Trunk nightly

[cim]

Not a bug as such, but it should be relatively easy to reallocate some of the launches to less busy stations in the system (or, handwavily, if the main station is so busy that the docking queues are clogged, rock hermits should do a better trade).

Can you remember what system you were in at the time?

[Cody]

Can you remember what system you were in at the time?

Yeah, that was Leveti (PA/F/5) - usually a pretty quiet aegis (but plenty of action out-system).

[cim]

Plenty of nearby trading routes, then. It might just have scheduled a few trader launches - and it's a Feudal, so the freighters have a lot of escorts - at the same time.

[Cody]

Plenty of nearby trading routes, then.

Oh yes, the Maraus hub is my base of choice.

[Cody]

Just got four of these messages - are they linked to Docking Clearance by any chance? Estiri (RI/CS/13):

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20:40:23.865 [station.launchShip.failed]: Cancelled launch for a GalCop Viper Interceptor with role interceptor, as the Dodecahedron Station has too many ships in its launch queue(s) or no suitable launch docks.

[cim]

Just got four of these messages - are they linked to Docking Clearance by any chance? Estiri (RI/CS/13):

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20:40:23.865 [station.launchShip.failed]: Cancelled launch for a GalCop Viper Interceptor with role interceptor, as the Dodecahedron Station has too many ships in its launch queue(s) or no suitable launch docks.

Probably. Docking gets priority over launching (and Docking Clearance is always on for NPCs), so if it's a busy station, you end up with a freighter and escorts trying to dock, which takes sufficiently long that the launch queue fills up before it's finished. Long-term the busy systems should probably get more Cooperative stations in orbit to meet the demand for traffic control.

[Cody]

Those assassins, the ones that RSN doesn't* give names to - they like following me around, hitching rides through my wormholes.
Expected behaviour, I presume - but rather intimidating. I must try running dirty again soon (I've been neglecting my smuggling).

*Why is that?

[Commander McLane]

*Why is that?

Probably because Randomshipnames OXP doesn't recognize their role and they are not declared as pirate victims (which would qualify them for a peaceful name, regardless of their actual role).

Solution: make an addition to the conditions in line 829 of the script, just like this:

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    // hunters, defense ships, escorts, and some special ships
    if(ship.primaryRole === "hunter" || ship.primaryRole === "defense_ship" || ship.primaryRole === "insert the primary role of those assassins here" || ship.hasRole("vector_revenge") || ship.hasRole("togy-patrol") || (ship.owner && (ship.owner.isPirateVictim || ship.owner.primaryRole === "hunter" || ship.owner.hasRole("vector"))) || (ship.scriptInfo.randomshipnames && ship.scriptInfo.randomshipnames === "hunter"))
    {
        ship.displayName += ": " + this.$randomHunterName(ship);
        return;
    }

[Cody]

Thanks, McLane - soon as I find out exactly what their primary role is (assassin?), I'll make that addition.

[cim]

Thanks, McLane - soon as I find out exactly what their primary role is (assassin?), I'll make that addition.

"assassin-light", "assassin-medium", and "assassin-heavy".

It sounds like they're working as intended, anyway...

[Cody]

"assassin-light", "assassin-medium", and "assassin-heavy".

Thanks, Admiral - I wanted to be certain.

It sounds like they're working as intended, anyway...

Yeah - all good stuff. Last time I tangled with them, I reckon it was the heavy mob.

[cim]

[wiki]Oolite_Ship_Roles[/wiki] has the full list of 1.79 core roles, for those who are interested.

[Commander McLane]

"assassin-light", "assassin-medium", and "assassin-heavy".

Thanks, Admiral - I wanted to be certain.

Which means that you have to make two more additions. I'm sure you see the pattern.

[Cody]

I'm sure you see the pattern.

<chortles> Yeah, this dumb pilot sees the pattern. I'll have a tinker this evening.

[cim]

Oh, incidentally, a shorter and more future-proof way than checking for each role individually would be the test

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Ship.isInRoleCategory(ship.primaryRole,"oolite-assassin")

(the capital S on the first Ship is intentional)
Similar tests can be written for other role categories