SOLVED: Landing Bay needs to be connected to Cockpit

[Agricola]

SOLVED: see my reply number 10; https://steamcommunity.com/app/1716740/discussions/0/3882724699536347253/#c3882724699536849101 .after several YT Videos and 2 hours i can't complete my ship as apparently I can not reach the cockpit which is bull turd as my bay is in middle of a two level hab section which is attached to the cockpit I think my playing days are coming to an end with starfield, fed up with the bugged missions not being able to to capture ships due to ramp bug and so on. thought the ship building aspect would be fun but its not. I could point out more disappointment but it will turn into a much longer rant.

[wtiger27]

It's a great part of the game and is very much fun for me. That is not a bug, but a a warning from the ship builder your landing bay does not give access to the cockpit. Does not mean it has to connect to the cockpit, it means what ever it is connected to, has to allow you to reach the cockpit.

Try different a Hab combination. iI also depends on the level of the Habs and their location on the ship. Lots of good YouTube videos you can watch on Ship building. In the search section on YouTube, type in Ship Building Tips for Starfield.

[Mickk]

Originally posted by Agricola:

Landing Bay needs to be connected to Cockpit
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Yes, yes it does.
I too enjoy the ship building. I also was confused a little when I first started using it, keep at it because it will all make sense after you understand how it works.

A picture (steam screenshot - F12) of your ship with the problem might help us see what the problem is and help you work it out.
wtiger27 is correct, your cockpit and your landing bay do not need to be next to one another but you will need to be able to walk from one to the other inside your ship for it to be 'workable'.

[Regnrock]

Could be the docking port that is causing issue since it throws the same error message as the landing bay.

[Groogo]

Originally posted by Regnrock:

Could be the docking port that is causing issue since it throws the same error message as the landing bay.

One must have the proper regndock connection :p

[ZombieHunter]

The message is self explanatory. There must be a path from the docking bay to the cockpit.

[Bad_Marduk]

the Stroud bay and the taiyo bay connect to the rear. the rest connect to the top.

[Nite69]

whatever you do don't make the cockbit and landing bay area too long you want a short design if you want better meneuverability

[Slackerdude74]

Originally posted by Bad_Marduk:

the Stroud bay and the taiyo bay connect to the rear. the rest connect to the top.

I think you are talking about the docks, and the tc is talking about the landing bays.

I have the Taiyo landing bay and it is connected to the front of my ship. You talking about the little landing bay right(?) if so that’s the one I have.

[Bad_Marduk]

Originally posted by ghost:

Originally posted by Bad_Marduk:

the Stroud bay and the taiyo bay connect to the rear. the rest connect to the top.

I think you are talking about the docks, and the tc is talking about the landing bays.

I have the Taiyo landing bay and it is connected to the front of my ship. You talking about the little landing bay right(?) if so that’s the one I have.

no the bays. Stroud and Taiyo have doors. Deimos, Nova and Hope have ladders. Stroud has to connect to the port or starboard side face of a hab, Taiyo has to connect to the forward or aftward face of a hab. the other 3 have to connect underneath a hab where the ladder port is.

[Agricola]

thanks for the replies. It was a bug. Solved: deleted everything. Started with a cockpit added a Hab then added a bay with a ladder underneath and hit C relieved no more errors and messages. finished my build with no more issues. thanks.

[ZombieHunter]

Originally posted by Agricola:

thanks for the replies. It was a bug. Solved: deleted everything. Started with a cockpit added a Hab then added a bay with a ladder underneath and hit C relieved no more errors and messages. finished my build with no more issues. thanks.

Really? So the ship builder glitched out? Hmm. I will keep that in mind. I really don't need anymore bugs to interfere with my save. It is currently limping along on one leg.

[CrEaToXx]

The ship builder is great fun, but I hated every moment working with its controls, and randomness of connecting knots.

[dtt.scanner]

One of the worst, and probably what got you hung up, was having a part that isn't connected, but everything looks like it is connected and in place.

Most of the time, you can select all (double click your ship) and then you can more easily see which piece isn't connected properly.

It is likely that is why it said your landing bay wasn't connected to the bridge. Something in between wasn't connected properly, and likely just needed a nudge into place.

[Mickk]

Originally posted by dtt.scanner:

One of the worst, and probably what got you hung up, was having a part that isn't connected, but everything looks like it is connected and in place.

Most of the time, you can select all (double click your ship) and then you can more easily see which piece isn't connected properly.

It is likely that is why it said your landing bay wasn't connected to the bridge. Something in between wasn't connected properly, and likely just needed a nudge into place.

Hey dtt.scanner, nice to see you about.
I enjoy the ship building, not as much freedom to design as PE but good fun. I am crawling my way to level 60 when I will play with the ship designing allot more here.
Have Fun.

[Gaim]

Originally posted by wtiger27:

It's a great part of the game and is very much fun for me. That is not a bug, but a a warning from the ship builder your landing bay does not give access to the cockpit. Does not mean it has to connect to the cockpit, it means what ever it is connected to, has to allow you to reach the cockpit.

Try different a Hab combination. iI also depends on the level of the Habs and their location on the ship. Lots of good YouTube videos you can watch on Ship building. In the search section on YouTube, type in Ship Building Tips for Starfield.

So this is not entirely true, and I believe there is a bug. I have my cockpit, attached to an all in one birth, with the landing bay on the other side. I set this up first to ensure it works and it does. The moment I complete my hab layout and start adding things like reactor, cargo etc, it disconnects from the cockpit and I have to start all over again because there is no one to ensure something is connected without building the entire thing again.

This is a bug, because I literally have my cockpit and landing bay attached to the same hab, on only one level, and it’s still telling me I have it done wrong.

This ain’t it chief.