Neutrals outside of their system

Spoo · #1 February 9th, 2001, 08:55 PM

I am currently engaged in a game (v1.19 no mods) and I just noticed a neutral ship outside of it's system. I thought that neutrals didn't know about warp points. Has any one else seen this before?

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Assume you have a 1kg squirrel
E=mc^2
E=1kg(3x10^8m/s)^2=9x10^16J
which, if I'm not mistaken, is equivilent to roughly a 50 megaton nuclear bomb.
Fear the squirrel.

Lastseer · #2 February 9th, 2001, 08:57 PM

I've never noticed it, but I guess if you or an AI gift them a ship not in their solar system it could happen.

Mako · #3 February 9th, 2001, 09:16 PM

I seem to remember seeing a neutral ship outside it's system. It was a dreadnought and was latter in the game. But the ship still didn't stop me from invading them.

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Mako the Space Shark

Puke · #4 February 10th, 2001, 02:42 AM

i traded a neutral some ships for some stuff once. the ships i gave them were out side their system, and they were able to cruise around in them.

geoschmo · #5 February 10th, 2001, 03:11 AM

I got hit with an "event" once that sent one of my ships halfway across the quadrant. I wonder if that is what happened to your Neutrals.

Jubala · #6 February 10th, 2001, 04:46 AM

A neutrals ship targeted a ship of mine and followed through a warp point once. Quite a surprise to my crew it was too.

Spoo · #7 February 10th, 2001, 06:10 AM

No, I don't think it was an event, cause the ship was in the next system. Also I know it wasn't targeting me, cause I had a partnership w/ the neutral at the time. Furthermore, I doubt someone traded them the ship cause it looked just like theirs.

------------------
Assume you have a 1kg squirrel
E=mc^2
E=1kg(3x10^8m/s)^2=9x10^16J
which, if I'm not mistaken, is equivilent to roughly a 50 megaton nuclear bomb.
Fear the squirrel.

Instar · #8 February 10th, 2001, 06:16 AM

That'd be one fast squirrel man

Daynarr · #9 February 10th, 2001, 11:05 AM

quote:
Originally posted by Spoo:
No, I don't think it was an event, cause the ship was in the next system. Also I know it wasn't targeting me, cause I had a partnership w/ the neutral at the time. Furthermore, I doubt someone traded them the ship cause it looked just like theirs.

I can think of 2 reasons for this.
1) When I was playing game with neutrals, sometimes, when they sent their ships for re-supply, the go to their partners planet for re-supply (most likely because it was closer). If you had partnership with them, they probably went to re-supply at your planet.
2) Some other race may have captured neutral's ship. Have you checked the flag on it?

[This message has been edited by Daynarr (edited 10 February 2001).]

Spoo · #10 February 10th, 2001, 10:19 PM

I know it was the neutral's ship (had their flag). It seems unlikely that it would be resuplying at my planet, since the system it was in was empty. If it matters, the ship was a light cruiser warship and it was just sitting on the far warp point of the system (system w/ 2 warp points one lead to neutral system and the cruiser was on the other warp point).

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Assume you have a 1kg squirrel
E=mc^2
E=1kg(3x10^8m/s)^2=9x10^16J
which, if I'm not mistaken, is equivilent to roughly a 50 megaton nuclear bomb.
Fear the squirrel.