Fleet Carrier Spawn point

[G-Dubya]

Will FC’s be available to use as spawn points for other players who dock with them ?

 

[JohnRoberts]

What do you mean by spawn point?

 

[G-Dubya]

What do you mean by spawn point?

So if a player dies after they have docked with the fleet carrier, they will get an option to spawn back to the same carrier after death

 

[JohnRoberts]

I'm not sure, but its a good question. I will add it to my testing list for next week.

 

[Rick6549]

If they function like stations i would imagine so

 

[Factabulous]

One of the things it was easy to test in the beta. Works as expected.

 

[thistle]

That is a good question. I'm sure people must have docked then undocked then been destroyed in beta1, so someone must know?

 

[CptXabaras]

Good question. Also, would be a total bummer if a cmdr were to die, say, somewhere around Colonia, fleet carrier few jumps away and spawning back in the last station he docked back in the bubble..

 

[Kamiyoda]

Good question. Also, would be a total boomer if a cmdr were to die, say, somewhere around Colonia, fleet carrier few jumps away and spawning back in the last station he docked back in the bubble..

On the bright side well get a thread about it, with 1 or three people saying it makes the game dangerous so shut up if it makes no sense.

 

[wabboo]

Somewhat related: If you transfer a ship to a fleet carrier and the fleet carrier jumps to a new system (before the ship arrives), does it update the ETA?

 

[777Driver]

So if a player dies after they have docked with the fleet carrier, they will get an option to spawn back to the same carrier after death

Yes, unless you where doing something dodgy, then you get spawned at the nearest prison ship. Best to look at it like having your own station that you can travel with.

 

[Quantis Trap]

My guess is that they will work exactly like a station, but it's certainly worth testing next week.
I would view it as a bug if they didn't work like a station in this regard!

Yes, unless you where doing something dodgy, then you get spawned at the nearest prison ship. Best to look at it like having your own station that you can travel with.

Oh, did you test that in the last beta by chance?

 

[Rocky-451]

Respawning was an official known issue in FC beta 1, so it was hard to test.

Known Issues

Please find a list of the current Known Issues regarding the Fleet Carriers beta below: The estimated time for arrival in Supercruise shows inaccurate values when approaching a target. Respawning now takes Fleet Carriers into account, but there may be instances where you are taken back to the...

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Respawning now takes Fleet Carriers into account, but there may be instances where you are taken back to the first suitable location rather than most suitable one. Therefore, you might respawn at a Fleet Carrier when you expect to respawn at a Starport, and vice versa.

 

[Agony_Aunt]

Good question. Also, would be a total boomer if a cmdr were to die, say, somewhere around Colonia, fleet carrier few jumps away and spawning back in the last station he docked back in the bubble..

I think you mean bummer, not boomer.

 

[Rocky-451]

I've tested respawning in Beta 2 and posted the results: Respawning tests with FC, quiz, and instant travel.