Remove the storm from around Spark City

[Awesome Possum]

I blew all three of my shock pods trying to dock with the store there, only to find it did not protect me from the storm and there was only 1 very expensive pod for sale.

The last thing a store in that system would run out of are pods, it should have a dozen at all times, it should also protect you from the storm, and the storm should not be that close to docking.

If the storm is only intermittent, then it's not intermittent enough.. i sat watching it for 10mins and it hasn't moved at all, meaning I will never dock at Spark City or any other hub like it.

[saga286]

Yea, this was stupid as hell. I rushed to the station thinking I would be protected from the storm, but nope, my ship just got hammered sitting there in the dock. It was beyond stupid.

I love the idea of management/survival cargo running, but I'm so irritated in this game. So many annoying things. A lot of people have already voiced there annoyance with it.

I'm so irritated, I have an irrational thought that they should have already patched this game with some of the changes people have been asking for in regards to drain rates and such.

[Duffman3005]

Oof, glad I haven't reached that yet. Hopefully they patch that, does seem silly that being docked doesn't protect you.

[killakanz]

Yeah, the whole unlock new region, discover hazard, don't want to go back ever again. Shallow end is safer.

There are upgrades you can buy to mitigate the sparky storm damage. But I also agree, the station should be shielding you from it, curious decision for it not to...

[Varlun]

Sometimes the storms cover the station. Waiting in real time is not the solution. You simply need to give up docking there, go to another system and come back later. Weather is reality, you can't control it, sometimes it screws you over. It would be nice though if there were multiple dock points for the stores... if some of those docked trucks would actually take off eventually, freeing up their spots.

[Exsilium Games]

So im level 10 now. I have only blown 2 pods and looted 2. so i still have 3. Unless your just sitting there in an electrical storm or flying really slow, you should never blow more than one. I always zip through that area super fast, around 120-160.

[saga286]

Originally posted by Exsilium Games:

So im level 10 now. I have only blown 2 pods and looted 2. so i still have 3. Unless your just sitting there in an electrical storm or flying really slow, you should never blow more than one. I always zip through that area super fast, around 120-160.

We're not talking about flying through the storm. That I understand and have no issue with. It's the fact that you still get hit by the storm while you're docked with the station. Your pods will still pop while you're docked.

[Mille]

Wow this one really sucks, i just unlocked the sector and i think i was lucky cause the zone around the bar and the base were clear from the hazard.
It's ok that if the storm zone change, but they need to make the docks a safe spot, otherwise it's just stupid.

[KrzyQban]

What gets me is watching the lightning storm around the gas station. For some reason that's just fine...

[Mastergaming]

I have dock a bunch of times in spark city and it has not pop none of my shields. If I travel to close to center of the map where debris field then I start getting charge usually not enough to pop a shield. I suggest upgrading your truck to where the cooldown is a bit faster for the shields to discharge the electricity.

[Russian Sly]

Originally posted by Varlun:

Sometimes the storms cover the station. Waiting in real time is not the solution. You simply need to give up docking there, go to another system and come back later. Weather is reality, you can't control it, sometimes it screws you over. It would be nice though if there were multiple dock points for the stores... if some of those docked trucks would actually take off eventually, freeing up their spots.

Ok, gotcha.
Storm covering the Spark City station - can't dock there.
Arrived to New Aspen, storm covers the station - can't dock there.

[Varlun]

Originally posted by Russian Sly:

Originally posted by Varlun:

Sometimes the storms cover the station. Waiting in real time is not the solution. You simply need to give up docking there, go to another system and come back later. Weather is reality, you can't control it, sometimes it screws you over. It would be nice though if there were multiple dock points for the stores... if some of those docked trucks would actually take off eventually, freeing up their spots.

Ok, gotcha.
Storm covering the Spark City station - can't dock there.
Arrived to New Aspen, storm covers the station - can't dock there.

That's life. It's a difficult game. You have to be well supplied. I would recommend the Driver difficulty setting- it seems to be more in line with what people are expecting from the game. But, in your example, if you keep jumping back and forth between 2 systems with storms, soon enough you'll be able to dock at one of them. Every time you jump, time fast forwards a lot.

[Zedd]

Agreed Varlun. Loving the difficulty myself, just hits that sweet spot.
I do think this is another spot where a functional bed with time acceleration feature would come in handy- seems more logical to wait something out rather than jump around spending fuel to pass time.

I do think being docked to the station should earth you though. Leads to fun game mechanics- trying to dock fast enough not to fry. Add some cool lightning discharge effects while you're docking and we're done :D

[DigizSI]

The way it works right now is beyond stupid. I got the party quest...get to it, dock, blown fuse, get in the party, blows a fuse, then another, then they have you clean some grafitiy..but cant go out as you dock. So undock and system down..truck still moves, restart the system, reverse to get closer, bam storm, by time I restart the system the truck hits the station. And then go out and just watch your truck get fubared as you clean some graffiti.

[Vyna]

lol this game is somehow an elden ring difficulty?

If ATS has tornado, it still not be safe under any garage. Just get out of there and comeback later.

Tho the game can't explain everything so most of the times are experience them directly or learn the hard way to actually learn anything.

[Cherry]

The storm moves, sometimes it doesn't hit the shop or job board.