How to Respond to Requesting Immediate BacUp

[Shadowfox]

Game is very difficult with commansds
How do I respond to this ship? distress

[gerald2]

just check map if someone nearby is under attack ,its more kinda background though sometimes u pick such message from other side of sector and before u come there situation will be resolved one way or another.

[Astasia]

Those messages aren't really meant for you to respond to specifically. The pilot releases a distress beacon which causes police ships to fly over. If you open your map and see the fighting nearby though you might be able to fly over and help, and get some rep for your effort.

[Flavalicious]

If its your ships calling for help youll get a camera feed on the right. Anything else is just AI ships under fire, you mostly ignore it

[cwsumner]

If I remember correctly, and it's your ship, you can hit a hotkey (quick) and get their command menu. But I might be thinking of X-Rebirth...

Some of these come out on a common channel and are other NPCs, though, so what they said about "if it's not nearby then ignore it".

They are not just background noise, though, at least the last time I checked it was a real encounter happening.

[Sungod1]

Mute button

[gerald2]

Originally posted by cwsumner:

If I remember correctly, and it's your ship, you can hit a hotkey (quick) and get their command menu. But I might be thinking of X-Rebirth...

Some of these come out on a common channel and are other NPCs, though, so what they said about "if it's not nearby then ignore it".

They are not just background noise, though, at least the last time I checked it was a real encounter happening.

that true but most of them happens very far so you will have not time to fly with help,i usually just quickly check map if something goes on nearby .
Most occasions you not se whats happening until u have all sector covered with sattelites.

[[NOPE] Sigvar]

I usually fly over if it is in range. No rep though unless you are in range of a station. Ships dont grant rep. Not entirely sure how it all works but those are my observations.