Behemoth kidnapping?

Arexack_Heretic · Post by **Arexack_Heretic** » Sat Aug 05, 2006 10:52 am

Got sucked into a witchspace battle. Docked with the Behemoth, got new fuel and launched.
I try to make the 6.8LY jump I had planned, but out of range.
"?" is my thought, I look at the map and find my location is back where I started from. I crane my neck to look outside and find out it's no astroconsule glitch: I'm back where I started.

Did the Behemoth (called Grid) hyperspace back to my origin-system, with me docked inside?

Or is this a bug?

(I still have to upgrade to the rc version, working with v1.65b3,windows)

CWolf · Post by **CWolf** » Sat Aug 05, 2006 11:03 am

I like the idea of ships you are docked with travelling with you inside.

aegidian · Post by **aegidian** » Sat Aug 05, 2006 8:18 pm

Yes, I noticed this bug too. It's been fixed for the next update.

CWolf · Post by **CWolf** » Sat Aug 05, 2006 8:19 pm

Oh.

Why is it a bug?

After all, you dock with a military ship that is doing it's own thing, they are not going to hang around in the same system until Mr Nobody launches...

Arexack_Heretic · Post by **Arexack_Heretic** » Sat Aug 05, 2006 8:26 pm

't would be nice if they gave a hyperspace warning...

ATTENTION!

ATTENTION!

THIS BEHEMOTH-CLASS RAPID RESPONSE CARRIER IS ABOUT TO ENTER
HYPERSPACE

OUR NEXT PORT OFF CALL WILL BE AREXACK-STARPORT

TIME BEFORE LAUNCH IS 60SECONDS AND COUNTING

THANK YOU,
HAVE A NICE GRASSMOWER LOBSTOID

aegidian · Post by **aegidian** » Sat Aug 05, 2006 8:32 pm

You'll notice - in the uncorrected version, that the system it arrives at is NOT the system it seems to be. eg. If you leave from Lave, get caught on the way to Zaonce, and the Behemoth drops you at Zaonce, it will appear identical to Lave. It's a subtle bug, but it began to wind me up.

Arexack_Heretic · Post by **Arexack_Heretic** » Sat Aug 05, 2006 8:56 pm

When it happened to me it brought me back home, not to my destination.

I guess it's a 50-50 proposition.

CWolf · Post by **CWolf** » Sun Aug 06, 2006 5:51 am

Ah right.

So when you fix the bug, can it be turned into a feature with a warning as above?

Cmdr Monte · Post by **Cmdr Monte** » Tue Aug 08, 2006 3:24 pm

I agree it would be cool that the ships going where it's going. If you've not got enough fuel to make your own way, tough. You either go where the navy's going or you buy some fuel.

The Galactic Navy doesn't coddle star pilots who stumble into places where they shoudn't be.

What do you mean you didn't do it deliberately? Witch drive malfunction you say? Twoddle, you should jolly well take better care of your little ship.

What's this nonsence about a constrictor? I can assure you the Navy has never lost any secret experimental ships and would not be enlisting the likes of yourself to track it down if we did so stop wasteing my time; we certainly do not owe YOU any favours! This ship is going to Zaonce and if you take up any more of my time, I'll have you put out of an airlock, now Good Day!

drew · Post by **drew** » Tue Aug 08, 2006 4:22 pm

Didn't realise the Behemoths were crewed by Vogons!

Cheers,

Drew.

Arexack_Heretic · Post by **Arexack_Heretic** » Wed Aug 09, 2006 12:15 am

They are not.

they are crewed by morons.

davcefai · Post by **davcefai** » Fri Apr 06, 2007 7:54 am

This thread suggests that one can regularly have witchspace battles. It has only happened once to me (kills >9000).

I remember that in Spectrum Elite there was a key which allowed you to jump into witchspace at will but I haven't found it in Oolite.

Is there such a key please?

Uncle Reno · Post by **Uncle Reno** » Fri Apr 06, 2007 8:30 am

Just pitch up or down as the hyperspace countdown finishes, this works everytime.

davcefai · Post by **davcefai** » Fri Apr 06, 2007 9:04 am

It works! Thanks.