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=== Can I dock my ships? === | === Can I dock my ships? === | ||
[[File:DockingDiagram.png|250px|thumb|right|The docking view]] | [[File:DockingDiagram.png|250px|thumb|right|The docking view]] | ||
Yes. Using the | Yes. Using the [[Tactical Screen]], align the two diamond-shaped dots outside your docking ports. When done correctly, the docking port extends and connects to the other ship. | ||
'''Note:''' You can only transfer items ''from'' the selected ship to others. If you want to transfer fuel from Ship A to Ship B and oxygen from Ship B to Ship A, you need to select Ship A to transfer the fuel, then select Ship B to transfer the oxygen. | '''Note:''' You can only transfer items ''from'' the selected ship to others. If you want to transfer fuel from Ship A to Ship B and oxygen from Ship B to Ship A, you need to select Ship A to transfer the fuel, then select Ship B to transfer the oxygen. | ||
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To place floor tiles for your ship, the area in which you place them must already be covered in hull. | To place floor tiles for your ship, the area in which you place them must already be covered in hull. | ||
=== What can I do if I run out of FTL charges or fuel and am stuck? === | === What can I do if I run out of FTL charges or fuel and am stuck? === | ||
If you are stuck in a system without access to the Trade menu and don't have enough fuel for power or FTL charges to make it to another system, you can cheat by editing your save file. Instructions for this are provided in the [[save file]] article. | You can have one of your other ships deliver the necessary resources to your ship. Or, if your 'rescue' ship has an FTL drive, it can simply initiate the jump itself and 'tow' the 'stalled' ship with it (simply initiate the jump with your functional ship and make sure the ship to be towed is also checked in the FTL menu. Only one ship in your fleet needs a working FTL Drive. All other ships selected will jump with it regardless of the presence of an FTL drive or fuel. If you do not have another FTL capable ship, but have a non-ftl ship (or 'station') in another system with a Trade menu, you can buy, build, or modify an existing ship into a 'rescue' ship by adding an FTL drive and a few charges. These can then be uninstalled and re-sold after the rescue (at some monetary loss). | ||
If you are stuck in a system without access to the Trade menu and don't have enough fuel for power or FTL charges to make it to another system and don't have any other ships to perform a 'rescue tow' with, you can cheat by editing your save file. Instructions for this are provided in the [[save file]] article. | |||
=== Why can't I accept a Passenger Transport contract, despite having enough habitation space? === | === Why can't I accept a Passenger Transport contract, despite having enough habitation space? === | ||
This usually indicates that part of your [[Habitation Deck]] is unreachable. The habitation deck is affected by obstacles on the Engineering Deck, so walls and doors will keep passengers from reaching blocked off areas of the Habitation Deck, leading to overcrowding near the ladders. You can get around this by using the "Open Doors" command when accepting/turning in contracts. | This usually indicates that part of your [[Habitation Deck]] is unreachable. The habitation deck is affected by obstacles on the Engineering Deck, so walls and doors will keep passengers from reaching blocked off areas of the Habitation Deck, leading to overcrowding near the ladders. You can get around this by using the "Open Doors" command when accepting/turning in contracts. | ||
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Be aware that atmosphere and sewer collection are also affected by this separation and may not function properly with doors closed. You can either continue playing with Doors Open active, or keep a careful eye on your atmosphere and sewage levels. | Be aware that atmosphere and sewer collection are also affected by this separation and may not function properly with doors closed. You can either continue playing with Doors Open active, or keep a careful eye on your atmosphere and sewage levels. | ||
=== How can I export or share my ships? === | === How can I export or share my ships? === | ||
{{Main| | {{Main|Ships#Sharing_ships}} | ||
You can export your ship to the Steam Workshop or to a file via the game menu. Check the main article linked above for further information. | You can export your ship to the Steam Workshop or to a file via the game menu. Check the main article linked above for further information. | ||
== Known Bugs == | == Known Bugs == | ||
=== Why do I only see the background and no other graphics? === | === Why do I only see the background and no other graphics? === | ||
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=== I earned money in Hyperspace, but it disappeared after I exited === | === I earned money in Hyperspace, but it disappeared after I exited === | ||
There is a known issue with the [[Contract#Analyse|Analyse]] contract rewards. In some cases, the reward money will be given while you are in Hyperspace, but the money will disappear when you exit Hyperspace. We are currently unaware of a fix for the issue. | There is a known issue with the [[Contract#Analyse|Analyse]] contract rewards. In some cases, the reward money will be given while you are in Hyperspace, but the money will disappear when you exit Hyperspace. We are currently unaware of a fix for the issue. | ||
=== When I build diagonal walls I can see through the floor out to empty space, is my ship going to lose its atmosphere? === | |||
This is a graphical bug only and does not affect your atmosphere nor the toughness of your ship. | |||
== System issues == | == System issues == | ||
=== Why doesn't my sewage pipe work? === | === Why doesn't my sewage pipe work? === | ||
The sewage pipe must be placed beneath a habitation block, and there must be a sewage pipe for each separate habitation block. | The sewage pipe must be placed beneath a habitation block, and there must be a sewage pipe for each separate habitation block. | ||
=== Why does a | === Why does a piece of equipment say it is "blocked"? === | ||
Systems such as the [[CO2 Scrubber]] or [[Air Reprocessor]] can sometimes become blocked and stop processing. This happens when there is no place for the system's output to go, either because a tank is full or because the system it feeds into is not processing quickly enough. | Systems such as the [[CO2 Scrubber]] or [[Air Reprocessor]] can sometimes become blocked and stop processing. This happens when there is no place for the system's output to go, either because a tank is full or because the system it feeds into is not processing quickly enough. | ||
=== Why don't my thrusters work? === | === Why don't my thrusters work? === | ||