AP where are the ion disruptor forges?-

[massacoppsan]

I've looked in lucky planets and a few other places listed and I can't find any. No ID's for sale at any equipment dicks either. Found the cannons though. What gives?

[Tohron]

Unfortunately, the computer (dubbed 'GoD') removes stations that aren't doing enough business. Check your encyclopedia (hit 'p', then "Advanced", "Encyclopedia", "Lasers", "Ion Disruptor"), then scroll down and see if anything's listed under "Sold as Product at Known Stations". If not, any disruptors will have to be produced from your own factories.

[massacoppsan]

I was afraid of that. Guess ill have to use drones to strip my prey.

[Simoom]

GoD removed all the Flak Artillery forges from my game because (may be due to a scripting error on the devs' side) no EQ docks in the game will buy them, so the forges just sit there with full stocks until GoD decided to make them go POOF because there wasn't "enough demand". =_=

The Cluster Flak forges are in an equally precarious condition, since only two Jonferco stations buy them.... no EQ docks stock them either, meaning I can't equip multiple ships with them using the "Upgrade" function at shipyards.

[SIMON POPPLEWELL]

Keeping one of your ships docked at a station usually stops GoD from removing the station. It was quite common for the Tractor beam factories to disappear, until Ego stopped them from disappearing as there is not really anywhere that really buys them.

[Simoom]

Keeping one of your ships docked at a station usually stops GoD from removing the station. It was quite common for the Tractor beam factories to disappear, until Ego stopped them from disappearing as there is not really anywhere that really buys them.

Yeah I did that for all the IBL, E-EMPC, P-SSC, P-MAML, Ghoul/Spectre missile fabs.

...but in all the previous X3 games, the FAA is purchased by Teladi EQ docks, so I didn't realize the forges were going to pop because nobody buys them in AP anymore.

[Nanook]

I've looked in lucky planets and a few other places listed and I can't find any. No ID's for sale at any equipment dicks either. Found the cannons though. What gives?

How much of the universe have you explored? And have you checked your pilot encyclopedia for locations? Just because the one in Lucky Planets is missing doesn't mean they all are gone.

And BTW, it's not usually GoD that removes all those forges, despite comments to the contrary. It's usually some form of enemy action, pirates in particular, that destroy stations. It may take some time for the NPC's to replace them, if they're needed. As for Ion Disruptors, in particular, those are sold at practically all Boron equipment docks, so I certainly wouldn't expect 'GoD' to get rid of the factories that make them.

Look around other Boron sectors, and be sure to check the equipment docks. Also, scan weapons and high tech traders and see if they're carrying any as cargo. If you see ID's in cargo bays, you can be sure there are forges around somewhere.

[gandy|UKCS|]

All mine Ion D forges are gone as well, God is very cruel in AP as one of my game starts it removed all the IRE forges and God removes stations the moment you start a new game ( unless it places the adverts in random places and not next to stations ).

[Reimu Hakurei]

Even if there are no forges, Military Supply Transporters seem to spawn with random weapons onboard, and that may include IDs.

[Earth Ultimatum IV.]

Do some station building missions.
I once got a mission to build an Ion Disruptor forge in Queen´s harbour. Later I bought some IonD´s from that forge for my AdvBarracuda for capping some spaceflies (after month I still haven´t found any, I just collected some from pirate ship wrecks, but not enough).