Some problems with crew hiring

[hOtaRcticsTunt]

Is there a bug or i just doing something wrong?
My authority is 840, this means i can hire up to 148 crewmates.
So did i. But then i lost some dudes in battle, now i have only 70.

And i can't hire more cuz they want me to have 900+ authority!!!

I tried different stations in different systems, tried communicate with merchants. All the same. I can't find where to hire my 148 crewmembers.


Update:
I solved this by hosting an mp game and changing player slot from first to second. Somehow worked out.

[locknload339]

this was just in the demo but in crew management there was a restore crew button

[hOtaRcticsTunt]

Update:
I solved this by hosting an mp game and changing player slot from first to second. Somehow worked out.

[Walt Destler]

Hi, it's possible there's a bug with the crew count. If you could send me a saved game via the in-game feedback feature (F11) that would be appreciated. Thanks!

[OmegaFreak01]

Originally posted by Walt Destler:

Hi, it's possible there's a bug with the crew count. If you could send me a saved game via the in-game feedback feature (F11) that would be appreciated. Thanks!

Hi do you know If I have a simaliar bug?

I'm still in the first system, 64 crew, 274 fame and I need 280+ fame to recruit.

Not sure If I went to big too fast and If I move to another galaxy the problem is solved so it's a gameplay mechanic or if this is bug?

[lakehaze]

I lost nearly half my crew in a catastrophic reactor meltdown after hiring to my fame-limit. I avoided save scumming and managed to rebuild the ship, but now I can't rehire them due to fame.
Is this as intended? Dead crew count toward you crew cap? I can see how that makes sense thematically, but how does the player recover from a large loss without save scumming? Will I forever be down 30 crew for the rest of the campaign?

[hOtaRcticsTunt]

Originally posted by lakehaze:

I lost nearly half my crew in a catastrophic reactor meltdown after hiring to my fame-limit. I avoided save scumming and managed to rebuild the ship, but now I can't rehire them due to fame.
Is this as intended? Dead crew count toward you crew cap? I can see how that makes sense thematically, but how does the player recover from a large loss without save scumming? Will I forever be down 30 crew for the rest of the campaign?

This is NOT intended.

Host an multi player game with your save for 4 people and try to hire. If problem stays, rehost it switching the player slot untill you can rehire crew again.
Then save and continue in single player again.

This is the only solution i found so far.

[lakehaze]

That 4-player work around kind of worked, once. It took several attempts and I think it required me to save a new file between changing players, I couldn't get it to work twice. Fortunately I saved the time that it worked. But after jumping to another system the problem seems to return. After the workaround, I could hire a swath of crew in the first region, even after refilling my ship, moved to the second region, and no crew available, returned to first region, and suddenly no crew available again.

I can't tell if this is a workaround, or an exploit. Where is it documented how the crew/fame system works with dead crew?

I've filed a bug report with attached save file. I guess it's save scumming any time a crew member dies now. Something feels broken.

[Kahnite]

I hope this gets fixed, same problem as OP.

[Jeebus Cripes]

How do you load your single player career in co-op? I am stuck with a severely under crewed ship due to a nasty conflict and now I cannot hire anyone else because my fame is capping me. It's been nearly impossible finding crew to get a somewhat functional ship.

There's a workaround where you can host a MP game but I'm not sure how to host my normal game.

[Kahnite]

There is a setting in the game that allows for extra recruiting, but all the new recruits are skill level 0.

[*****GameFolder]

Wait what? - I thought this was a feature, not a bug... I have been re-loading every single battle that a lose a single crew-member in because else I end up losing crew over time like OP.