Can't Launch Units Remotely! Help!

Possum · #1 June 16th, 2001, 03:55 AM

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Originally posted by Stone Mill:
I thank you all for your help, and just want to say this is quite an unusual community here. The knowledge base and general helpful attitude is like no other I've seen!

That's a big no-****ter there, good buddy!

This is a great crew, no doubt

Stone Mill · #2 June 18th, 2001, 03:18 PM

Yes the units in space appears to be the problem... our setting was 1000/player.

Only, when I tried to give any of my mines the self-destruct order, the "self-destruct" order appears in the ships/units view, but it never executes.

Another thought was to "fire on" them, but this does not work either.

As of right now, I can't get rid of them...
Looks like another bug.

Jubala · #3 June 18th, 2001, 03:36 PM

Yeah, I have that problem with old mines and sats as well. Can't self destruct them. If I really wanted to I guess I could collect the sats with ships, but it's just not that big a deal.

Edit:

This is in a pbem game.

[This message has been edited by Jubala (edited 18 June 2001).]

mac5732 · #4 June 19th, 2001, 08:32 PM

SM, I never had trouble getting my mines to self destruct in any of my games, however, you may want to try a ship with a spaceyard on it in the same location, then try & see if the self destruct would take place. remember only the units in space can self destruct or be salvaged. To be salvaged you must have a spaceyard present either on the planet or on a ship. I don't know if the spaceyard will work for you and your problem but you might want to give it a try. IF your mines or sats are on a planet they must either be jettisoned as cargo or launched and then self destructed or salvaged. if still in the cargo bays these are the only ways that I know that you can get rid of them

just some ideas mac

Stone Mill · #5 June 19th, 2001, 11:20 PM

Thanks for the ideas, Mac-Daddy.

Most of my mines were launched remotely directly from a planet or from a minelayer... hmmm the common denominator is that there is no shipyard present! Son-of-a-gun, does this mean that the self-destruct order requires a shipyard?!? Not cool, but I think you are correct.

I will try to detonate some mines over a planet with a shipyard, to see if it's true.

They sure as heck won't detonate any other way so far...

Jubala · #6 June 20th, 2001, 02:21 AM

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Originally posted by Stone Mill:
They sure as heck won't detonate any other way so far...

You could always try to talk an enemy into detonating them for you...

dogscoff · #7 June 20th, 2001, 09:26 AM

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You could always try to talk an enemy into detonating them for you...
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Hehe, yeah - build a big, armour heavy ship, fly it to the minefield and gift it to your enemy.

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