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Where is my mobile depot?
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Vincent Athena
Photosynth
#1 - 2013-11-22 19:00:05 UTC  |  Edited by: Vincent Athena
I'm trying to do exploration in a new way: Refit for the site I find using the Mobile Depot. But when I got home I looked in my cargo...no depot. I had apparently left it at some random location in some random system.

Is there any way to get back to it, or is it gone forever? Other than scanning out every system I went through and visiting each and every depot to see if its mine (not worth my time).

I knew there was a reason that I bought 10 of those things....

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Lazy Eagle
Republic Military School
Minmatar Republic
#2 - 2013-11-22 19:11:09 UTC
My sympathy to you, it was rabid, i had to put it down, or take it or something..... Can i have your stuff?
Ramona McCandless
Silent Vale
LinkNet
#3 - 2013-11-22 19:13:12 UTC  |  Edited by: ISD Ezwal
I just crapped a brick laughing

*Snip* Please refrain from personal attacks. ISD Ezwal

Have a "like" tho

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Lors Dornick
Kallisti Industries
#4 - 2013-11-22 19:16:18 UTC
Vincent Athena wrote:

Is there any way to get back to it, or is it gone forever? Other than scanning out every system I went through and visiting each and every depot to see if its mine (not worth my time).

While I do think that you are 100% correct in your assessment of your situation with regards to your possibly lost unit I have to question the last part of your statement.

If searching for your lost module wasn't worth your time, then why was posting the above at the forums judged worth it?.

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Solhild
Doomheim
#5 - 2013-11-22 19:17:49 UTC
hehe
Batelle
Federal Navy Academy
#6 - 2013-11-22 19:18:05 UTC
Vincent Athena wrote:

Is there any way to get back to it, or is it gone forever? Other than scanning out every system I went through and visiting each and every depot to see if its mine (not worth my time).


If you can't remember where you've been or where you left it, then yeah its gone. But if you have even a blurry idea of where you left it, you can return and scan it down.

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Herzog Wolfhammer
Sigma Special Tactics Group
#7 - 2013-11-22 19:20:47 UTC
"Dude, where's my depot?"

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Serptimis
Ministry of War
Amarr Empire
#8 - 2013-11-22 19:21:04 UTC
Lors Dornick wrote:

While I do think that you are 100% correct in your assessment of your situation with regards to your possibly lost unit I have to question the last part of your statement.

If searching for your lost module wasn't worth your time, then why was posting the above at the forums judged worth it?.

In case one of us had seen it on our travels and had left it into the nearest lost and found. It was worth a shot I suppose. but sadly the OP will just have to come to terms with the loss of his depot. Never easy I know, but these things happen. Maybe it went to space heaven with all those abandoned drones. Its in a better place now. Finally at peace.
Vincent Athena
Photosynth
#9 - 2013-11-22 19:21:47 UTC
Because this takes far less time. I went through like 20 systems. Scanning each out for depots then checking each out to see if its mine would take hours. And if there is a game mechanic to return to its location, then that knowledge will save me the time of scanning each and every time I forget to scoop one. And as its in the forums, it will help others who do the same thing.

Like I said, I got 9 more so its a small loss. Also, it was empty.

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SurrenderMonkey
State Protectorate
Caldari State
#10 - 2013-11-22 19:22:00 UTC
I read your post and I looked at your avatar picture and I thought, "Yeah, that makes sense."

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Ramona McCandless
Silent Vale
LinkNet
#11 - 2013-11-22 19:23:13 UTC
Vincent Athena wrote:


Like I said, I got 9 more so its a small loss. Also, it was empty.



So...


Why care?

"Yea, some dude came in and was normal for first couple months, so I gave him director." - Sean Dunaway

"A singular character could be hired to penetrate another corps space... using gorilla like tactics..." - Chane Morgann
Vincent Athena
Photosynth
#12 - 2013-11-22 19:29:13 UTC
Ramona McCandless wrote:
Vincent Athena wrote:


Like I said, I got 9 more so its a small loss. Also, it was empty.



So...


Why care?

Inquiring minds want to know.
For example, there is a game mechanic for finding a lost POS. Huh? How could you lose a POS? Say a corp member anchors a POS. A few weeks later that same member quits eve. Other corp members say "Where was that POS? we should go get it". But no one else ever went to it and have no idea where it is. How do you find it? Simple: Go to another corp POS, hit "manage" and look at the list of POSes. It will give the system. Then you can warp to each moon and find it.

Is there some in-game mechanic to find where I left a depot?

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Lors Dornick
Kallisti Industries
#13 - 2013-11-22 19:35:40 UTC
Vincent Athena wrote:

For example, there is a game mechanic for finding a lost POS.


Asset API.

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Malak Alraheem
Doomheim
#14 - 2013-11-22 19:42:54 UTC
That is OK. Wait until you launch a Customs Gantry and forget to bookmark it and then try to come back with the 32 units of stuff to make it a customs office. I know I left it around this planet somewhere.....
Ramona McCandless
Silent Vale
LinkNet
#15 - 2013-11-22 19:43:51 UTC
Vincent Athena wrote:

Inquiring minds want to know.
For example, there is a game mechanic for finding a lost POS. Huh? How could you lose a POS? Say a corp member anchors a POS. A few weeks later that same member quits eve. Other corp members say "Where was that POS? we should go get it". But no one else ever went to it and have no idea where it is. How do you find it? Simple: Go to another corp POS, hit "manage" and look at the list of POSes. It will give the system. Then you can warp to each moon and find it.

Is there some in-game mechanic to find where I left a depot?


Given thats NOT how you find a corp POS, I dont expect you'll ever find your stuff

"Yea, some dude came in and was normal for first couple months, so I gave him director." - Sean Dunaway

"A singular character could be hired to penetrate another corps space... using gorilla like tactics..." - Chane Morgann
Vincent Athena
Photosynth
#16 - 2013-11-22 19:43:53 UTC
Lors Dornick wrote:
Vincent Athena wrote:

For example, there is a game mechanic for finding a lost POS.


Asset API.

// Proud owner of "Where's My Cow?"

Will that work for Depots as well? Should it? I'm thinking maybe we need a new feature: In space assets that have been "launched for self" show in your Assets list, in game. Listed by system and nearest Celestial. Ill think about it then post in F&I.

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#17 - 2013-11-22 19:45:00 UTC
erm


well


soooo (drums fingers repeatedly)


YES!!

actually no


errmmm

LOL?

Quoting "you will die" in EvE is fail Chars dont die in EvE. Unless you have a heart attack eek.
Vincent Athena
Photosynth
#18 - 2013-11-22 19:45:34 UTC
Malak Alraheem wrote:
That is OK. Wait until you launch a Customs Gantry and forget to bookmark it and then try to come back with the 32 units of stuff to make it a customs office. I know I left it around this planet somewhere.....


At least you know which planet to drop scan probes on.

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Perkone
Caldari State
#19 - 2013-11-22 20:28:01 UTC
Vincent Athena wrote:


Is there some in-game mechanic to find where I left a depot?


Yes, People and Places, Bookmarks.
ElQuirko
University of Caille
Gallente Federation
#20 - 2013-11-22 22:50:55 UTC
Herzog Wolfhammer wrote:
"Dude, where's my depot?"


"Minmatar stole my depot"

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