UFO Looter

clevider · Post by **clevider** » Tue, 22. Jun 10, 18:08

I'm hanging out in Danna's Chance watching pirates get popped and collecting loot (especially disruptor missiles for OTAS) when the UFO wanders in and scoops up the last couple of unclaimed crates! I skip over to Hatikva's Fate to watch a Race Response skirmish and find out that the sector is apparently on the UFO's route since in enters a while later and makes a bee-line for my crates! Thank goodness I was using MARS since there's no way I could have beat that jerk to any of the goodies otherwise.

Is this new behavior for the UFO? I've not noticed it before and haven't seen any posts regarding it (even did a quick search -- nada).

Lanky · Post by **Lanky** » Tue, 22. Jun 10, 18:13

I got the same thing in an Argon sector after a Khaak invasion within 2 hours of the start of my latest game.....

clevider · Post by **clevider** » Tue, 22. Jun 10, 18:42

Are you using any mods? I'm wondering now if it's part of LV's Race Response Fleets mod since just a few minutes ago I saw two UFOs picking my stuff. Isn't there only one UFO in vanilla X3?

brattbags01 · Post by **brattbags01** » Tue, 22. Jun 10, 18:48

What did you expect
U nclaimed
F reight
O pportunities

Promethium · Post by **Promethium** » Tue, 22. Jun 10, 18:51

brattbags01 wrote:What did you expect
U nclaimed
F reight
O pportunities

Haha. That wasn't half bad.

Threesixtyci · Post by **Threesixtyci** » Tue, 22. Jun 10, 19:40

Do pirates do the same thing? I haven't really noticed any of this.

I always found it odd that pirates would attack a ship and leave all the loot for me to pick up...

Post by **Tomonor** » Tue, 22. Jun 10, 21:04

maybe the ufo accidentally managed to swap it's job file with the harvester? o.O

TTD · Post by **TTD** » Tue, 22. Jun 10, 21:59

It's not uncommon for me to see UFOs in different sectors at the same time.I play vanilla ,mostly ,and not seen the above behavior yet.

Aro · Post by **Aro** » Tue, 22. Jun 10, 22:06

Kill the UFO's to deprive the Secret UFO Base of resources!

Never seen them pick wares up. Come to think of it I've seen more accidental pickups, an M4 picked up some Ore or Silicon, than a deliberate pickup. Maybe one or two in X3R. At least one of those fellows had an accident soon after.

palenaka · Post by **palenaka** » Wed, 23. Jun 10, 04:32

Aro wrote:Kill the UFO's to deprive the Secret UFO Base of resources!

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There are no secret ufo bases. It's a trap

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chinookmike · Post by **chinookmike** » Thu, 24. Jun 10, 13:09

Can UFO's be killed in vanilla? I have rammed a few, and they just bounce off - no damage. Also, how many different types are there? I have seen several, and they appear to be evolving. Is there some sort of sub-plot at play here?

Berserkenstein · Post by **Berserkenstein** » Thu, 24. Jun 10, 17:07

I think the only ship that can kill an UFO is a Spitfyre, they got some massive shielding, go 300+ m/s and turn on a dime. I can never find them when I'm in a Spitfyre though...

Post by **Nanook** » Thu, 24. Jun 10, 19:31

Aro wrote:...an M4 picked up some Ore or Silicon...

Unlikely, since an M4 can't carry XL-class cargo, and that's what ore and silicon are. More likely, it just rammed the crate and destroyed it.

As for different types of UFO's and UFO's deliberately picking up cargo, don't think so, at least not without a mod or script. The proof is in the screenie.

TTD · Post by **TTD** » Thu, 24. Jun 10, 20:24

If you destroy UFOs you lose Goner Rep

cobra mk2 · Post by **cobra mk2** » Thu, 24. Jun 10, 23:32

Are you guys talking about a UFO in X3TC?

I still havn't seen one yet in X3TC and i only ever saw it twice in X3R in which i remember following it once for hours and hours and hours before giving up the chase after feeling like i had just wasted the best years of my life.

Because i havn't seen any yet in X3TC i thought that they weren't in the game, so can someone confirm it for me if they are in X3TC or not?

TTD · Post by **TTD** » Thu, 24. Jun 10, 23:34

Yes they are,and they still travel fast.

clevider · Post by **clevider** » Fri, 25. Jun 10, 06:36

cobra mk2 wrote:Are you guys talking about a UFO in X3TC?

I still havn't seen one yet in X3TC and i only ever saw it twice in X3R in which i remember following it once for hours and hours and hours before giving up the chase after feeling like i had just wasted the best years of my life.

Because i havn't seen any yet in X3TC i thought that they weren't in the game, so can someone confirm it for me if they are in X3TC or not?

I also followed the UFO in X3R and found it a waste of time. No secret UFO base for me.

Yes, they're in X3TC. I've seen them (without any mods), but didn't follow it. Fool me twice...

Aro · Post by **Aro** » Fri, 25. Jun 10, 07:28

Nanook wrote:The proof is in the screenie.

Or update notes

Have also followed the UFO.. with sacrificial ships to map for me

testpilot_bg · Post by **testpilot_bg** » Fri, 25. Jun 10, 09:07

I haven't met any UFOs in X3TC yet and I think Egosoft put them without any purpose - just for fun.

LV · Post by LV » Fri, 25. Jun 10, 09:22

LV waves hand across the thread

"these imperial ufo's are not the droids you are looking for"

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