Stealing blueprints

[Despiser]

So far, I’ve been unable to use emf more than once per faction. Is this by design? Or just bad luck. The second attempt always alerts police and the plugs are inactive.

[Gibbo]

No you shouldn't use too many in the same sector.

I have used it more than once. Normally get a police ship which is just station traffic so tiny, but it can push you quite far away lol.

When that happens it's time to steal from somewhere else. Plenty to choose from.

[ArcticISAF]

I usually do one emp per station and then move on to another without issue. I also have the sense that rep with a faction affects it. Could be totally wrong though as I haven't properly tested it. But feels like high rep, you can do even two emps and get the station warning on the second emp. Some other factions pick up on the first emp right away or soon after with police after you, so I'm very quick to scoot in and grab the emp spots before they come. Again that could be positioning of their police and such.

[Despiser]

Originally posted by Gibbo:

No you shouldn't use too many in the same sector.

I have used it more than once. Normally get a police ship which is just station traffic so tiny, but it can push you quite far away lol.

When that happens it's time to steal from somewhere else. Plenty to choose from.

Yeah, I got too greedy and lazy it seems. I’ll try spreading out.

[Lazarus Long]

Use one per EMP station. Find a large flat spot to deploy it on. Places where modules connect to each other are best if you can find an open one. You cannot get blueprints from using EMPs on any Ship module, so Wharves, Shipyards, and Maintenance Modules cannot be stolen. There are what I would call bugs if you deploy the EMP on a curved or sloped surface of the module and the data leaks could spawn in areas that you cannot reach, such as places blocked by invisible geometry or actually inside the models.

[Despiser]

Originally posted by Lazarus Long:

Use one per EMP station. Find a large flat spot to deploy it on. Places where modules connect to each other are best if you can find an open one. You cannot get blueprints from using EMPs on any Ship module, so Wharves, Shipyards, and Maintenance Modules cannot be stolen. There are what I would call bugs if you deploy the EMP on a curved or sloped surface of the module and the data leaks could spawn in areas that you cannot reach, such as places blocked by invisible geometry or actually inside the models.

That's what I've been doing. By EMP station do you mean where faction rep is located? I haven't tried on any other station.

[Yuki]

I never had any consequences. Sure there was this warning sometimes, but without any hit on reputation. And then there was a police drone that one time but- it didnt do a thing, just hovered there. Are they even armed at all?
So far its largely been: /ignore whatever.

[db48x]

I got shot one time while I was out in my suit stealing a blueprint.

[Gibbo]

Originally posted by Yuki:

I never had any consequences. Sure there was this warning sometimes, but without any hit on reputation. And then there was a police drone that one time but- it didnt do a thing, just hovered there. Are they even armed at all?
So far its largely been: /ignore whatever.

They push you away from the station at great speed lol. Not all the time. Loads of times I've scanned the BP while they are around. Twice I've had them catapult me away from the station lol.

I don't think there is any long term damage? But it can be a bit scary. Not a good way to die.

[Despiser]

Originally posted by Yuki:

I never had any consequences. Sure there was this warning sometimes, but without any hit on reputation. And then there was a police drone that one time but- it didnt do a thing, just hovered there. Are they even armed at all?
So far its largely been: /ignore whatever.

You must be a nice guy. The whole station turns red and attacks me in force. Maybe my alt pilot fired on the police investigating me.

[Yuki]

I am nice! A happy peaceful space squid!
The stations i scanned aint always that convinced though. -15 rep too.

[Gibbo]

Originally posted by Despiser:

Originally posted by Yuki:

I never had any consequences. Sure there was this warning sometimes, but without any hit on reputation. And then there was a police drone that one time but- it didnt do a thing, just hovered there. Are they even armed at all?
So far its largely been: /ignore whatever.

You must be a nice guy. The whole station turns red and attacks me in force. Maybe my alt pilot fired on the police investigating me.

If that happens get out of there asap and after a few minutes it should be ok again. :)