X3 - Why don't wingmen jump with me?

[DjHol]

Here in X3, why don't my wingmen (or any ship following me) jump with me? How do I make my ships automatically jump when the ship they're following/protecting jumps?

I remember back in X2 I used to do this, but that was so long ago I forget if I had a mod installed. If so, which one? Isn't that included in the x2 bonus plugin? Anyway, help!

[[QBS]Buck_GB]

Are all your ships fitted with Jump Drives??

[DjHol]

yes. They have jumpdrives, and have energy cells. I made they did for the experiment (to find out if they'll jump with me).

Aside from the jumpdrive and ecells, what else do they need?

[Geek]

They jump only if you use the full command, not the shortcut (shift-j)

[Switch 9]

There is a wingmen/squadron script that means that an order given to any ship within a single squadron will repeat it to every other ship in the squadron.

[Dadamh]

They may also need Navigation Command Software Mk 1. I know you don't get a Jump command without it.

[DjHol]

They may also need Navigation Command Software Mk 1. I know you don't get a Jump command without it.

i even got to the point when i equiped them with everything via getsu fune, but I still cant make them jump with me automatically. is there something wrong with my game or this is just not possible in X3 vanilla+bonus?

[pjknibbs]

Exactly how are you initiating the jump? If you use Shift+J then your wingmen will NOT jump with you. You have to issue the jump command via your ship's command console in order for your wingmen to follow suit.

[froggyboy]

I have had wingmen jump with me and do the sector stroll. It may just be that the sector you jumped to was out of their ecell range.

for m3/m4/m5 I think it's 5ecells per sector jump. So if they have 50 ecells than can only jump 10 sectors from current position.

Just run a test and do a full jump command. Jump 5 sectors over and see if they jump in behind you, refill their ecells and jump 10 sectors and see if they jump. You may have to leap frog the squad; ie: jump from SPP sector to SPP sector to constantly resupply the cells.

I usually have a mixed wing setup and the jump ranges vary, try to go with the small sector jumps if that's the case.

Then try a shortcut <shift> j approach and see if they jump.

[humility925]

I found that very annoying, would be eaier to jump inside carrior or TL? It's lot of work to give all enery to fighter everytime you jump 5 or 10 sectors.

[dterror]

It's usually easier, and cheaper on the E-Cells if you have 5+ ships, to jump using a carrier of some sort. My Elephant is used more as a floating supply station/jump carrier than anything else.

[DjHol]

Exactly how are you initiating the jump? If you use Shift+J then your wingmen will NOT jump with you. You have to issue the jump command via your ship's command console in order for your wingmen to follow suit.

i get it now. wingmen and other ships following the player ship WILL jump only if the player orders his current ship to jump, and not by manual jump (shift-j). is this correct?

[Geek]

yes