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Salvage Drones in Rubicon 1.1
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Ellie Katelo
Caldari Provisions
Caldari State
#1 - 2014-01-28 14:40:51 UTC
My salvage drones no longer will automatically salvage. It seems they only work on a targeted ship. This is very disappointing and I hope it's just a bug that will be fixed.

I read the patch notes and it said this about Salvage Drones.

Salvage drones can no longer be sent outside the maximum drone control range.

I don't read this as meaning that salvage drones will no longer salvage automatically. Can anyone enlighten me on whether this is a bug or will salvage drones only work on targeted wrecks from now on?
mr ed thehouseofed
Pator Tech School
Minmatar Republic
#2 - 2014-01-28 14:47:02 UTC
had no problems with mine, sent 1 out while fighting rats ,by the time i'd finished killing rats he salvaged most of them. btw i do use a MTU to pull wrecks closer to solve the range problem .

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Zenthes
Neo Coelis
#3 - 2014-01-28 14:47:29 UTC
I hope this isn't how they are intending to work.

But yes I am also experiencing this issue.
Kizmin Rider
Brutor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#4 - 2014-01-28 14:50:04 UTC
I remember a bug where they only auto salvage if you tell them to do it while you have no active targets. Try that.
Esha Ditrix
#5 - 2014-01-28 14:52:43 UTC
i guess people shouldnt have asked CCP to "fix" drone mechanics then...

Its not an exploit, if the game lets you do it...
Mousey
Spectre Systems
#6 - 2014-01-28 14:53:12 UTC
Nope that doesn't work for me -

Cant get them to auto salvage at all - tried on aggressive, passive, - set safety to green, yellow and red - cant get them to auto salvage.

Do they work for you?
Ellie Katelo
Caldari Provisions
Caldari State
#7 - 2014-01-28 14:54:56 UTC  |  Edited by: Ellie Katelo
Kizmin Rider wrote:
I remember a bug where they only auto salvage if you tell them to do it while you have no active targets. Try that.


As far as I know the only way you can have them auto salvage is when you have no active targets.
Rhyiem Luvgrandi
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#8 - 2014-01-28 14:57:29 UTC
I have same problem of this. I'm waiting for CCP's response on the forum. Big smile
Krixtal Icefluxor
INLAND EMPIRE Galactic
#9 - 2014-01-28 14:57:57 UTC  |  Edited by: Krixtal Icefluxor
Kizmin Rider wrote:
I remember a bug where they only auto salvage if you tell them to do it while you have no active targets. Try that.


It has absolutely always worked this way for me indeed. If you just unleash your drones, they will obviously just buzz around doing nothing. If no active targets, and selecting "Salvage", they will clear out everything in range absolutely. But they have to be "told" first.

Nothing has changed for me at all this AM.

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Mousey
Spectre Systems
#10 - 2014-01-28 14:59:29 UTC
Ellie Katelo wrote:
Kizmin Rider wrote:
I remember a bug where they only auto salvage if you tell them to do it while you have no active targets. Try that.


As far as I know the only way you can have them auto salvage is when you have no active targets.


That doesn't work for me - I HAVE to target each wreck - click salvage and wait - drones go idle and then I have to click salvage again on next wreck
Ellie Katelo
Caldari Provisions
Caldari State
#11 - 2014-01-28 15:11:21 UTC
Mousey wrote:
Ellie Katelo wrote:
Kizmin Rider wrote:
I remember a bug where they only auto salvage if you tell them to do it while you have no active targets. Try that.


As far as I know the only way you can have them auto salvage is when you have no active targets.


That doesn't work for me - I HAVE to target each wreck - click salvage and wait - drones go idle and then I have to click salvage again on next wreck




Yes, I know it doesn't work. I was just responding to Kizmin Rider to tell her that the way you had them auto salvage (at least pre-Rubicon 1.1) was to have the drones salvage when there were no active targets.

But yes, this is no longer working.
Linna Baresi
#12 - 2014-01-28 15:14:42 UTC  |  Edited by: Linna Baresi
Krixtal Icefluxor wrote:
Kizmin Rider wrote:
I remember a bug where they only auto salvage if you tell them to do it while you have no active targets. Try that.


It has absolutely always worked this way for me indeed. If you just unleash your drones, they will obviously just buzz around doing nothing. If no active targets, and selecting "Salvage", they will clear out everything in range absolutely. But they have to be "told" first.

Nothing has changed for me at all this AM.


When I tried the salvage drones, I had nothing targetted. I used the "Salvage" option, but they continued to sit idle. They only work for me now when I target every single wreck and give the command separately for each wreck. Which is frankly a pain in the behind.

And incidentally: I have 51 km drone range, and the wrecks were withing 20 km.

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Mousey
Spectre Systems
#13 - 2014-01-28 15:22:27 UTC  |  Edited by: Mousey
This:

https://forums.eveonline.com/default.aspx?g=posts&m=4162980#post4162980

"The [salvage drones not auto-salvaging] has been fixed and should get deployed tomorrow ... My apologies for breaking it"

Yay!
Sweed Ironfist
Federal Navy Academy
Gallente Federation
#14 - 2014-01-28 15:22:33 UTC  |  Edited by: Sweed Ironfist
*delete*
Rhatar Khurin
Doomheim
#15 - 2014-01-28 16:12:44 UTC
My salvage drones are working exactly the same as they did before.
Ginger Barbarella
#16 - 2014-01-28 18:00:28 UTC  |  Edited by: Ginger Barbarella
Ellie Katelo wrote:
My salvage drones no longer will automatically salvage. It seems they only work on a targeted ship. This is very disappointing and I hope it's just a bug that will be fixed.


Confirming this. I have to target wrecks to get them to salvage that one single wreck. Aggressive or not has no effect. Focus or not has no effect.

Broken. *sigh* Guess I stop salvaging on opportunity anoms (I only use Noctis for mission salvage).

"Blow it all on Quafe and strippers." --- Sorlac
Hehaw Jimbojohnson
Dreddit
Test Alliance Please Ignore
#17 - 2014-01-28 19:54:48 UTC
First the standings problem, then the Omnidirectional display bug, and now this. How do they manage to break so much in such a pathetic (content wise) patch?
Senarian Tyme
Serenity Rising LLC
Controlled Chaos
#18 - 2014-01-28 20:02:13 UTC
Hehaw Jimbojohnson wrote:
First the standings problem, then the Omnidirectional display bug, and now this. How do they manage to break so much in such a pathetic (content wise) patch?


Clearly this is all the Nestor's fault.
Chirjo Durruti
Doomheim
#19 - 2014-01-28 20:23:56 UTC
No auto-salvage here either. Huge disappointment. Which "genius" had this "brilliant" idea? Evil

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Xython
Federal Navy Academy
Gallente Federation
#20 - 2014-01-28 20:25:34 UTC
Wow, you can set these things to auto salvage? I thought you had to target each wreck. That's huge. Thanks for the tip, guys.
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