how to pick up loot ?

[Kostriktor]

can i order my ships to collect loot in sector somehow ?

[LORDSOL]

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stack tractor modules

yes but see ... slots are precious

actually i don't remember posting this suggestion because i use my combat fighters to gather the loot
i just don't pick up cargo

[Ken-sama]

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well how to do it now ?

Still the salvage autopilot function. Purifying salvaging turrets and fighters are recommended, because r-salvagers will fill up your cargo, which will cause them to stop salvaging. You salvage for turrets and subsystems, not for scrap, so there's not much point in using r-salvagers.

If you don't want to spend subsystem slots on just magnets, check the workshop for some mods to help with that. Universal adventuring companion bundles a bunch of functions into one subsystem. Turrets x20 helps you not have to stack multiple turret control systems so you can free up more slots for other things. Try those.

[Kostriktor]

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spend subsystem slots on just magnets

theres magnet-upgrades ?

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check the workshop for some mods to help with that

oh ok theres not : (

[NecessaryWeevil]

There are subsystems that increase your item pickup range if that's what you're asking, yes.

[Kostriktor]

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There are subsystems that increase your item pickup range if that's what you're asking, yes.

vanilla ones ? how many km ?

[Weaver]

Guys, you're overthinking this...slots are precious, so build another ship; one with only Cargo, not engines or other components. Shield and armor it if you like. Just make sure your main ship can dock to it and still fly. Do so. Then stuff the new cargo module you just made to the rafters with tractor beam modules.

That little tractor pod docked to your ship will extend your pickup range enough to use standard patrol orders. They're randomized, so all areas of the sector are covered, AND...in the event that a pirate shows up with a couple of his buddies, your loot ship will auto-engage and shoot them down for you.

You can even whack a couple salvaging lasers on there as well, as long as you make sure they're auto-target enabled. Any wreckage that ship flies near enough to will get chipped away over time, especially if you have three or four of these ships doing it.

Defense, salvage, loot pickup...two ships; one piloted by the AI, and one stationary cargo pod docked to it.

Or, alternately, there are mods to extend tractor range.

[Ken-sama]

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vanilla ones ?

Are you hoping to collect some kind of reward for not ever using any mods? Do you hate your quality of life? Do you actively seek ways to make things as annoying and inconvenient for yourself as possible?

[Kostriktor]

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Are you hoping to collect some kind of reward for not ever using any mods?

sort of yes; i want to get good at the game the way the devs intended.
but im surely open to modding

[Weaver]

The way 2.0 is going, mods aren't there to disrupt the main game; they're there to put it back on track.

[Kostriktor]

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The way 2.0 is going, mods aren't there to disrupt the main game; they're there to put it back on track.

youre saying the devs need some help ? ^^

[Weaver]

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The way 2.0 is going, mods aren't there to disrupt the main game; they're there to put it back on track.

youre saying the devs need some help ? ^^

Not with their code, but maybe with judgment calls regarding game balance.