Pad sizes - mission justification?

[Gorf]

Just got a mission to take some stuff to an unexplored system. Get there and discover it's a platform - so no large docking pad. Not a big deal, only a 44kCr fine for failing to complete the mission.

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How is it justified that missions to platforms are being offered to owners of big ships? Surely if it's clever enough to realise how much available space I have in my hold (and deny over-capacity missions as a result), it's clever enough to think "that ship's not gonna fit"?

 

[Tarman]

Just got a mission to take some stuff to an unexplored system. Get there and discover it's a platform - so no large docking pad. Not a big deal, only a 44kCr fine for failing to complete the mission.

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How is it justified that missions to platforms are being offered to owners of big ships? Surely if it's clever enough to realise how much available space I have in my hold (and deny over-capacity missions as a result), it's clever enough to think "that ship's not gonna fit"?

It may be clever enough to figure that it'd be a good check to pop to the system map if you're driving a bigbutt. Personally I think we should be allowed to take any mission we like whether we can qualify for it currently or not; barring the "carry this right now" missions. It'd be nice to have the option of grabbing a juicy fetch mission you see while BHing around, then ditch your combat ride and go get your van for it.

I like having the option to totally fail things rather than auto failsafes.

 

[Dogthinker]

This would be more tolerable if you could transfer your cargo to smaller ship.

 

[Tarman]

This would be more tolerable if you could transfer your cargo to smaller ship.

That's another tiny yet really helpful change. There are a lot of things that would be more interesting with even just a few more tweaks to the way players can interact with the game and each other. Not easier, just more depth, data, and choice instead of handholding over simpler options. I hope the complexity of the game increases as far as the methods we use to operate in it and with it.

 

[Gorf]

It may be clever enough to figure that it'd be a good check to pop to the system map if you're driving a bigbutt...

You obviously missed the word "unexplored" in my OP. No system data available. Odd, really - they decided the place was profitable enough for a station, you'd think the system data would be available.

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Thanks, everyone, for the replies. My just have to restrict myself to the area of the map where all the surveying has been done.

 

[Whiterose]

Yes it is irritating, and should be fixed, a simple statement in the mission that its a platform should be enough.