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Frattor 01
Deep Core Mining Inc.
Caldari State
#1 - 2012-12-13 22:26:00 UTC
hey im just wondering is there a way to set salvage drones to auto salvage nearby wrecks? i was curious about this because on my salvage runs the way i do it is target everything and tractor it all in first. then once everything is right next to me in a big mess of wrecks, just start salvaging away. would be nice if those drones could auto salvage the wrecks near you...what do you guys think?
NEONOVUS
Mindstar Technology
Goonswarm Federation
#2 - 2012-12-13 22:32:18 UTC
Frattor 01 wrote:
hey im just wondering is there a way to set salvage drones to auto salvage nearby wrecks? i was curious about this because on my salvage runs the way i do it is target everything and tractor it all in first. then once everything is right next to me in a big mess of wrecks, just start salvaging away. would be nice if those drones could auto salvage the wrecks near you...what do you guys think?

Patch coming soon to make that happen.
Frattor 01
Deep Core Mining Inc.
Caldari State
#3 - 2012-12-13 22:33:38 UTC
NEONOVUS wrote:

Patch coming soon to make that happen.



oh thats awesome! thanks!
Xercodo
Cruor Angelicus
#4 - 2012-12-13 22:42:37 UTC
Tell them to salvage without a locked target.

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Archa4 Badasaz
Vangazhi
#5 - 2012-12-13 22:49:32 UTC
Xercodo wrote:
Tell them to salvage without a locked target.

+1
I hate my reflex to start targeting right after coming out of warp, then remembering, that in order for drones to auto-salvage, no targets have to be locked.
Mr Pragmatic
#6 - 2012-12-13 23:27:31 UTC
Xercodo wrote:
Tell them to salvage without a locked target.



Yup figured this out today. Make sure you have no locked targets>deploy>right click>salvage.

after that you can continue business as usual.

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Ruskarn Andedare
Lion Investments
#7 - 2012-12-14 00:37:31 UTC
Mr Pragmatic wrote:
Xercodo wrote:
Tell them to salvage without a locked target.



Yup figured this out today. Make sure you have no locked targets>deploy>right click>salvage.

after that you can continue business as usual.


You can have locked targets - just don't have one selected at the time you tell them to salvage
Dirael Papier
Malevelon Roe Industries
Convocation of Empyreans
#8 - 2012-12-14 01:34:41 UTC
Ruskarn Andedare wrote:
You can have locked targets - just don't have one selected at the time you tell them to salvage

You can have a target selected, it just can't be something salvageable. (So targeting and selecting a non-exploded ship, asteroid, non-salvageable can, salvage drone, etc. and telling your drones to salvage it will make them auto-salvage.)

However as of right now they'll only auto-salvage wrecks that you created. You can tell them to salvage specific wrecks that you didn't create, but they won't salvage them when they're on auto-pilot.
Johan Civire
Caldari Provisions
Caldari State
#9 - 2012-12-14 02:01:31 UTC
NEONOVUS wrote:
Frattor 01 wrote:
hey im just wondering is there a way to set salvage drones to auto salvage nearby wrecks? i was curious about this because on my salvage runs the way i do it is target everything and tractor it all in first. then once everything is right next to me in a big mess of wrecks, just start salvaging away. would be nice if those drones could auto salvage the wrecks near you...what do you guys think?

Patch coming soon to make that happen.


You have any links to it?
Katran Luftschreck
Royal Ammatar Engineering Corps
#10 - 2012-12-14 02:06:46 UTC
Tried putting salvage drones in Noctis... didn't really see the point, though, as I could just tractor in wrecks and salvage already with enough speed that the drones were almost comical in their slow, plodding attempts to keep up.

However, I've still got an Omen that had a small 25m3 drone bays "to deal with enemy frigates" ... and since new patch made that a laughable notion I've since found that this "useless" space is now a good home for some salvage drones. That way I don't really even need to fetch the Noctis if it's only a few wrecks, especially with a tractor beam fitted.

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Without Fear
Flying Burning Ships Alliance
#11 - 2012-12-14 11:25:46 UTC
Fleet wrecks!! - - Why don't they auto salvage fleet wrecks??!?!

They really need to add something in fleet settings to allow salvage drones to salvage the fleets wrecks!
Otherwise you have to target each wreck to tell them to salvage it.

At least please make it so they auto salvage blue fleet wrecks??


Did a Dev answer someone else in another thread saying they are going to do this?
I'd like to see a link to it :D
Manes Avatarr
Superfast
#12 - 2012-12-14 11:47:08 UTC
Salvage drones ignore fleet wrecks - this is pain in ass and serious limitation to use these things. Dual boxing players cant use salvage drones efficiently.

Yes, i know its working as "intended" but sorry.. this intention isnt right imo. There is no clear reason for this and its annoying limitation.
I really hope this will be changed in future patch. At least allow them to salvage "abandoned wrecks".

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Kha'Vorn
Aliastra
Gallente Federation
#13 - 2012-12-14 11:57:57 UTC
|THere was a dev in another thread saying he was going to take it up with the team who coded salvage drones, as he considures it to be a bug.
Ruskarn Andedare
Lion Investments
#14 - 2012-12-14 12:35:28 UTC
Dirael Papier wrote:
Ruskarn Andedare wrote:
You can have locked targets - just don't have one selected at the time you tell them to salvage

You can have a target selected, it just can't be something salvageable. (So targeting and selecting a non-exploded ship, asteroid, non-salvageable can, salvage drone, etc. and telling your drones to salvage it will make them auto-salvage.)

However as of right now they'll only auto-salvage wrecks that you created. You can tell them to salvage specific wrecks that you didn't create, but they won't salvage them when they're on auto-pilot.


Sorry, I should have been clearer - don't have a salvageable target selected and you're OK for your wrecks

For fleet or abandoned wrecks you need to select them one at a time which is very slow and painful.