Horizons Hired Crew Salary confirmation.

[Zev Woundurlust]

To confirm:

Hired crew are paid a salary regardless if they are active or not correct?

As in:

I have two hired crew. One is active and one is inactive. Both of them would take a percentage off of my profits.

 

[Chris Simon]

Correct.

 

[Marcus Machiavelli]

Correct.

Yup, as chris said. I fired all my guys last night. Full turret loadout set to "fire at will "works (and pays) better....

 

[Ozram]

Correct.

Ah... and do both continue to level as they are payed?

 

[Shanaeri]

Ah... and do both continue to level as they are payed?

No, only the one flying around.

Incidentally, they all take a cut any time you cash in profits due to combat, trading or exploration

 

[Chris Simon]

Yup, as chris said. I fired all my guys last night. Full turret loadout set to "fire at will "works (and pays) better....

Well, I kept my pilot. I really like her. I am not planning to feed more mouths than one, though.

 

[Ozram]

No, only the one flying around.

Incidentally, they all take a cut any time you cash in profits due to combat, trading or exploration

Shame. I had planned to train two up in order to ameliorate the eventual loss of one, but if that's how it is then one of them is going to have to go.

 

[Marcus Machiavelli]

Well, I kept my pilot. I really like her. I am not planning to feed more mouths than one, though.

Yeah.... i miss mine already...... come back hot british chick! Space is lonely!

 

[Buliel]

Correct.

That's the main reason I don't use fighter bays. I would if the crew didn't take a cut while inactive...

 

[Chris Simon]

That's the main reason I don't use fighter bays. I would if the crew didn't take a cut while inactive...

Then have just one pilot.

It's true that once you hired a pilot, you're kind of stuck with using the fighters (and fighter-wielding ships) whether you want it or not, otherwise it's a waste on money.
Then again, you don't hire an employee, unless you have work for them, right?

 

[Zev Woundurlust]

If you hire low and train them up, the profit sharing isn't too bad. I prefer to fly my main ship and send the fighter out to annoy.

 

[Ozram]

If you hire low and train them up, the profit sharing isn't too bad. I prefer to fly my main ship and send the fighter out to annoy.

Honestly, if the money is the issue, then best to hire an expert every time you need and then fire them again. The passive salary for the unused pilots will build well beyond the savings from their lower trained percentage. It also, I imagine, will take some time to build up an NPC to expert, so the risk and price of having anything above that is rather expensive. I can only see it being worth it for pve combat oriented pilots. Traders and pvpers will both be losing out.

 

[Chris Simon]

If you hire low and train them up, the profit sharing isn't too bad. I prefer to fly my main ship and send the fighter out to annoy.

I love plasma cannons when flying the fighter.
But when conducting more serious business (read: when I'm earning money), I also like to tend to the mothership and put Aspen to the fighter. In that case I found out that fixed beams are crazy effective. With fixed beams, the fighter is actually more than annoying.
Yesterday, while I was killing the Anaconda, she took down their Viper wingman all by herself!

 

[Ozram]

I love plasma cannons when flying the fighter.
But when conducting more serious business (read: when I'm earning money), I also like to tend to the mothership and put Aspen to the fighter. In that case I found out that fixed beams are crazy effective. With fixed beams, the fighter is actually more than annoying.
Yesterday, while I was killing the Anaconda, she took down their Viper wingman all by herself!

Wish fighter with the fixed beams? And what countermeasure?

 

[Mercury7]

I think mine is flying with pulse lasers and PD. DPS is 45.

 

[Flimley]

"Strike one bad guy" ...... whats she talking about.

Flimley

 

[Marcus Machiavelli]

I love plasma cannons when flying the fighter.
But when conducting more serious business (read: when I'm earning money), I also like to tend to the mothership and put Aspen to the fighter. In that case I found out that fixed beams are crazy effective. With fixed beams, the fighter is actually more than annoying.
Yesterday, while I was killing the Anaconda, she took down their Viper wingman all by herself!

cool! can you post her portrait picture here?

 

[Chris Simon]

Wish fighter with the fixed beams? And what countermeasure?

Heat sink (It's an imperial fighter - Gelid F, other fighters may have different things, I guess)

cool! can you post her portrait picture here?

Sure, why not?

Why do you need to see her, though, I'd rather not ask.

 

[Marcus Machiavelli]

SHE IS HOT!!!!!! Well done mate! all that and a stone cold killer too!

 

[Ozram]

Heat sink (It's an imperial fighter - Gelid F, other fighters may have different things, I guess)

Sure, why not?
http://i.imgur.com/Y4LGwUz.png

Why do you need to see her, though, I'd rather not ask.

Ah, thanks for that. I tend not to use the imp fighters as they're not well suited to ground missions but may have to make an exception then. I wish all setups were available on all fighters.