Cloned Ships Unable to Dock

Mon Mar 10, 2003 10:01 am by Jester00

I've cloned the Defender in the demo, so technically it's a new ship ... I can
purchase it and leave Planet Manhatten, but I'm unable to dock with bases or
with the planet again.

I'm stopped with a message that my docking request is denied because they
are unable to service ships of my size.

I've also cloned the Anubis and get the same prob. But if I modify the original
ship with the same mods as the clones, I don't have any probs? Maybe there's
a flag or a list of dockable craft somewhere?

Any help appreciated ... thanx in advance.

Mon Mar 10, 2003 10:09 am by AlphA

the "Tutorial: how to make a Battleship" thread handles most of the docking problems. you should look there I think. and what exactly do you mean by cloning? Its just making a new ship i guess?

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Mon Mar 10, 2003 11:14 am by Jester00

Thanx Alpha, but the thread didn't help.

By cloning, I meant that I copied and pasted the entry for the Defender in the
shiparch.ini file, to a new entry with a different name. I altered the hard point
level limits, replaced the mine dropper with a normal gun slot ...

Created new entries in goods.ini for the hull and ship package ( I changed the
running lights), and then added an entry for my new ship in the market_ships.ini
file, so I could buy my new Defender.

I haven't changed the line:
mission_property = can_use_berths

Any other ideas? TIA.

Tue Mar 11, 2003 6:27 am by Jester00

Anyone else seen this prob? Maybe it only happens with the demo, I don't have
the full game yet ...

Anyone???

Tue Mar 11, 2003 7:08 am by X-Lancer

Maybe you forgot to copy the collision groups?

The file has this sequence:

[ship
[CollisionGroup
[CollisionGroup

[ship
[CollisionGroup
[CollisionGroup

so if you copied ship section, I think you should also copy collisiongroup sections.

Mon Jul 28, 2003 4:24 pm by LordFjord

I have experienced the same problem.
I have built a ship from scratch, made all the ini & utf stuff, skinned it,...

it takes off, works fine but can't dock again to any stations.
it can dock to lanes, but at bases i only get the same effect again and again:
it lines up to the docking position but the docking animation doesn't start.
HpMount can perhaps be the problem, but i think it's allright. (somewhat under the middle of the ship). i have checked all references, it is not a simple typo-problem.

my 2nd ship had the same problems. after a while (a bit more modding and tweakenings, the shields didn't work at the 1st, attempt, now they work) it was able to dock again.

hmmm, i have ablsolutely no idea where the problem is.
I took templates for the ini-s of working ships.

I have searched the forums for a few hours and didn't find a solution. pls can anyone hlp?

Mon Jul 28, 2003 11:51 pm by Orillion.

Cant help you, im not a modder

I got a fool on my six!
- Liberty Roughes

Im scanning your cargo for countrabound.
- Liberty Police

Fri Aug 15, 2003 9:41 pm by Wolf_Demon

re clone it

happened to me when i made juni defender available

sticks and stones may break my bones but whips and chains excite me!

Sat Aug 16, 2003 12:17 am by parabolix

buy the actual game

im making toast

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