Defence platforms won't complete

[Steve6t6]

I have a Defence station with many defence modules covered in turrets, but the builder always finishes and leaves with the turrets not built, there is still outstanding costs but no jobs in the build queue. I tried moving the entire station to force a rebuild but it still wont complete the turrets?

This is leaving my defence platforms very vulnerable right now.

[kuidan]

Turrets complete independent of builders once you have all turret components

[Cythal]

Ensure you have the Turret component Blueprint for stations which you get at Rep 20 with a faction.

A newly placed defence platform do not come with pre-placed turrets of any type.

Ensure you customised the defence module and actually installed the type of turrets you want. There is an edit icon next to the module in the module list while planing build that you can click to customise them yourself. If you do not want to customise them yourself, you can select a default preset for all defence modules that you have already placed or will place in your build plan.

In addition to the above, if you are installing many defence modules and do not like the presets, just create one defence module and customise the turrets to your liking. Then copy and paste the module where you want them in your station.

I know of no other reason why the builder would leave without finishing the build if you have ensured the above.

Come to think of it, if you builder is building in an enemy sector and you have created a blacklist for your ships to not do any activity in enemy sectors, this may affect the behaviour of the ship. But i hardly think so however.

[Steve6t6]

I was using custom setups for all modules, which I bought the blueprints for. I then used the global "High" setting which re-configured the entire station and needed a re-build, this seems to have worked.

[Cythal]

High Settings installs Missile Turrets mostly. Good thing about it is large range but it may not be good on shielded targets and if enemy gets close. I tend to customise mine for flak and beams and occasionally one missile Turret or two. If it is a jump gate defence platform very close to the gate then I never use missiles.

[HoloByteus]

Originally posted by Cythal:

Ensure you have the Turret component Blueprint for stations which you get at Rep 20 with a faction.

A newly placed defence platform do not come with pre-placed turrets of any type.

Sure they will, you just need to have all the materials in Build storage before you hire a builder or they'll build it without L turrets usually since that's what requires the most materials.

[Boikinov]

Builder only build station module, the turret will be added automatic when resource ready
Just fulfill the trade list and the turret magically popup

[Steve6t6]

So manually adding in the turret components doesn't seem like an intended mechanic, surely the builder should complete this task.

[LittleBlueDuneBuggy]

Originally posted by Steve6t6:

So manually adding in the turret components doesn't seem like an intended mechanic, surely the builder should complete this task.

The builder just builds the large modules. If you needed a builder to build the turrets, then you'd need a builder every single time a turret got destroyed, or every time you changed your turret loadouts.

Originally posted by WarCrime:

Originally posted by Cythal:

Ensure you have the Turret component Blueprint for stations which you get at Rep 20 with a faction.

A newly placed defence platform do not come with pre-placed turrets of any type.

Sure they will, you just need to have all the materials in Build storage before you hire a builder or they'll build it without L turrets usually since that's what requires the most materials.

New defense modules do not come with turrets in the loadout unless you either manually add them, or select a preset.


OP, you can build a defense platform, and then add or change turrets days later without a builder. The only thing you need are the components to be in the build storage. Once you have the components, they instantly build.

[Steve6t6]

Originally posted by LittleBlueDuneBuggy:

Originally posted by Steve6t6:

So manually adding in the turret components doesn't seem like an intended mechanic, surely the builder should complete this task.

The builder just builds the large modules. If you needed a builder to build the turrets, then you'd need a builder every single time a turret got destroyed, or every time you changed your turret loadouts.

Originally posted by WarCrime:

Sure they will, you just need to have all the materials in Build storage before you hire a builder or they'll build it without L turrets usually since that's what requires the most materials.

New defense modules do not come with turrets in the loadout unless you either manually add them, or select a preset.


OP, you can build a defense platform, and then add or change turrets days later without a builder. The only thing you need are the components to be in the build storage. Once you have the components, they instantly build.

Good point, but this does leave all defence platforms vulnerable until you manually sort them out, when your building three at a time this gets messy, but still I think your point makes sense.

[LittleBlueDuneBuggy]

Originally posted by Steve6t6:

Originally posted by LittleBlueDuneBuggy:

The builder just builds the large modules. If you needed a builder to build the turrets, then you'd need a builder every single time a turret got destroyed, or every time you changed your turret loadouts.


New defense modules do not come with turrets in the loadout unless you either manually add them, or select a preset.


OP, you can build a defense platform, and then add or change turrets days later without a builder. The only thing you need are the components to be in the build storage. Once you have the components, they instantly build.

Good point, but this does leave all defence platforms vulnerable until you manually sort them out, when your building three at a time this gets messy, but still I think your point makes sense.

I'll tell you what I do - I open the "resources required" part of the plan build menu, right before I confirm the build. I take a picture with my cell phone. I confirm the build, and immediately pause the game. I keep a small fleet of five M traders, and nine L traders just for myself to do manual trades. I have them get the parts and bring them to the station. Once they are set, I unpause the game. Then I know the exact amounts of everything I need will get there.

As a bonus, I actually get all this for free from my ship building sector where I have about twenty five stations devoted to a shipyard. But that part isn't necessary, it just makes it cheaper. You can source everything from the AI.