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Freighters in Ice Belts ?

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Ave Kathrina
My Ass Is On Fire
#1 - 2012-12-28 22:52:49 UTC
Hi All,

So I'm making some ice blocks for POS fuel and I've noticed that some of the local Germans now have freighters in the ice belt with their Macks and Orcas.

Now as far as I knew you couldn't transfer cargo to/from a freighter in space - so does anyone have any idea what the use would be ?

Did I miss something in the patch notes ?
I've done some really stupid shit in this game.
Jason McCoy
Deep Core Mining Inc.
Caldari State
#2 - 2012-12-28 22:54:01 UTC
Ave Kathrina wrote:
Did I miss something in the patch notes ?

Yep you did. Freighter can now interact in space.
Tau Cabalander
Retirement Retreat
Working Stiffs
#3 - 2012-12-28 23:08:17 UTC
Ave Kathrina wrote:
Did I miss something in the patch notes ?


Patch Notes for Retribtuion wrote:
Ships

  • Freighters and jump freighters have been upgraded with a jettison tube and can freely jettison, scoop and move items between containers. They are still not able to load or scoop assembled containers into their cargo hold, except freight containers.

http://community.eveonline.com/updates/patchnotes.asp
celebro
Southern Cross Monopoly
Flying Dangerous
#4 - 2012-12-28 23:21:34 UTC  |  Edited by: celebro
Excuse my ignorance, where does it say you can empty orca cargo directly into freighter?
Anya Ohaya
School of Applied Knowledge
Caldari State
#5 - 2012-12-29 00:37:27 UTC
celebro wrote:
Excuse my ignorance, where does it say you can empty orca cargo directly into freighter?


That would be from the hanger?
celebro
Southern Cross Monopoly
Flying Dangerous
#6 - 2012-12-29 00:41:43 UTC
Anya Ohaya wrote:
celebro wrote:
Excuse my ignorance, where does it say you can empty orca cargo directly into freighter?


That would be from the hanger?


Yes, transfer directly from orca to freighter is that possible?
Styth spiting
Brutor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#7 - 2012-12-29 01:08:38 UTC
celebro wrote:
Anya Ohaya wrote:
celebro wrote:
Excuse my ignorance, where does it say you can empty orca cargo directly into freighter?


That would be from the hanger?


Yes, transfer directly from orca to freighter is that possible?


Yes, the freighter pilot needs to move goods from the orca to freighter.
Emma Royd
Maddled Gommerils
#8 - 2012-12-29 07:10:33 UTC
The stuff doesn't get passed from the Orca to the Freighter, the Freighter uses the Orca's corp hangar and takes the stuff from there, the Orca pilot just keeps moving stuff from cargo + ore hold to the Corp Hangars for the freighter pilot to take.
celebro
Southern Cross Monopoly
Flying Dangerous
#9 - 2012-12-29 10:25:49 UTC
Emma Royd wrote:
The stuff doesn't get passed from the Orca to the Freighter, the Freighter uses the Orca's corp hangar and takes the stuff from there, the Orca pilot just keeps moving stuff from cargo + ore hold to the Corp Hangars for the freighter pilot to take.



Thanks, I know how the transfer works, may have explained my self wrong. There is nothing in the blog post that mentions the ability to do just that ; pick up ore from orca using a freighter.
leoplusma
Delfus Inc.
#10 - 2012-12-29 11:07:31 UTC
celebro wrote:
Thanks, I know how the transfer works, may have explained my self wrong. There is nothing in the blog post that mentions the ability to do just that ; pick up ore from orca using a freighter.


you can also pick up other stuff from orca, not just ore. lol.

Big smileShockedBig smileShocked
Tau Cabalander
Retirement Retreat
Working Stiffs
#11 - 2012-12-29 12:05:41 UTC  |  Edited by: Tau Cabalander
celebro wrote:
Thanks, I know how the transfer works, may have explained my self wrong. There is nothing in the blog post that mentions the ability to do just that ; pick up ore from orca using a freighter.

Patch Notes for Retribution wrote:
... move items between containers
Treya Amoncarde
Ministry of War
Amarr Empire
#12 - 2012-12-30 02:05:18 UTC
lol, why explain when the answer is simple. If they are doing it, it is possible. nuff said.
Grombutz
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#13 - 2012-12-30 08:30:02 UTC
Read patchnotes next time ;)
Ireland VonVicious
Vicious Trading Company
#14 - 2012-12-30 20:57:50 UTC
You may also want to look into freighter containers.

Lots to be done with them that can help mining fleets.

It's the other half of the story that is not yet being talked about.