Translate the alien message

[Cupcake]

Hello, I got a mission "Translate the alien message" and I don't know if it's my frigate or an alien one, but I have to translate a message and I'm looking everywhere on the ship and it's not offering me anything at all.

[Cupcake]

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3459168048

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3459164730

[Shadow Strider]

Given that the mission description says you have to dock with the frigate to progress, and the fleet commander is a living frigate, which cannot be docked, then you cannot progress the mission...
Unless the ship attempts to communicate with you when you are beside it or something instead, then the only thing you can do is abandon the mission

[Ozwald]

The "support your fleet" missions are disposable. Personally, they annoy me to the point where I don't send them out at all any more.

The first frigate you pick when sending them out is the defacto 'leader' & anytime those worthless idiots get stuck, that's the ship that's going to report to you. Always pick a "normal" frigate for that position if you want to participate in those side quests. Otherwise, you can do what I do, tell them to ♥♥♥♥ off, put on their big girl panties & figure it out for themselves.

Since you already sent the group out with a living leader, you can't complete the mission regardless of what you do. The mistake was made when you selected the first frigate & can't be reversed at this point.

[wkitty42]

Originally posted by Ozwald:

The first frigate you pick when sending them out is the defacto 'leader' [...]

i cannot confirm this... in all of mine, it has always been the highest ranking Frigate in the group sent out that's the leader of the expedition... like i'll start with all my lowest Frigates (Bs and Cs)... they don't fill the stars so i'll toss in, as the last ship i select, one of my highest ranking ships... send them off, go to the console to talk to the Captain, and it is the Captain of the last and highest ranking ship i selected...

another example is adding four C-Class Frigates to the list first... then send them out with the Leviathan or the Normandy selected last... either L or N are the expedition leader every time i do this... makes sense, too... the highest rank is the leader in the military, too... if two have the same rank, the one with the longest time in service has the command...

[Ozwald]

Originally posted by wkitty42:

Originally posted by Ozwald:

The first frigate you pick when sending them out is the defacto 'leader' [...]

i cannot confirm this... in all of mine, it has always been the highest ranking Frigate in the group sent out that's the leader of the expedition... like i'll start with all my lowest Frigates (Bs and Cs)... they don't fill the stars so i'll toss in, as the last ship i select, one of my highest ranking ships... send them off, go to the console to talk to the Captain, and it is the Captain of the last and highest ranking ship i selected...

another example is adding four C-Class Frigates to the list first... then send them out with the Leviathan or the Normandy selected last... either L or N are the expedition leader every time i do this... makes sense, too... the highest rank is the leader in the military, too... if two have the same rank, the one with the longest time in service has the command...

That's how it always works for me. I made the exact same mistake by selecting the Normandy first. As long as I don't select the Normandy, The Damned, a living frigate, etc, first, there's never been a problem & it always gives my first selected the leadership role.

I probably tend to fill the slots by descending rank - I doubt I've ever selected C, C, C, C, S, so I can't say I've tried every combo. Most missions can be done with 1 or 2 S-class frigates by themselves, so I fill out the mission for success first, then fill in the last slots just to give the lesser class ships experience since they're not actually needed for the mission.

That being said, I haven't sent them out at all in ages, because, for me, they're completely useless. I have problems spending money, not earning it.

[Cupcake]

Thanks guys, I canceled the mission and moved on.