Station missing resources

[CrixusAegis]

This dumbass mechanic where I have to wait for 5000 engine parts just to upgrade the software in my ship is pissing me off, any way to bypass it besides "bRo JuST sELl THe stAtION eNGine ParTs"

[HTF Games Studio]

Just build one of this near the station with this problem: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-v73RufbOc
You will make a lot of credits plus you fix the engine parts problem ;)

[DrSuperGood]

There are a total of 7 Warfs and similar number of equipment docks. It is very well possible one of them is not short of Engine Parts.

Additionally one can help the economy along by shooting up pirates. Pirates can cause a lot of havok to technology factories both delaying/destroying shipments and wasting wares. It can cause a vicious spiral since lots of pirate activity means lots of trade ships needing replacement or restock which means fewer deliveries and more demand for engine parts. I noticed a massive improvement in my Teladi economy and warfs once a cleaned out 7 odd Behemoth and multiple other pirates from Bright Promise while restocking the factories with raw materials.

[Pathogenic]

Originally posted by Zireael:

This dumbass mechanic where I have to wait for 5000 engine parts just to upgrade the software in my ship is♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥me off, any way to bypass it besides "bRo JuST sELl THe stAtION eNGine ParTs"

We shouldn't have to deal with this, I made a post in egosoft forums where I suggested that if ship upgrades do not require use of wares which are limited should be moved to the front of the queue in order to receive their upgrade. The suggestion to just build engine parts factories nearby to solve this immediate problem is... convoluted, at best.

You could try to right click on your ship info and cancel the order to change equipment, and then send it to another shipyard.

[ancienthighway]

Originally posted by Zireael:

This dumbass mechanic where I have to wait for 5000 engine parts just to upgrade the software in my ship is♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥me off, any way to bypass it besides "bRo JuST sELl THe stAtION eNGine ParTs"

Software upgrades don't require engine parts, as far as I can tell. You should be able to upgrade anything non-engine related without issue.

[DrSuperGood]

Originally posted by ancienthighway:

Software upgrades don't require engine parts, as far as I can tell. You should be able to upgrade anything non-engine related without issue.

The problem is that the change equipment job can get stuck behind jobs that do require engine parts and hence never progress even if nothing is technically preventing it from progressing.

For example I have had ships stuck waiting for engine parts while restocking on torpedoes which do not need any.

[SurferX]

The economy is part of what makes this game great. Where it would be easier to fake it so every shipyard has plenty of resources to make/upgrade ships, making the economy actually have to work adds to the realism. Yes pirate raids and other events affect the trading and available resources. I look for sectors that are constantly out of resources as potential sites for building my stations where there is demand for the goods they will produce. If the stations never ran out of resources it would be pointless to build your own stations. It's all wrapped up in the economy of the game.

[ZiffyHead]

I agree that it only makes sense, to set aside the materials on hand, for ships in queue, starting with the first ship in line, but it should also skip a ship waiting for parts and fulfill the next order when possible (after reserving the available parts for the first ships in line).


If everything isn't available for the build, it should reserve the mats that are available (along with the ships place in line) and go onto the next build, doing the same.

When new materials come in, they should be reserved for ship 1, then ship 2 etc.

In this way stuck ships will keep their place in line and continue to get first dibs on all incoming mats, without blocking the ships behind them, which already have all of the needed mats for their upgrade.

[eMYNOCK]

is there a reason for this necro?

The oldest post was from early February 2019.

[ZiffyHead]

I didn't necro it, as I responded to a thread on page 1 and frankly didn't look at the OP date, but I would say, "Because it is still an issue".

[Sticky]

This thread does not have anything to do with any issue that has anything to do with the game. The issue here is the OP's impatience for something to happen right that moment when a station is waiting for supply. Lets let this venting thread die and make a new one if it must be a topic.

[eMYNOCK]

Well, it is a necro if it is so far in the past that several Versions have passed since.

By now it should be common knowledge that this "Issue" resolves it self by just being patient... Shortages and the resulting Wait Times are a Game Mechanic, not a Bug.

It would be a Bug if the affected Facility is stocked with Wares to the brim.