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Cargo/Commodities Jetison

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Post Mon Nov 22, 2004 6:51 am

Cargo/Commodities Jetison

I have another question, it refers to multiplayer only -

Jetison Cargo:
I know that if i do this and zoom off and come back again, it has gone. If i do this and visit another system and come back it has gone. I believe this to be a game thing, rather than Npcs tractoring/destroying.
However, if another player is within the vicinity the commodities/goods seem to stay in space for as long as the players see them.

Can I extend the "life" of the cargo/commodity to wait in space for an indefinate or finite time (without putting them into a wreck or other object)?

I would appreciate any advice on this.

Edited by - Strail on 11/22/2004 6:59:52 AM

Post Mon Nov 22, 2004 9:42 am

It's nothing to do with "time" as such. The game has a radius (around either 3.5 or 10K, can't remember which) in which objects are "drawn", so to speak. Once an object gets outside that radius, if it's not a permanent system object it disappears. So if a player stays near some loot it will never disappear.

Post Mon Nov 22, 2004 2:32 pm

Thanks again Darkstone

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