Power Priority Help Needed

[Method]

Hey guys!

I understand how priorities work and can get it to work on every combination I've tried so far but this one here is just not working and I've tried everything I could think of.

http://coriolis.io/outfit/imperial_courier/04A3A3A1D3A2D3C272727040404044059----.Iw18UA==.IwBh1MumSA==

Upon deploying hardpoints none of the 3 lower priorities are shutting down.
I'm only at 105% usage and cutting all 3 while in combat should bring it down to 98% but it sure as hell does not want to hear about it.
Been at this for a few hours now, even tried rebuying a whole new Courier, no dice.

Sure I can just turn off the hatch, but I just can't see the reason as for why this priority setup isn't working- it should.

?

[Paragon]

Priority is for powerplant malfunctions, so if it takes damage and preforms worse, your ship will auto disable power groups to compensate. I don't think it shuts down modules when you deploy hardpoints, or never did it for me. I suggest you turn off your FSD manually before combat, and always keep your cargo hatch disabled. If you settle for B class thrusters you can have everything except your cargo hatch powered.

When you can afford more SCBs, power will become a real hassle in the courier. I suggest then keeping only 1-2 on at any time.

[HighPlains Drifter]

uhm.. not sure about the guy above me...

Priorities are what gets shut down first, to conserve power. WHat do you have them set to ? The modules you want to go offline when using weapons. You must set them in order too, for example you can't set a priority 4, without a priority 2 & 3.

Can you ScreenShot your right panel on the module tab ?

EDIT: I have mine set like this

FSD 4
FSD interdictor 3
Cargo hatch 2

So, when I deploy hardpoints, boom the FSD immediately shutsdown. If it still over %100 down goes the interdictor, still more juice ? Down goes the cargo hatch controller, etc.

[TiberiuS]

Originally posted by Paragon:

I don't think it shuts down modules when you deploy hardpoints, or never did it for me.

It does... or better should do. That's how most people run their Vultures.

The configuration above should work actually... according to Coriolis it does.

Are you sure you have exactely the same modules ingame?

[🅽🅴🅼🅾]

Yeah looks like your FSD, Life Support, and Cargo Hatch should shut down when you deploy hardpoints. Maybe it doesn't want to turn off life support? Just an idea. I've never had life support on my "off priority", but I imagine it should work and just give you a 7.5 minute countdown. This actually sounds vaguely familiar for some reason. Kinda wondering if the ship is bugged and has been for a very long time. I'd try expanding upon the priorities, maybe put thrusters as P1, everything else you want on at P2, and the stuff you want to turn off on P3. Worth a try. Good luck!

[HighPlains Drifter]

Life support will shutdown. Ran a ship like that for awhile, I don't suggest it personally.

OP - When you deploy hardpoints does the WHOLE ship shutdown ?

[Feldynn]

You could downgrade your Thrusters to 3B then you should come in at 99.3% power usage with just the Cargo Hatch set to Priority 2 or completely disabled, assuming the website's numbers are accurate and the game will accept it (given the decimal point) the speed loss from downgrading the Thrusters doesn't seem like it'd make a huge difference (7 m/s top speed, 9 m/s boost speed reduction).

[Method]

The link I've provided shows how my Courier is currently setup.

http://coriolis.io/outfit/imperial_courier/04A3A3A1D3A2D3C272727040404044059----.Iw18UA==.IwBh1MumSA==


Yes, the whole ship powers down when I deploy hardpoints. Cause it's missing 5% power. Which priorities are supposed to provide by shutting off hatch/FSD/life when I do deploy them.

http://coriolis.io/ has never been wrong so far - if it says it'll power with the config you input, it'll power.

[Dread Lord]

Originally posted by Paragon:

Priority is for powerplant malfunctions, so if it takes damage and preforms worse, your ship will auto disable power groups to compensate. I don't think it shuts down modules when you deploy hardpoints, or never did it for me. I suggest you turn off your FSD manually before combat, and always keep your cargo hatch disabled. If you settle for B class thrusters you can have everything except your cargo hatch powered.

When you can afford more SCBs, power will become a real hassle in the courier. I suggest then keeping only 1-2 on at any time.

you couldnt be farther away from the truth...

Power management is key for PvP when I deploy hardpoints my frame shift drive goes offline, so does my frame shift drive interdictor and a few other modules... when I put the weapons away everything comes back online....

Thats what the menue is for.. you enter priorities liek 3, 4 and 5 for the things you dont need and you can run a ship with better modules than u ever could without the power management!

Dont post false infos - it confuses new players!!

[Method]

Originally posted by NeMo:

Yeah looks like your FSD, Life Support, and Cargo Hatch should shut down when you deploy hardpoints. Maybe it doesn't want to turn off life support? Just an idea. I've never had life support on my "off priority", but I imagine it should work and just give you a 7.5 minute countdown. This actually sounds vaguely familiar for some reason. Kinda wondering if the ship is bugged and has been for a very long time. I'd try expanding upon the priorities, maybe put thrusters as P1, everything else you want on at P2, and the stuff you want to turn off on P3. Worth a try. Good luck!

It works fine in my Vulture.
Then again, I should only really need FDS-Hatch shuttin down as that's 5% power save and should be enough for it all to work even without life supp shutting...

[HighPlains Drifter]

That doesn't show us what the game says you have... Hence the screenshot request for the module tab, right panel.

Somewhere between the website, and the actual ship in-game, something doesn't equal up. /shrug

[🅽🅴🅼🅾]

Originally posted by Method:

Originally posted by NeMo:

Yeah looks like your FSD, Life Support, and Cargo Hatch should shut down when you deploy hardpoints. Maybe it doesn't want to turn off life support? Just an idea. I've never had life support on my "off priority", but I imagine it should work and just give you a 7.5 minute countdown. This actually sounds vaguely familiar for some reason. Kinda wondering if the ship is bugged and has been for a very long time. I'd try expanding upon the priorities, maybe put thrusters as P1, everything else you want on at P2, and the stuff you want to turn off on P3. Worth a try. Good luck!

It works fine in my Vulture.
Then again, I should only really need FDS-Hatch shuttin down as that's 5% power save and should be enough for it all to work even without life supp shutting...

I tried googling it and can't seem to find anything about a power priorities bug, but I really think I've had this issue before :/

[Method]

http://images.akamai.steamusercontent.com/ugc/392174704184195232/EF9894FC3EEF71C462D3DD699B33B49917B8BD3B/

Here is my ingame panel.
The only difference I can see is that Coriolis's showing 105.1% while ingame shows 105%.

[HighPlains Drifter]

You have nothing set to 2, and went straight to 3. I didn't think that was possible. Have you tried setting one of those 3, to a 2 and then testing it ?

[Method]

Shaving that .1% difference does not work either..
I did just try what you mention but that did not do any diff.
At this point I'm just inclined to think this is a bug with the courier.

[Method]

Well thanks for trying guys, guess I'll stick to the vulture - least it works! :P