Capture Rolling rock after they find you

[RazgrizAC]

So i finished the Curs questline siding with Maestro. So Mellard finds you when you re-enter the grand exchange with a couple S ships, and Peregrine sentinel and her destroyer 'rolling rock'.
I saw plenty of old reports that you could capture it, but after spending an hour taking down its shields. (my stupid turrets refused to attack unless shields at 3%)... But now it's permanently impossible to board despite it only have 1 crewmember.
Coincidentally i couldn't capture the M peregrine sentinel either which had 0 crew.

Has this little invasion thing been patched that you can't cap anything of them anymore?
Last person i saw asking this was 2023 and had no reply.

[Farrel]

Yeah, as far as I am aware, that was patched out and you can't capture it anymore.

Kind of a shame, it'd be fun if there was a storyline option to steal the ship and ransom the crew back or some such... Just retreating doesn't strike me as piratey enough.

[🎮 PalkoVvodets 🔑]

Originally posted by Farrel:

Just retreating doesn't strike me as piratey enough.

Iirc, you may destroy ambush ships. These ones are only immune to boarding/bailing.

[RazgrizAC]

Life = Ruined.

As a side question, So i was triyng to burn those shields with my basic frigate with a couple flack and shotgun turrets. Main guns bolt repeaters so 100% not designed for shield breaking.

But the moment the shields hit 0% all turrets would stop firing. Then the shields would start regenning faster than i could damage with my miniguns until about 3-4% shilds then they'd start attacking again until 0% then they stop. all armed, no rules set. Just 'attack my target or attack capital or even 'attack anything'.

MAybe it's just this particular plot armoured enemy?

[Farrel]

Originally posted by 🎮 PalkoVvodets 🔑:

Originally posted by Farrel:

Just retreating doesn't strike me as piratey enough.

Iirc, you may destroy ambush ships. These ones are only immune to boarding/bailing.

Eeeh, destruction feels more military action rather than pirate action. It's not nailed down, it should be stealable!

*Shakes fist* ... I WANTED IT FOR MY CONQUEST COLLECTION!