Limpet drone bug when collecting escape pods

[Kailoren]

I've noticed lately that collector limpets bug out when collecting escape pods. I'm trying to do the weekly quest for powerplay but the limpets will pick up a pod and then just sit there. The cargo scoop is open and they come up to the hatch as if they're depositing cargo and then go back and sit here as if there's no more collection targets, however they're still holding on to the escape pod and won't go collect anything else (because they're still holding on to cargo).

I've tried adding/removing the pods from the ignore list, stowing/deploying the cargo hatch (that works sometimes to "reset" them but only a handful of times), turning off the limpet controllers and redeploying the limpets and nothing seems to work. They sit there for like 5 mins and randomly just deposit the pods and i've noticed some of them seem to be holding on to two escape pods at once.

Anyone else experiencing this issue?

 

[Ian Doncaster]

Yes - it's intermittent, so I wonder if it's server-dependent or server load-dependent.

 

[Arioch]

Look further down Dangerous Discussions, you may find help there:

Collector limpets getting stuck at the Cargo scoop: The apparent cause, and a workaround

Abstract Due to delays between Limpet drone delivery, Elite updating the cargo inventory list and deducing whether the Cargo is full, it is better to buy fewer Limpets than the maximum Cargo by an amount equal to the number of Collectors. Introduction Especially often after Ascendancy, the...

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[Kzak]

It is suspected that this is server-related. We'll just have to wait and see what FDev can find out about it.

 

[Factabulous]

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[Sublime]

A couple things I’ve noticed:

1. When targeting the escape pod the limpet is holding the targeting screen shows the “cargo full” message even though it’s far from full. The reason it’s not loading it might be because it thinks it’s full for some reason.

2. Closing and opening the cargo hatch (sometimes repeatedly) seems to help reset the limpet and deliver the cargo. Easier than other methods where you lose you limpets.