Mosquito won't scoop cargo

[lolwhites]

I just bought a Mosquito trader and fitted fuel scoops to it. However, every time I try to scoop a cargo container it just bangs into me.

Are some ships able to fit scoops but not pick up stuff?

[Captain Hesperus]

I just bought a Mosquito trader and fitted fuel scoops to it. However, every time I try to scoop a cargo container it just bangs into me.

Are some ships able to fit scoops but not pick up stuff?

I've had difficulty with the Imperial Courier, I think it has something to do with the placement of the fuel scoop.

Captain Hesperus
"I'd pay a fortune for a fuel scoop that only scoops worthwhile cargo."

[lolwhites]

Does this mean there's no point in getting a Mosquito trader if I want to scoop cargo containers, or have I just not got the hang of it?

[Captain Hesperus]

Does this mean there's no point in getting a Mosquito trader if I want to scoop cargo containers, or have I just not got the hang of it?

I'd keep with it for now, but if the number of cargo pods you destroy trying to scoop exceeds your Elite Rating, I'd trade for an easier 'scooper'.

Captain Hesperus
"I suppose hanging one of my crew out the airlock to push the cargo pods into the scoop wouldn't help?"

[Cmdr Wyvern]

Without <key>scoop_position</key> in the shipdata.plist, the scoop is put where it would be on a Cobra 3, which as you found out doesn't work out so well on oxp ships. Most authors, it turns out, just forget that little detail.

[lolwhites]

I've just found that you can scoop cargo in a Mosquito. You just have to be a bit more careful about positioning than in a Cobra or Supercobra.