Buying something when ship's inventory is full...

[effer]

I hadn't noticed that all of the slots in my ship's inventory were full (picking up flotsam and jetsam tends to fill them up without you noticing) and I didn't check before I came across a crew which I thought would add a lot to my ship's capabilities. They were expensive, but the rewards were worth it. So I dropped 3750 gold and bought them... and they ended up... nowhere apparently.

This happened with some hull paint I bought earlier too. And I think these items which are bought when the inventory is full are just gone forever. That is, unless they are stored somewhere else I haven't found yet...

Is this a bug? Has this come up before? Are there any insights here that I'm unaware of?

Would the devs not give us expansion slots when the first set are full? Or if it's a game design issue, then could they at the very least give you a prominent warning that if you buy something without space for it in your ship's inventory, you are about to literally throw your money away?

As it stands, your money and the item in question just disappear.

Sucks too, because although I can make money again, I don't seem to be able to find that crew anywhere.

[doordash me some dopamine]

When you enter a town and click on it the very last tab is your own personal Vault. Maybe your items went there?

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I hadn't looked in there. I'l do that and get back to you. Thx for the suggestion...

[doordash me some dopamine]

No problem, hopefully your items are there. If anything, I'd try the town you bought the items from cause I don't remember if the Vaults are connected or seperate to each town.

[effer]

I was just about to say as much. They are indeed tied to the towns themselves. however I just checked it at the town where I bought the crew and there is nothing in there. So it appears that these items do just disappear... along with your money.

[effer]

Anyone know if there is a way for me to bring this up with the devs?

Post to the "bugs" section?

[ArenMook]

When you obtain an item that you can't physically pick up, it becomes a floating crate. If you free up some space, you will pick it up.

[effer]

OK. thank you for the response, but you really should consider making that immediately obvious in a way that players can't ignore. Like have a floating icon over that crate which is different and flashy or otherwise demanding of attention so that they can act on that information.

It's a great little game, but the almost complete lack of basic information on actually playing it, requires more from you in terms of alerting players to *unforseen* situations.

New players have no context or familiarity with how it plays. You need to treat us like we're a little stupid in some ways... particularly in terms of actions which can actually harm their playing experience.