shadow delivery: shot the sherif = mission failed?!

[Schlachtenlenker]

cargo full with slave and so.
was interdicted by system authority vessel (python) -> submitted and i instantly open the fire. -> mission failed spam with the first hit!
but i never see any "SHIP SCANNED" message. This was only 3-5 seconds till failed.
i wondering, why failed?

anybody else?
(lost a lot money.... .-(

 

[andrak]

Did you spend a lot of time spinning around to face the ship while it was scanning you? Could the scan have completed coincidentally just as you opened fire?

Were there any other System Authority in the area that could be scanning you?

 

[GilliganTX]

Were there any other ships in the instance? Often times all the ships chasing you in a system will drop down into the wake following an interdiction.


How is your network? Maybe latency issues.

 

[Midian27]

You didn't lose any money... you just didn't make crazy millions THAT particular run. There is no real risk here.

 

[Ian Skippy]

Do you have trouble with interdixtions seeming random? If so, lag.

 

[kenworth]

I have used 2 methods to avoid scans so far:
1. If fuel scooping and you see messages indicating system authority or pirates are on the way, point thrusters toward star to force them out of SC....works about 50% of the time for me
2. When interdicted, immediately submit, 4 pips to engines and keep boosting until FS drive ready. Works 100% of the time (I'm in an A-rated ASP).

Have not tried shooting at the cops yet as it hasn't been necessary.

 

[Schlachtenlenker]

no, no
i fall directly in front of the python, deploy - target- fire -hit = failed.
maybe 3- max. 5 seconds. no ship scanned message.

@midian27:
yes, i know. it's a game. i don't really lose millions credits. thank you very much for your hint. i nearly forget this...

 

[Frag]

I have used 2 methods to avoid scans so far:
1. If fuel scooping and you see messages indicating system authority or pirates are on the way, point thrusters toward star to force them out of SC....works about 50% of the time for me
2. When interdicted, immediately submit, 4 pips to engines and keep boosting until FS drive ready. Works 100% of the time (I'm in an A-rated ASP).

Have not tried shooting at the cops yet as it hasn't been necessary.

How do you avoid the scan when you run? In my experience they still scan you.. well smuggling ASP (fully decked for smuggling). I have to always draw and fire and cop the 400cr or whatever fine and wanted timer. I have done about 6 runs now and have been stopped by authority many a time never quite got away in the Asp..

But yeah shooting works 100%

 

[TomP]

But did you shoot the deputy? (SCNR )

BOOM!

 

[Ian Skippy]

How do you avoid the scan when you run? In my experience they still scan you.. well smuggling ASP (fully decked for smuggling). I have to always draw and fire and cop the 400cr or whatever fine and wanted timer. I have done about 6 runs now and have been stopped by authority many a time never quite got away in the Asp..

But yeah shooting works 100%

A cobra can boost up to 450 or something, and from 1.5km or so you can go silent and break the lock.

 

[VR Dextrovix]

How do you avoid the scan when you run? In my experience they still scan you.. well smuggling ASP (fully decked for smuggling). I have to always draw and fire and cop the 400cr or whatever fine and wanted timer. I have done about 6 runs now and have been stopped by authority many a time never quite got away in the Asp..

But yeah shooting works 100%

I've found that as long as you have your hard points deployed and have targeted their ship which stops them scanning, that is usually long enough for you to boost away until you can get your FSD charged... without firing a shot.

 

[kenworth]

How do you avoid the scan when you run? In my experience they still scan you.. well smuggling ASP (fully decked for smuggling). I have to always draw and fire and cop the 400cr or whatever fine and wanted timer. I have done about 6 runs now and have been stopped by authority many a time never quite got away in the Asp..

But yeah shooting works 100%

The "Scan Detected" message just means they have started a scan. If you can create enough distance between them they can't complete the scan, which is what causes mission failure. All I do is make sure I have 4 pips to engines when interdicted and immediately start boosting as soon as you have control. I often times get the "Scan Detected", but have never failed one of these missions (and I have completed about 150 of them).

 

[Faybs]

I've found that as long as you have your hard points deployed and have targeted their ship which stops them scanning, that is usually long enough for you to boost away until you can get your FSD charged... without firing a shot.

How can you tell if the scan got interrupted? I always swat them on the nose with my C1 pulses just to make sure, but I never see any confirmation that the scan stopped.