**Warning** Inflated Bauxite Prices Leading to Cases of Suspected Fleet Carrier Theft

[Joe Cool]

There I was minding my own business, innocently loading up my FC with bauxite with a view to taking advantage of the current price bubble.
All was well for numerous runs but then, on returning to normal space and attempting to dock, I discover my FC is hooning it away from me at speeds in excess of 500m/s.

After several attempts at docking I was forced to tuck my tail firmly between my legs and return to the nearest starport.
To add insult to injury my FC is a mere 1.2Mm away - so close and yet so far!

It appears the bauxite pirates (whom I assume have taken control of the FC) are yet to defeat the FSD security and so are stuck in normal space for the time being.

First time I've experienced such a thing to be sure.

 

[varonica]

There's your problem;

To add insult to injury my FC is a mere 1.2Mm away - so close and yet so far!

The FC and starport are so close together the program is dropping you into the starport instance and not the FC instance, and since they are different orbits you end up with the FC rushing away when you drop out of SC. Just wait till they pull a bit further apart on their orbit and you will be fine!

 

[Joe Cool]

There's your problem;



The FC and starport are so close together the program is dropping you into the starport instance and not the FC instance, and since they are different orbits you end up with the FC rushing away when you drop out of SC. Just wait till they pull a bit further apart on their orbit and you will be fine!

Absolutely bang on the money!
A t 1.8Mm separation I was once more able to dock with the FC. Think I'll stick with my pirate theory though when I recount the tale at the bar

 

[varonica]

Absolutely bang on the money!
A t 1.8Mm separation I was once more able to dock with the FC. Think I'll stick with my pirate theory though when I recount the tale at the bar

Of course, free beers coming your way!

 

[SlickPBW]

Or you can move your carrier to make it stop running away.

 

[Brrokk]

I had one where I'd put the FC in orbit around a planet, but it was one of those closely orbiting double planets. Sometimes my FC was unreachable inside the other planet. Solved this by jumping the carrier to another body.

 

[Joe Cool]

I had one where I'd put the FC in orbit around a planet, but it was one of those closely orbiting double planets. Sometimes my FC was unreachable inside the other planet.

Can I feel a 'Worst Parked Fleet Carrier.' challenge coming on?

 

[varonica]

Can I feel a 'Worst Parked Fleet Carrier.' challenge coming on?

I had one where after the jump my ship, parked in the carrier on the landing pad, was blaring all alarms and flashing lights due to being to close to the star. It was safe on the landing pad, but if launched I suspect a quick fry would be in order.