collector limpets failing to collect ?

[streki]

After successfully deep core mining two or three asteroids, my collector limpets just stop working.

My cargo hatch is open, I have room in my hold, but the limpets just sit under my ship and ignore all targets that I'm generating with the abrasion blaster.

What's the best way to deal with this ?

If I log out or go to supercruise and back, that'll just bring the pirates - Is there any other way to fix this ?

 

[WeComeInPeace]

One suggestion could be to try and move your ship closer to the fragments you want the limpets to collect. That sometimes trigger them to collect.

 

[streki]

One suggestion could be to try and move your ship closer to the fragments you want the limpets to collect. That sometimes trigger them to collect.

I'll give it a go. ta

 

[Ashnak]

I can think of two possibilities:

• you refinery is full (but that usually generates a few hard to miss messages in the top right status window)
• whatever it is you're shooting off is on your ignore list (check your left HUD panel for contacts - the chunks should show up there, and should show up as dimmed and "ignored" if they're on your ignore list)

Oh - or you got a multi limpet controller, and those aren't collector limpets. But I don't know why they then would flock near the hatch.

 

[streki]

• whatever it is you're shooting off is on your ignore list

That's it !

Now I remember previously putting void opals on my ignore list when I jettisoned some to make room for more Alexandrite!

I was sure it must be a bug, but there's no online chatter about it, so I suspected that there must be a solution.

Thank you so much Commander o7 - you da man.