Complete and utter fail to launch a nuke - thanks Bethesda....

[LatetotheParty]

Got all the way in the Silo...Popped in my Nuke Card, went to the Targeting Computer and got this message basically saying there was a cool off in progress and I need to wait 55 minutes...
I don't think I will.
Did I miss a warning message upon entering the Silo ? I don't remember one.

It took my card and told me that it was out of service :-)

If I going to waste my time, I'll go back to watching the grass grow.

[El Señor es mi pastor]

There is a 3 hour cooldown on your own account and on the server silo right after launching a nuke.

[LatetotheParty]

Thanks. I didn't know that. Is the account based cool down something new ? I have seen people launch 3 nukes in a single session one after the other.....

[spoggie]

Originally posted by LatetotheParty:

Thanks. I didn't know that. Is the account based cool down something new ? I have seen people launch 3 nukes in a single session one after the other.....

There are three silos. Each has a cooldown.
Some players use one of a couple of available glitches to speed up the process, so might do three in a row.
I have seen that happen before.
Additionally there is a holotape that you can access through your pip-boy that informs you of the silo states before you set off.
I think I got one after completing the Enclave quest but you can also buy one in the bunker.
"missile silo state holotape"

[insert food here]

Does no one use the missile silo state holotape? You get one for free during the "Officer on Deck" quest i think it is.

Bethesda gave us the tools to see if a silo is on cooldown and players don't use it and then blame Bethesda there is not a way to see if a silo is on cooldown.

[BizarreMan]

You must have been inside the silo when the nuke was launched as you can’t get down the elevator if it is rebuilding.

Each silo has a 3 hour cooldown between launches.
The missile silo state Holotape will tell you how long before each silo can be launched from.
A player character can launch all 3 on the same server if they want.
There is a character three hour lockout for each silo. Meaning you can’t launch from alpha, server hop, and then launch on alpha again with the same character.

[LatetotheParty]

Originally posted by insert food here:

Does no one use the missile silo state holotape? You get one for free during the "Officer on Deck" quest i think it is.

Bethesda gave us the tools to see if a silo is on cooldown and players don't use it and then blame Bethesda there is not a way to see if a silo is on cooldown.

Fair point. I would have completed "Officer on Deck" a year or more ago and I forget more than I remember these days :-)