M7 has XL containers, right? So why wont it pickup GPPC's?

[PekkaM]

Finally cleared that Xenon sector after much work. Now that I started picking up loot, I notice my M7, cargo bay open, just flies through the GPPS container.

What am I doing wrong?

[Martin Logan]

Try looking on the outside of your ship and make sure you properly crash into the container as if you wanna smash through.
Otherwise make sure theres enough space in your cargo bay and lower you speed to 10 m/s or so.

[Graaf]

If the container explodes, then you dont have enough storage. If it stays you didnt hit it with the center of your ship. I would suggest to use a TS-class vessel to pick up loot while you defend it.

[PekkaM]

Ok, thanks. It was an aiming issue. I tried seven or eight times but took then a bit different approach and that did it.

17 GPPS's in one container, I was only able to take 12 of them

[Martin Logan]

Lucky you

[fud]

Ok, thanks. It was an aiming issue. I tried seven or eight times but took then a bit different approach and that did it.

17 GPPS's in one container, I was only able to take 12 of them

You can't collect "partial" containers. If you only had room in the cargo bay for 12, and there were 17 in the container, it would explode.

Same goes for any other container. If you're in a Buster, you can't collect 50 ecells out of a container that has over 2000. The container will just go boom.

[PekkaM]

Ok, thanks. It was an aiming issue. I tried seven or eight times but took then a bit different approach and that did it.

17 GPPS's in one container, I was only able to take 12 of them

You can't collect "partial" containers. If you only had room in the cargo bay for 12, and there were 17 in the container, it would explode.

Same goes for any other container. If you're in a Buster, you can't collect 50 ecells out of a container that has over 2000. The container will just go boom.

Actually the same has happened to me before with some kind of food container. I get as much as Ican fit and the rest just disappears...

[Nanook]

Ok, thanks. It was an aiming issue. I tried seven or eight times but took then a bit different approach and that did it.

17 GPPS's in one container, I was only able to take 12 of them

You can't collect "partial" containers. If you only had room in the cargo bay for 12, and there were 17 in the container, it would explode.

Same goes for any other container. If you're in a Buster, you can't collect 50 ecells out of a container that has over 2000. The container will just go boom.

Sorry, fud, that's not correct. The only time it explodes is if you have no space to collect any of what's in a crate. If you can get even one item, you will, and the rest simply disappear.

[fud]

When did that change?

[pjknibbs]

It's worked that way since X2, as far as I recall.

[fud]

Well, I'll be....

Nice to learn something.

[Martin Logan]

i just did an assasin mision in light of heart and found a good deal of guns myself
I also get example 40 units from 60 filled crate if i cant save all 60 so you dont get an exploding container if you dont have the space for the whole content at least not in my game