Landing Request DENIED?

Blitzen Trap · Nov 15, 2016

So I was running a delivery mission to an outpost in my AspX last night. I was about 4K out and requested to land. I was simply denied. No explanation. I sat there for a couple mins trying to figure it out. I requested several times and kept getting denied. It was about the 5th or 6th time I requested docking that I was finally cleared.

I have no idea why I was being denied. Only thing I could think of was because it was only an outpost and only had one medium sized landing pad for my AspX, that maybe there was an NPC using the pad and I had to wait for them to leave. I'm not really sure because the pad was on the opposite side on the outpost and I couldnt see it.

Anyone know?

Correct · Nov 15, 2016

Usually means the pads are all occupied. Happens in open a lot when cmdrs are just sitting on the pad.

Requiem Mortis · Nov 15, 2016

If you're in open and need to deliver a cargo quickly switch to solo deliver and switch back

Blitzen Trap · Nov 15, 2016

Correct said:
Usually means the pads are all occupied. Happens in open a lot when cmdrs are just sitting on the pad.

There were no player controlled ships in the area. Only NPCs

Roberts701 · Nov 15, 2016

Mon Pavion said:
There were no player controlled ships in the area. Only NPCs

NPC's use landing pads as well

I usually "contact/landing permission" repeatedly hoping to get the call in before another Cmdr/NPC, takes about a minute or two. You can also do as above stated and go solo then back to open.

Dutchman141 · Nov 15, 2016

Roberts701 said:
NPC's use landing pads as well

I usually "contact/landing permission" repeatedly hoping to get the call in before another Cmdr/NPC, takes about a minute or two. You can also do as above stated and go solo then back to open.

It happens in solo too, especially with medium size ships, some outpost seem to have only one medium size pad and several small ones.
AspX is medium so it's likely to happen sometimes.

Blitzen Trap · Nov 15, 2016

Right. I figured it was a NPC wasting my time.

PsychoRoz · Nov 15, 2016

Bored docking bureaucrat messing with your head. His or her mate sat next to him going "I dare you to deny that asp".

MrWhippy · Nov 16, 2016

Yep, happens all the time with outposts and medium sized ships even in solo. Nowt you can do about it other than wait or mode switch.

Gavin Burke · Nov 16, 2016

Mon Pavion said:
So I was running a delivery mission to an outpost in my AspX last night. I was about 4K out and requested to land. I was simply denied. No explanation. I sat there for a couple mins trying to figure it out. I requested several times and kept getting denied. It was about the 5th or 6th time I requested docking that I was finally cleared.

I have no idea why I was being denied. Only thing I could think of was because it was only an outpost and only had one medium sized landing pad for my AspX, that maybe there was an NPC using the pad and I had to wait for them to leave. I'm not really sure because the pad was on the opposite side on the outpost and I couldnt see it.

Anyone know?

I've had this a few times even in Solo Play, it just means all the pads are full. The first one threw me because I could see the pad empty but there was a ship in the hangar below, so the pad wasn't actually occupied per se

Spacefreighter · Nov 16, 2016

At least you didn't get attacked while waiting. Man, that would have been awful.

Nine19CnynCrvr · Nov 16, 2016

I've had the same thing happen to me a few times. Lost a few bonuses too, even in PG, due to NPCs squatting on the pad. I tried to ram them off the pad.......that didn't work very well. Those docking clamps are Sirius.

Ben_BigBen · Nov 16, 2016

Not had this before, but a few times in the lat couple of nights - the docking computer forcing me to wait in a queue of one (i.e. just me), no traffic, nothing moving ...nope you're playing a British game so you're going to learn how to queue like a pro before we let you dock

Nine19CnynCrvr · Nov 16, 2016

Ben_BigBen said:
Not had this before, but a few times in the lat couple of nights - the docking computer forcing me to wait in a queue of one (i.e. just me), no traffic, nothing moving ...nope you're playing a British game so you're going to learn how to queue like a pro before we let you dock

Why do that when you can queue like a motorcycle rider? Lanesplit through the mail slot and then drop throttle. Why give station control a boring day when you can make someone spill coffee all over themselves? Nobody tells Ghostrider the pattern is full.

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Spacefreighter · Nov 17, 2016

If you're queued in some arbitrary waiting line, try moving into the space station and letting flight control take over. That will fix your problem like a boss. I do it every time my auto dock pulls that stunt.

Ben_BigBen · Nov 17, 2016

Didn't know you could do that, I'm still queuing ....

....nah, that's what I end up doing - manual override then once through the slot it's fine

Requiem Mortis · Nov 17, 2016

At Stations I'm quicker than the DC through the slot but it beats me hands down on aligning and docking on the pad itself so I usually hand it control once through the mail slot - for Outposts I just let the DC handle things - although I still do the occasional one just to keep my hand in.

Roasted1982 · Nov 17, 2016

I've got over 700 hours in the game and I still haven't tried the docking computer.

As for request denied I usually find the medium pad and wait for the NPC to leave the pad and rerequest.

Lave1990 · Nov 17, 2016

You can't park that there!!

Roasted1982 · Nov 18, 2016

Lave1990 said:
You can't park that there!!

That's what she said