Agricultural Supply Run: 2 Units of Grain

Kanes_Inferno

K
Good evening, newbie here with a relatively dumb question...

So, my very first mission was to convey the goods to Whitson Hub in Meliae..but as soon as I leave the station I got the mission at, in my mission log the mission shows as failed... What am I missing/doing wrong here?

Any assistance is greatly appreciated..
 

Garagiste

Garagiste
Could also be a simple as the timer ran out?
Mostly the missions give you plenty of time to complete them, but don't forget it ticks down in real time, not game time.
 

Kanes_Inferno

K
Ah, could be either one..I left it a couple of days before coming back...and why messing with the controls it's a possibility I accidentally dropped the cargo... And now I have no missions, great lol.

Thanks both of you.
 

irongut

irongut
Kanes_Inferno said:
Ah, could be either one..I left it a couple of days before coming back...and why messing with the controls it's a possibility I accidentally dropped the cargo... And now I have no missions, great lol.

Thanks both of you.
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Go into options and remove the key binding for "Jettison All Cargo". You will never need it and it's very easy to hit by accident.
 
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fennster

fennster
Kanes_Inferno said:
Ah, could be either one..I left it a couple of days before coming back...and why messing with the controls it's a possibility I accidentally dropped the cargo... And now I have no missions, great lol.

Thanks both of you.
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Most missions have 24 hours give or take on them. Combat ones are significantly shorter, around 4 hours on average. But don't take that for granted, they do vary sometimes, always check the time limit when reading the description before accepting. Additionally you can see the remaining time of any active missions in the transaction tab in the left hand panel in your ship or SRV.
 
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Sapyx

Sapyx
Yes, sorry, the mission timers run on the game clock, and count down even when you are not playing the game. Delivery missions have a 24 hour timer. Don't accept such missions if you know you'll soon be logging off for a couple of days.

Failing a delivery mission means you get fined, and you also now have 2 tonnes of cargo in your hold which is now labelled as "stolen" which you now will need to get rid of. You will need to either jettison it in deep space (not in or near a station, otherwise you'll get fined even more) or sell it at a black market. It's only grain, so neither the fine nor the amount you get for selling it on the black market will be very high, just a couple dozen credits apiece.

Failing a mission also costs you reputation with the faction that gave you the mission, making t less likely they will give you good missions again in the future.
 
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