Quick Escape Pod Help?

[Hullblazer]

Hi all

Never used one. Always blow up - hit space - retry. However, I'd like to be a bit more realistic in my next character and go where death = death.

Obv. an escape pod is a necessity there.

What does it DO? I remember vaguely in Elite that an escape pod came with a like-for-like ship-insurance policy. Do I get my ship back, add-ons included (just no cargo)? Or just the vanilla version of my current ride?

[Disembodied]

Do I get my ship back, add-ons included (just no cargo)?

Yes. You also get to keep the contents of your ship's safe (precious metals and gems, plus any parcels). There's usually a quite substantial time penalty, though - it takes time to sort out all the paperwork and get you your new ship (i.e. the game-clock gets wound ahead by quite a margin).

[Hullblazer]

Ah, thank you!

Does the game clock serve any purpose other than to mark time? My reactions/abilities don't seem to be failing even though I've been playing several hundred hours?

[phkb]

If you're not running any contracts, then no, the clock won't seem to perform any useful purpose. With any of the contracts though, and time becomes critical.

[Hullblazer]

Of course - D'Oh - blindingly obvious - haven't done any though so can be excused!

[Norby]

Some [wiki]Oolite Missions[/wiki] are limited in time also.

I usually wasn't enough fast to press Esc so I suggest [wiki]Auto eject OXP[/wiki] for Escape Pod.

[Astrobe]

By the way, I have to pay a fine for docking without clearance when I eject. Is it intended? (I use Auto Eject OXP).

[Cody]

No fine for docking without clearance after ejecting here - it must be the OXP causing that.

[Norby]

No such problem here with Auto Eject OXP in Oolite 1.83, maybe it is already fixed in trunk.