raging here

expired one · Dec 10, 2014

Very annoyed I here lost my ship, my cargo and fined never playing elite again only kidding.

I was 50/50 and restarting now have no choice. I use some help in the following..

i found unidentified signal and went to source and it was an ancient space battle with ancient artifacts. Once collected it can up stolen eh?

i thought I'd try to slip pass the patrols into space turned on silent running, requested docking and went as fast as could to the station but no i still got detected and fined heavily.

Not worse to happen turned off silent running and autopilot to docking. Ended up dead as the turn on autopilot stop my shields recharging.

what i need is help on how do you get pass the patrols, if I'm to run illegal goods in the future.

Surely artifacts should be salvage not stolen goods?

why would turning on the autopilot stop my shield recharging?

Maruun · Dec 10, 2014

Shield recharge is delayed a while after deactivating silent running.

Make sure you have power on the systems distributed.

Pr0 · Dec 10, 2014

You need to go to a no rules station. Anarchy is the only way I know how to sell illegal stuff.

expired one · Dec 11, 2014

Maruun said:
Shield recharge is delayed a while after deactivating silent running.

Make sure you have power on the systems distributed.

I don't think the this was case as the shield icon showed two red lines and no sign of charging but as soon as turned off autopilot the shield started indicate the shield we preparing and charging. I'll log a bug report just in case.

gazzareth · Dec 11, 2014

Find a platform with a black market rather than a station. Never been scanned at one yet..

MrGambler · Dec 11, 2014

The smuggling part of this game seems to be bugged, or it is in my experience. Running my cobra with 25 stolen items, turned on silent running and spammed my heat discharge canisters so I was constantly on 0% - 5% heat, still got scanned every darn time. Fortunately I have quite good handling on my ship and managed to squeeze past an Anaconda entering the dock at quite high speed before the scan could finish. Tried it several more times with the same results. Either the Empire's station security have super scanners that can scan a heatless signature or it is bugged.

Toffa · Dec 11, 2014

I have found a stealth approach that works for me...

Exit SC at the station of your choice. Full power to engine and boost straight at the station. Don't even think about looking for the entry, just go full pelt and get as close as you can to the hull of the station. Next, hug the hull as close as you can, while moving around to the entry. Request docking at the very last moment and scoot on through. At worse, system authorities will detect and begin to scan you, but once you are through the entry, the scan stops before it can be completed.

Toffs
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Sounder Deeps · Dec 11, 2014

Even if your heat is 0% if you get within 300-500ish (not hard numbers seems to vary) they make visual and scan. Smugglers I've chatted with say just go fast, beat the scan.

catanonia · Dec 11, 2014

Learn to fly the letterbox and go in hot by hugging the station and swinging in hard and using reverse throttle and yaw. The cops won't see you doing this. Even in a Type 6 I normally get scanned as I go through the letterbox by which time it is too late. A Cobra, no chance, I am in before they wake up.

As for docking computers, there is the problem if you use then, do it yourself at 10x the speed.

RedMcG · Dec 11, 2014

Yeah. I picked up "trade data" that was illegal and marked stolen - I've seen YouTube videos of folk using silent running to smuggle but I just lined up the letterbox and boosted in. Time the boost right though - too late and you'll plant in to the other side of the station and too early they'll finish their scan.

Edit: I should note I was flying a Cobra - this may not be so easy in slower craft

Arkku · Dec 11, 2014

I try to avoid the scan even when I'm not carrying anything illegal (you'll know if they scanned you if you get the message “move along” or “no crimes detected” or whatever in comms from the patrol craft). Basically it just takes going in reasonably fast and once you hear “scan detected” you speed up and quickly disappear into the station (duck above or below the slot once inside to break line of sight). By practicing this all the time you'll learn to recognise if you'll make it through before the scan completes, so when you're actually carrying something illegal and you know you won't make it when the scan starts, run away immediately. (You can also practice running away when leaving a station; let them start the scan and then see if you can get out of range before it completes.)

To avoid the scan altogether you can go to an anarchy system or an outpost, but it's not nearly as much fun.

Momoka Azuka · Dec 11, 2014

Just go in fast, not necessarily full speed, and outrun the scan. Silent running can still be scanned depending on your speed and how close the security ships are. Could be bugged atm, not sure, but i don't bother with silent running and just go fast. Full speed in the sidey, it can slow down fast enough to not crash in the station if your careful.

Edit: Also just ditch the autopilot and land the ship yourself. You can Crash all on your own