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Drones and a MacBook
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Caitlyn Dracos
Doomheim
#1 - 2013-03-09 16:57:08 UTC
So, just starting out and got my first set of goblin drones. Loaded them into the drone bay, launched the mission...could NOT find how to launch them...i.e. no button or anything....i have done multiple searches and asked a few other folks but still cant figure it out
J'Poll
School of Applied Knowledge
Caldari State
#2 - 2013-03-09 17:42:13 UTC  |  Edited by: J'Poll
Caitlyn Dracos wrote:
So, just starting out and got my first set of goblin drones. Loaded them into the drone bay, launched the mission...could NOT find how to launch them...i.e. no button or anything....i have done multiple searches and asked a few other folks but still cant figure it out


When you have drones loaded in your drone bay you should have a new window on your screen.

IN this window, find the drones that you want and right click them > launch drones.

They should now pop up under a new category called: Drones in space.


Just logged in to check.

The Drone window has 2 categories:

Drones in Bay

Drones in local space.

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Miss Spent Youth
Center for Advanced Studies
Gallente Federation
#3 - 2013-03-09 17:46:58 UTC
Does it appear off screen if you have your overview stretched out the full height?
Kytara Dracos
Doomheim
#4 - 2013-03-09 22:25:30 UTC
yeah...the drone window doesnt even appear on the screen...Cry
Elena Thiesant
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#5 - 2013-03-09 22:31:51 UTC
Ctrl-tab to cycle through windows, you may have minimised it to the neocom, or it may be behind something.

Check that you did put the drones in the drone bay of the ship you're flying (I've before now loaded up cargo then flown out in a different ship) and that you have the necessary skills to use those drones (Drones and Combat Drone Operation iirc)
Evelyn Meiyi
Corvidae Trading and Holding
#6 - 2013-03-12 02:02:52 UTC
Elena Thiesant wrote:
Ctrl-tab to cycle through windows, you may have minimised it to the neocom, or it may be behind something.

Check that you did put the drones in the drone bay of the ship you're flying (I've before now loaded up cargo then flown out in a different ship) and that you have the necessary skills to use those drones (Drones and Combat Drone Operation iirc)


Also, before you warp out, recall your drones by right-clicking the 'Drones in Space' menu and choosing 'Return to Drone Bay'. I've lost track of how many times I've had to buy replacements because I forgot to recover my drones.