Where can I buy a repair laser?

layton99 · Post by **layton99** » Fri, 6. Apr 12, 04:35

I can't seem to find a repair laser. Where can I find one?

Catra · Post by **Catra** » Fri, 6. Apr 12, 04:36

your spacesuit.

layton99 · Post by **layton99** » Fri, 6. Apr 12, 04:41

LOL I sorry I meant the one you can install on a ship.

My bad

jkjklkl · Post by **jkjklkl** » Fri, 6. Apr 12, 04:42

You can't

delray · Post by **delray** » Fri, 6. Apr 12, 04:45

C'mon Egosoft, give us Repair Drone Fabs.

kelmenwong · Post by **kelmenwong** » Fri, 6. Apr 12, 05:15

i know there's a mod for this, though it probbaly only work in TC.

mobile repair ship

layton99 · Post by **layton99** » Fri, 6. Apr 12, 05:22

Is a bit annoying. Space suit and an M7 sure it says you can fit one but can't buy one errrrrr

delray · Post by **delray** » Fri, 6. Apr 12, 05:33

Yes, we live with that bad design choice for a decade now.

pjknibbs · Post by **pjknibbs** » Fri, 6. Apr 12, 08:25

delray wrote:Yes, we live with that bad design choice for a decade now.

Impressive--you managed to have some sort of problem with the repair laser six years before it was actually introduced in any game?

Alacard1 · Post by **Alacard1** » Fri, 6. Apr 12, 08:34

pjknibbs wrote:
delray wrote:Yes, we live with that bad design choice for a decade now.
Impressive--you managed to have some sort of problem with the repair laser six years before it was actually introduced in any game?

That's how awesome his repair laser is

harkov · Post by **harkov** » Fri, 6. Apr 12, 09:12

It would be awesome though to have repair drones that automatically undock from a ship once it is no longer in combat and start repairing. Maybe using some resources but at least cheaper than repairing at a shipyard.

p00fer · Post by **p00fer** » Fri, 6. Apr 12, 10:04

MARS has exactly that

natha · Post by **natha** » Fri, 6. Apr 12, 10:15

I miss more the "listed" PALCs in AP than the "listed" repair laser.

Yes some scripts/mods address the repair laser absence, if you fell its good to have check them, they do a lot more (like MARS)

delray · Post by **delray** » Fri, 6. Apr 12, 13:19

pjknibbs wrote:
delray wrote:Yes, we live with that bad design choice for a decade now.
Impressive--you managed to have some sort of problem with the repair laser six years before it was actually introduced in any game?

It feels like one. Maybe they should allow us to repair with our own resources, maybe they should give us repair drones, maybe they should make M5s actually useful at something giving them repair lasers. There was a million ideas for this feature, and Egosoft just never got to making it right. And that's one of not that many things they actually could improve without all that much hassle, as opposed to the autopilot or the economy of the universe, which required a total rewrite (and then another, judging by the fact they won't even tell if Rebirth will be released before the Summer).

bluenog143 · Post by **bluenog143** » Fri, 6. Apr 12, 22:13

What about this script?

Gold Dragon · Post by **Gold Dragon** » Sat, 7. Apr 12, 00:14

Repair Lasers can fit on many ships, not just M7 (note: I don't have AP).

The reason for this is that it takes up the same slot as both the Mobile Drilling System and the Tractor Beam. The Utility Slot. Any ship that can use these can mount the Repair Laser. In a Vanilla (read: unmodded) Game, however, the RL can't be purchased for love or money, nor does it drop.

Post by **Nanook** » Sat, 7. Apr 12, 00:49

delray wrote:...There was a million ideas for this feature, and Egosoft just never got to making it right....

You do realize the main reason they added it to the game was to let the player repair his own ship in the beginning stages of the game rather than pay through the nose every time the player's ship took hull damage. It was never meant to be an easy fix for damaged ships. So in that regard, I'd have to disagree with your contention that "Egosoft just never got to making it right". I'd say that they got it "just right".

Triaxx2 · Post by **Triaxx2** » Sat, 7. Apr 12, 01:13

No one is asking at all trading stations, but having a chance to get some say on an Aran would be nice.

Freeholder · Post by **Freeholder** » Sat, 7. Apr 12, 02:10

I'm rather glad repair lasers didn't make it into X2. HEN's wouldn't have had nearly as much charm

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Where can I buy a repair laser?

Where can I buy a repair laser?