Some help with "interact with emplacement datalink" mission, please

MDHansen

M
Hi

I am a bit confused with these missions. Normally the scan missions let me scan from the ship. These are the mission that sends you to a static, real planetary settlement, not the ones you have to play tags with flying over the surface. And this type spesifically says "emplacement".

Now, in my head, that means an object not directly connected to the main structure, typical a structure off site, surrounding the base. But if so, how do I find it? Or maybe I'm completely wrong:S

I haven't seen a bug thread about this, nor any posts here in the general forum. I thought I'd post here before making a bug thread.
Hope someone can help me, I got 9 of these lined up, at different locations, but none of the mission markers pops up while in my ship or srv.


Best regards
Hansen
 

Ian Doncaster

Ian Doncaster
MDHansen said:
Now, in my head, that means an object not directly connected to the main structure, typical a structure off site, surrounding the base. But if so, how do I find it? Or maybe I'm completely wrong:S
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The emplacements may be around the base, but the datalink controlling them is probably more centrally positioned.

Easiest way is probably to get in your SRV, and drive around the base a bit. You'll get a target pointer to the datalink within ... 250m, I think? So it might take a bit of searching on the bigger bases. They're bigger than a normal beacon, and often quite a way up on raised platforms, so don't just look around on the ground.

Once you've found it, get within 50m so you can use the scanner on it, then run away.
 

ifthisworks

ifthisworks
MDHansen said:
Ah, thanks a bunch. I'll try that. Yes, this base is huge (well, everything is when in the srv)
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I like these missions because they are often different, depending on various variables, including local gravity, lighting, how much your wanted, how big the hot-zone is, how your reputation is with that faction etc

I do a quick fly over in the ship (in and out before trespass warnings) to see where the datapoint(s) are.

I use the SRV, land 2km away out of hot-zone and scramble in to the approx area of data point then either try and jump the walls in srv or turn the gates on and off and try and get away without being killed. Some places you can go right in and get the datapoint, others will trip the alarm when your 1km away. Sometimes there will be a ship or two that follows your srv.

Well if you want to use a ship it's up to you, but more fun/dangerous in an srv. I prefer fun/danger over dull grinding.
 
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Xious

Xious
I haven't figured out how to complete this mission either. There are only 6 datalinks that I could find. 4 of them had a time limit... got all those with the SRV and got the data reward. Next there was a Data hub and a Skimmer control datalink but that was all I saw. I scanned those with the SRV and set off the alarm and got chased out but still didn't complete the mission.

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MDHansen

M
I still haven't figured these out.
Like Xious says, I found the datalinks and got the reward, then there was a data hub and a skimmer control. None completed the mission. However, one of the datalinks was located on a small construction just off the base itself, so wondering if it doesn't recognize the mission.

Can't remember if I made a bug report, but will do after work today.

EDIT, someone beat me to it
https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showt...er-the-datalink-on-a-specific-settlement-type
 
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Aashenfox

Aashenfox
Oh guys, come on! Bugs aside, you do not need an srv to do these any more!

Follow these simple instructions for huge profitssses...

1) fly to the emplacement
2) as you get into the trespass zone, go to the left panel, contacts tab, identify and target the 'target'.
3) Swoop down with your data scanner out, scan the target (takes less than third as much time in the ship!) put 4 pips to sys and fly away into space!

Seriously.
 

MDHansen

M
This is how its done since forever. Problem is, half the time no target shows up, and some times you can finish the mission by destroying the power supply (it won't show in contacts, need to eyeball it). Like I said initially, the problemchild is the "emplacement" type mission.
Really the only problem is the complete silence from FD. I can't think anything else than this is an easy fix (if they can find their way through the spaghetti code)
 

AlSki

AlSki
Aashenfox said:
Oh guys, come on! Bugs aside, you do not need an srv to do these any more!

Follow these simple instructions for huge profitssses...

1) fly to the emplacement
2) as you get into the trespass zone, go to the left panel, contacts tab, identify and target the 'target'.
3) Swoop down with your data scanner out, scan the target (takes less than third as much time in the ship!) put 4 pips to sys and fly away into space!

Seriously.
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FYI, you will see the actual target to scan as a white target reticule (instead of orange for the base centre) as soon as you cross into the trespass zone. I find it quicker to just target that. Also your data scanner works at 100m so having one mounted on a forwards utility point can help to "get close".
Finally, the base respects Silent running, and popping heatsinks, so you can get in and out with less bounties and fines (I've even managed a couple completely undetected when I've got it just right).

Just be careful not to boost out with one of your wings not quite clear of the thing you are scanning.. at least in VR.. :)
 

Aashenfox

Aashenfox
alski said:
FYI, you will see the actual target to scan as a white target reticule (instead of orange for the base centre) as soon as you cross into the trespass zone. I find it quicker to just target that. Also your data scanner works at 100m so having one mounted on a forwards utility point can help to "get close".
Finally, the base respects Silent running, and popping heatsinks, so you can get in and out with less bounties and fines (I've even managed a couple completely undetected when I've got it just right).

Just be careful not to boost out with one of your wings not quite clear of the thing you are scanning.. at least in VR.. :)
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I'm not sure why you felt that further clarification was needed, the instructions are deliberately concise and 100% accurate, if I wanted to give every detail, I could, but that would just be more info than needed, but since we're posting pedantic clarifications... ;)

1) It's not always easy to pick out the white reticle on the ground, I prefer being sure of the selection and seeing the name of it.
2) There are two types of nodes, the small ones you find in outposts and the bigger ones you find at bases (along with also smaller ones), the smaller ones can be tricky to get into range of especially if you have a long nosed ship, but it's actually not the distance that's the problem, but the angle. If you put the belly of your ship on the floor (you are facing the node almost horizontal) you will never have range issues.
3) Heatsinks and silent running are TOTALLY not needed if you're in a medium ship. A heatsink might be useful if you are in a fragile small ship, fair enough.
 

Jmanis

Jmanis
Since
MDHansen said:
This is how its done since forever. Problem is, half the time no target shows up, and some times you can finish the mission by destroying the power supply (it won't show in contacts, need to eyeball it). Like I said initially, the problemchild is the "emplacement" type mission.
Really the only problem is the complete silence from FD. I can't think anything else than this is an easy fix (if they can find their way through the spaghetti code)
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Since my last post in January... I've found for the emplacement scans... sometimes you need to do the multi-point scan (y'know, the ones that give you data once you scan all of them within the time limit after scanning the first) for those particular missions.

Interestingly, I've found that on some occasions, if you take out a powerplant at the base and it disables turrets... after scanning the beacons the mission won't compete until the powerplant restores.

Yeah... it's crazy.
 

Jmanis

Jmanis
Aashenfox said:
k mate, no worries, as long as you didn't think I was being 'incomplete'. :D

It's all good, more info is better, but sometimes if you write too much, people just skim it and the impact is lost. Cheers!
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alski said:
Just trying to help
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It's not helped by the new forums trashing the links to the older posts I made. Here's the video demonstrating the issue that I linked. In this video, I complete a "Expansion Data Retrieval" by destroying a powerplant, noting nothing appears on scanners.


This problem still persists today. Could do another video, would just show the same thing though
 
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ifthisworks

ifthisworks
I've given up with missions as so many seem to be bugged now.

Blackbox missions not ending and can't hand in
Artwork - same thing
Planetary scan and economic data acquisition didn't generate required datalinks - I tried scanning every bloody thing, but no solution.
3 years of bugs...such simple bugs as well.
 

Morbad

Morbad
A lot of the "emplacement" data links don't seem to exist. There often won't be any sensor contact at any range and scanning all the data links in the base will fail to complete the mission.
 

baarmook

B
I have the same issue with Black box salvage missions. Worked fine he lase time I made such missions (probably 8 months ago). Is FD investigating this?
 
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