Quiescent Asp mark IVs

[UK_Eliter]

Dear all

Sometimes, in anarchies, I encounter bands of 'offender' 'Asp Mk. IV's which do not fight back (when attacked - or at least don't fight back much). I reckon these ships are from an OXP - but I can't find which one. Any ideas/help?

Cheers.

[Eric Walch]

Dear all

Sometimes, in anarchies, I encounter bands of 'offender' 'Asp Mk. IV's which do not fight back (when attacked - or at least don't fight back much). I reckon these ships are from an OXP - but I can't find which one. Any ideas/help?

Cheers.

They are from ups-courier. It are the original asps with a bit higher energy values. But they are also added sometimes as escorts of a pirate fer-de-lance. Normally that is a quite deadly encounter. But when the escorts get separated from there mother they might come a bit less dangerous and just heading to their mother. Although I never noticed it that much.

[UK_Eliter]

Dear Cmr Walch

Aha. Thanks. I did notice a fugitive Fer-de-lance. So something - perhaps to do with the escort role you mention - is awry with UPS courrier (I have the latest version) or with (its interaction with) the main Oolite program. Sometimes these ships have attacked me. But if they do not, and I then attack them, they do little - though, at least the last time, the Ferdie did.