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Author Topic: Escorting transports that you get messages for  (Read 2626 times)

DancingMonkey

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Escorting transports that you get messages for
« on: December 13, 2018, 08:23:47 AM »

So I always get these messages about transports and I thought that maybe I could act as an escort for them for money and maybe 1 assured battle or something would be cool.

But you can't, even if you have the commission (or whatever it's called) from said faction doing the trading.

Would be a cool feature.
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Torch

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Re: Escorting transports that you get messages for
« Reply #1 on: December 13, 2018, 08:30:05 AM »

Have you actually followed the convoy to its destination and back? If they get into a fight, you could join them. I haven't tried it before, but it would probably be kinda like an escort, just without any UI.
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Re: Escorting transports that you get messages for
« Reply #2 on: December 13, 2018, 01:01:52 PM »

Have you actually followed the convoy to its destination and back? If they get into a fight, you could join them. I haven't tried it before, but it would probably be kinda like an escort, just without any UI.

I should get paid to follow them and defend them.
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Re: Escorting transports that you get messages for
« Reply #3 on: December 13, 2018, 01:12:42 PM »

Most trade fleets come with their own escort - I've seen Sunders and Dominators in them before, so an extra escort probably wouldn't be necessary. More mission types, especially with commissioned factions (like an escort mission that the factions enemy intercepts) would indeed be pretty cool.
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