MK3 UTs still flying into blacklisted sectors

[Leded]

ok i have (or had) some Universe Traders running for me, and so far 3 of them got killed in the warzone areas by terrans... which makes no sense for 2 reasons. a: i had those systems blacklisted so they shouldn't have even been there and b: i have maxed relations with the Terrans/ATF so why did they even get shot at?

am i doing the blacklisting "wrong"?

[Timsup2nothin]

I'm a TC guy so can't help you with blacklists or war zones...but I do know some stuff about Mk3s being where they don't belong.

A Mk3 pilot can decide for himself that he needs fighter drones. I don't know if their 'go buy drones' logic consults black lists. If your rep with Terrans is good they would almost certainly be willing to fly into Terran space to get them, even war zones.

Mk3 pilots are notorious for running out of jump fuel and heading for the nearest SPP with absolutely no regard for what they have to cross to get there. Many of them die in Xenon sectors over this. It wouldn't surprise me if they flew through war zones.

[Masochisto]

The Blacklisting only keeps the traders from setting a destination to a station in those sectors... if you are allowing your traders to trade in Terran space, they are going through war sectors because they are trying to get to non-blacklisted sectors on the other side of them.

[Leded]

ahhhh, so blacklisting all of the Terran Areas may remedy this? .... i just lost another UT to a Terran Katana in asteroid belt lol

[Manks]

It depends on where the jump beacons are and what the shortest route is, but in general Jupiter 2 and 3 are out. If you have a JB in Saturn or Mars, that makes those areas perfectly safe.

[Masochisto]

yes, I'd blacklist all of the terran sectors.

There is also a bug in the Mk3 trader script that causes them to not jump away when being attacked in Terran sectors. It is another great reason to blacklist them all, and to not use Mk3 traders in Terran Space.

[Leded]

i've done that and so far, no more UT terran deaths. side note, they also killed any sector traders i had around there. BUT i had a sector trader in the aldrin areas and it was perfectly safe. was pretty effective at keeping my Terran/ATF rep well padded so i could finish the plot missions w/o them totally hating me

[Threesixtyci]

I find it easier in not activate universe and stick with Sector Traders.

At level 20 they should have a range of 8 jumps. Equaling a 16 jump range centered at it's home sector. Should be more than enough sectors to keep one from going idle. Plus you can keep them out of hostile sectors just with it's home sector leash of 8 and under jump range.

[TTD]

I stick with Sector traders and local traders too.

UT's are reserved for those experienced traders who keep asking me what to do.
If that does not work,then they get sent as ambassadors to negotiate with the Xenon.

Also... whoever has the lowest points in your favour, regardless of your actual rank, will attack your assets in warzones.

So if Argon are 57% and Terran are 56% then Terran ships will attack your assets when you are OOS.

[Sirrobert]

I stick with Sector traders and local traders too.

UT's are reserved for those experienced traders who keep asking me what to do.
If that does not work,then they get sent as ambassadors to negotiate with the Xenon.

Also... whoever has the lowest points in your favour, regardless of your actual rank, will attack your assets in warzones.

So if Argon are 57% and Terran are 56% then Terran ships will attack your assets when you are OOS.

So that's why none of my scavanged ships made it to omly shipyard even though there was nothing red around