How do you recruit crews from the leisure station?

[MoKuS]

I am currently in a system with a leisure station. I can see three options for interacting with the station namely, trade, mission, and service. The service is only for food so I am blocked and cannot hire new crews.

[Steadi]

Haven't done it myself (yet), but if any station crew is available to recruiting, there should be an exclamation mark above their head. You will have be allowed entry to the station in order to speak to the person.

[MoKuS]

Originally posted by Steadi:

Haven't done it myself (yet), but if any station crew is available to recruiting, there should be an exclamation mark above their head. You will have be allowed entry to the station in order to speak to the person.

OK, thanks for the information. I will try that.

[MoKuS]

Duh, they didn't allow me to enter their station. My reputation is -3! I think it is because of that.

[fp_games]

-3 is still neutral.

IIRC when you explicitly ask for an access/visit rights, they'd turn you down, but on the _leisure_ station you are still allowed to visit (bug-ish behavior IMHO).

So you just draft your crew member, put him on your shuttle, visit leisure station and talk to the potential crew member - without asking for access first.

Might want to save before, just in case :)

[MoKuS]

Originally posted by fp_games:

-3 is still neutral.

IIRC when you explicitly ask for an access/visit rights, they'd turn you down, but on the _leisure_ station you are still allowed to visit (bug-ish behavior IMHO).

So you just draft your crew member, put him on your shuttle, visit leisure station and talk to the potential crew member - without asking for access first.

Might want to save before, just in case :)

OK, thanks for letting me know.

[MoKuS]

Originally posted by Beltneck:

Well, I try to use SMGs for recruiting. I find assault, laser and plasma rifles don't leave many survivors.

Then I pick people who have at least a Zest and Bravery of 3, a Weapon skill potential of 5, and no negative traits. They get upgraded to their own suite with its own algae dispenser. Everyone else becomes compost.

What is SMGs? Smuggling?

[fp_games]

SubMachine Gun. Less lethal than assault/laser/plasma rifle.

[MoKuS]

This is my third playthrough and I was rejected to enter the leisure station again in spite of the fact that we were allies. I manually entered the station but like in my past playthrough, there was only one free crew! The crew also has very bad stat so I couldn't hire him.

[MoKuS]

Originally posted by fp_games:

SubMachine Gun. Less lethal than assault/laser/plasma rifle.

Ok, thanks for the information.