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Modding, Mission Design, and Coding => The FRED Workshop => Topic started by: wistler on July 10, 2008, 05:25:01 pm

Title: Docking & Undocking
Post by: wistler on July 10, 2008, 05:25:01 pm
Hi, I've been having a problem with getting a Elysium to undock with a Hecate in FRED 2.

I've set up the commands to via original orders and SEXP to dock with the Hecate's topside dock, wait 10 seconds, undock, wait 30 seconds and then proceed to a waypoint.

My problem is that whenever the transport moves to the waypoint the destroyer instantly snaps back into dock with the transport and is dragged along with the ship. Whilst this looks amusing, it is very frustrating because i cant seem to remedy the problem.

I was wondering if anyone knows a way to stop this from happening?
Title: Re: Docking & Undocking
Post by: FUBAR-BDHR on July 10, 2008, 05:31:54 pm
Did you use the clear goals sexp before ordering the ship to undock?  So basically you have initial orders for he ships to dock then one event that clears the goals and undocks then another that clears the goals again (just to be on the safe side) and sets the waypoint
Title: Re: Docking & Undocking
Post by: wistler on July 10, 2008, 05:59:34 pm
You, my friend, are a genius  :D

It was so simply but so annoying when you don't know how to fix it. Thanks alot mate.
Title: Re: Docking & Undocking
Post by: Goober5000 on July 10, 2008, 09:19:22 pm
That shouldn't be happening.  This is a bug that should have been fixed.

Are you using retail FS2, or FSO?
Title: Re: Docking & Undocking
Post by: karajorma on July 11, 2008, 12:49:20 am
I've set up the commands to via original orders and SEXP to dock with the Hecate's topside dock, wait 10 seconds, undock, wait 30 seconds and then proceed to a waypoint.

You didn't tell it to dock in the initial orders AND via a SEXP?
Title: Re: Docking & Undocking
Post by: wistler on July 11, 2008, 09:46:01 am
You didn't tell it to dock in the initial orders AND via a SEXP?

No the command to dock was initial order only, and then all following orders were SEXP. Adding in clear-goals seems to have done the trick though.
Title: Re: Docking & Undocking
Post by: Goober5000 on July 11, 2008, 04:27:52 pm
Are you using retail FS2, or FSO?

If FSO, what version?
Title: Re: Docking & Undocking
Post by: wistler on July 11, 2008, 06:18:44 pm
Its retail FS. I've had the problem for as long as i can remember.
Title: Re: Docking & Undocking
Post by: Stormkeeper on July 13, 2008, 08:17:06 am
Get FSO. The FREED Open has a lot of fixed bugs and new SEXPs.