Bad mission trigger entering RIP space.
Posted: Thu, 29. Feb 24, 14:57
Hi,
I reported on this once before, during a prior game-start, but it's happened again.
Basically, when you enter RIP space (Avarice) for the first time, there's this TEL Freighter that's in trouble, and you get a mission chain from that. However, the trigger for it is basically broken. Normally, it triggers when you enter Avarice IV from Windfall III, perfectly logical as that's where the ship is. However, it didn't play out that way this game.
These sectors were all explored remotely by ships I had set to Explore. They uncovered all the stations there over a game-day ago. Recently, I wanted to buy the BP for the Tueta, so I ordered a ship to fly to the RIP HQ station in Avarice I, again, remotely, I was NOT on that ship. Later, I teleported to that ship, so I could walk directly to the Faction Rep there. However, THIS, triggered the start of the mission - even though I'm NOT in the correct place.
There was nothing I could do, nor wanted to do, as I wasn't near the ship in question as busy with other things. I got the BP I wanted and teleported away.
A short while later I got another cut-scene of the TEL Freighters - camera panning around it - but nothing else. I. Wasn't. There. Nothing to do with me. Some time after that, I get a comm demanding to be picked up. Again. I'm. Not. There. Plus, in the context of this current game, I have NO knowledge of what this ship is and who this Teladi might be. So, I'm continuing to ignore this event.
To be clear, while aspects of this mission appeared to trigger, I at no point got the full story that I would if there in person. I.e. No request to help - just a cut-scene lacking in detail - no missions to try to fix things, no message re: the ships destruction. Just some disjointed cut scenes and a message from a stranger to pick them up.
I plan to IGNORE the pick-up request, as the mission has not triggered legitimately. I do wonder what will happen if I do actually travel to the mission sector... hopefully things will continue as they should, I'm just not going to do that currently, as I have other objectives.
I consider this a BUG. A mission, that relies on the player being there, is being triggered even though I've never been to that sector at all. Caveat: I know that Avarice is one bug sector consisting of three sub-sectors, and that's likely why the mission triggered. However, that's not right and the mission trigger should be more refined. I.e. I should have to be in Avarice IV, and not just ANY Avarice sub-sector.
Anyone else had problems with this? Worthy of a more formal bug report do you think?
I reported on this once before, during a prior game-start, but it's happened again.
Basically, when you enter RIP space (Avarice) for the first time, there's this TEL Freighter that's in trouble, and you get a mission chain from that. However, the trigger for it is basically broken. Normally, it triggers when you enter Avarice IV from Windfall III, perfectly logical as that's where the ship is. However, it didn't play out that way this game.
These sectors were all explored remotely by ships I had set to Explore. They uncovered all the stations there over a game-day ago. Recently, I wanted to buy the BP for the Tueta, so I ordered a ship to fly to the RIP HQ station in Avarice I, again, remotely, I was NOT on that ship. Later, I teleported to that ship, so I could walk directly to the Faction Rep there. However, THIS, triggered the start of the mission - even though I'm NOT in the correct place.
There was nothing I could do, nor wanted to do, as I wasn't near the ship in question as busy with other things. I got the BP I wanted and teleported away.
A short while later I got another cut-scene of the TEL Freighters - camera panning around it - but nothing else. I. Wasn't. There. Nothing to do with me. Some time after that, I get a comm demanding to be picked up. Again. I'm. Not. There. Plus, in the context of this current game, I have NO knowledge of what this ship is and who this Teladi might be. So, I'm continuing to ignore this event.
To be clear, while aspects of this mission appeared to trigger, I at no point got the full story that I would if there in person. I.e. No request to help - just a cut-scene lacking in detail - no missions to try to fix things, no message re: the ships destruction. Just some disjointed cut scenes and a message from a stranger to pick them up.
I plan to IGNORE the pick-up request, as the mission has not triggered legitimately. I do wonder what will happen if I do actually travel to the mission sector... hopefully things will continue as they should, I'm just not going to do that currently, as I have other objectives.
I consider this a BUG. A mission, that relies on the player being there, is being triggered even though I've never been to that sector at all. Caveat: I know that Avarice is one bug sector consisting of three sub-sectors, and that's likely why the mission triggered. However, that's not right and the mission trigger should be more refined. I.e. I should have to be in Avarice IV, and not just ANY Avarice sub-sector.
Anyone else had problems with this? Worthy of a more formal bug report do you think?