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Smartbombs failed to activate in hi-sec disco gank?
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Spankies
Doomheim
#1 - 2012-07-25 14:38:10 UTC  |  Edited by: Spankies
So, i was just pulling off a smartbomb battleship gank in an ice field and when i set of my bombs next to the targets, they don't go off, and i get this message "realigning magnetic field".

Lost the targets as a result. What the hell is this? I tried several more times to activate them at safespots and the same message kept coming up. Some new carebear protecting mechanism?
Kestutis Fujika
Sebiestor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#2 - 2012-07-25 15:04:55 UTC
It usually happens then u come from warm. Just press accelerate or stop it should fix the problem in most cases
Cebraio
State War Academy
Caldari State
#3 - 2012-07-25 15:05:18 UTC
It's a bug. Simple solution: When you drop out of warp, move your ship by double-clicking or aligning somewhere. Then blow them up.
Lady Spank
Get Out Nasty Face
#4 - 2012-07-25 16:25:16 UTC
I always come from warm.

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Robert Warner
Back Door Burglars
#5 - 2012-07-25 17:05:46 UTC
Yeah, new carebear protecting mechanism. I tried to use it last night to catch a guy in warp who was carrying 5 PLEX. Needless to say he got away because of it.
Hemmo Paskiainen
#6 - 2012-07-27 23:05:36 UTC  |  Edited by: Hemmo Paskiainen
its indeed bug, also sometimes smartbombs cycle but dont go off, doesnt get registered. Example:

you have target in range that keep constan in range & you have rack of 7 sb's that you cycle, 1 sb activation every 1-2 sec. SOmetimes you only get in like 15 sec's (theoraticaly 14 cycles) only lesser hit (5-8) registaratons in log. This is also a bug.

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Corina Jarr
en Welle Shipping Inc.
#7 - 2012-07-28 03:39:41 UTC
A bug. Happens to a lot of modules.

Solution. Move. Once you start moving, you can do whatever.

WIsh CCP would find out what causes it and fix it.
Tarryn Nightstorm
Hellstar Towing and Recovery
#8 - 2012-07-28 05:53:16 UTC
Happens when trying to launch probes immediately after coming down from warp, too.

Work-around as stated above:

Either align in any direction, or wait for the ship to stop fully before activating the modules. (It only seems to affect hi-slot modules that I've seen -- anyone confirm/refute?)

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Arcturus Archangel
Archbreed
#9 - 2012-07-28 06:03:08 UTC
Someone needs a little spanking.

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Zyella Stormborn
Green Seekers
#10 - 2012-07-28 07:23:45 UTC
Tarryn Nightstorm wrote:
Happens when trying to launch probes immediately after coming down from warp, too.

Work-around as stated above:

Either align in any direction, or wait for the ship to stop fully before activating the modules. (It only seems to affect hi-slot modules that I've seen -- anyone confirm/refute?)



I can second this. Only ever had the problem so far on high slots, never in low or mid (yet).

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Sorceror Majiir
Doomheim
#11 - 2012-07-28 09:02:55 UTC
Spankies wrote:
So, i was just pulling off a smartbomb battleship gank in an ice field and when i set of my bombs next to the targets, they don't go off, and i get this message "realigning magnetic field".

Lost the targets as a result. What the hell is this? I tried several more times to activate them at safespots and the same message kept coming up. Some new carebear protecting mechanism?



This is a secret carebear protection mechanism. Best solution is to fly to the nearest HS gate and fire on a patrol boat. That should clear the module.