select to remove it will not remove any resources. I wrote a quick cheat myself that will remove any ware I select so I know it is a script issue, just not sure if it is from me taking over my first station with this script or if it is from an update I did with the hotkey manager.

[uberex]

The boarding script does not touch products/resources (except for tunings).

As a test I have spawned Argon Lasertower Factory via Cycrow's Cheat Package (no boarding involved) and have experienced exactly same symptoms. I was able to add secondary resources, but was not able to remove neither primary nor secondary resources. When I attempt to remove primary resource I get listing of secondary and I get primary listing when I try to remove secondary.

[eldyranx3]

Hey there. Great script, my only issue is that Ive captured a Flail missile factory but no matter what I do its always in production cycle (even completely filled to the brim with products and resources). Any ideas?

Edit: I guess I should say Im using the station repacker script and it doesnt allow me to move the station. Which now that I think about it has nothing to do with this script

[uberex]

Hey there. Great script, my only issue is that Ive captured a Flail missile factory but no matter what I do its always in production cycle (even completely filled to the brim with products and resources). Any ideas?

Edit: I guess I should say Im using the station repacker script and it doesnt allow me to move the station. Which now that I think about it has nothing to do with this script

Thank you I have encountered this issue with Station Repacker script as well and I have posted suggestions as how to improve the original script, though author did not reply. I wrote up my own script, but did not release it to public as it does not restore Ore & Silicon Mines asteroids as Station Repacker does.

[Fragile Ego]

How about using the Super Tractor to move the station instead of repacking it?

[yankiller]

i tryd to take a station and its not work its says please set remout comand mode what is that meen?

[vampirecosmonaut]

How about using the Super Tractor to move the station instead of repacking it?

You cannot move stations between sectors with the super tractor.

[uberex]

i tryd to take a station and its not work its says please set remout comand mode what is that meen?

Station boarding is not possible from a player-piloted ship due to technical limitations. You need to execute the command remotely, i.e.: you have to be in a different ship than the boarding ship.

On the same token, during boarding you should be piloting an interceptor class ship anyway to protect your troops carrier and the target station from local police and military retaliation.

[Toryn2]

Any chance you could release your currently private station movement script? Like you posted on the other thread...I'd really like to be able to move my newly acquired stations before the cavalry arrives...

[Ratlaw]

I'm trying to use this mod, but when I click on pirarcy, it says please set remote command mode? What do I need to do here to get this to work, anyone know?

[eldyranx3]

Are you piloting the ship that you are attempting to board with?

[Ratlaw]

Are you piloting the ship that you are attempting to board with?

I'm in my hyperion, with 5 mariens. So, I'm trying to get those maries to enter the station. Is that wrong?

[Troubleshooter11]

Are you piloting the ship that you are attempting to board with?

I'm in my hyperion, with 5 mariens. So, I'm trying to get those maries to enter the station. Is that wrong?

Im afraid you cannot be flying the ship that is about to perform the boarding action.

[eldyranx3]

Known Limitations:: Station boarding is not possible from a player-piloted ship. Script is being terminated upon docking.

[Nibel]

i have strange problem...
when i try to board enemy station it always says "System Override Software is required to hack station docking control" even if i have System Override Software.
game ver. 2.7.1
PS: its seems that this problem is because i have 2 SoS (dunno why this cause any problems,they have different ID anyways) so only one option to solve this - change req ware for docking (in script)