****** WARNING to all SPACE ferrying players ******

lensman · Post by **lensman** » Fri Mar 09, 2007 2:05 am

The Welcome Screen is not Safe, It can be a death trap for you, when you log in.
I will be doing a bug report about it.
This warning is only for players who log out while still in space, in the safety zone and non safety zones.

When you relog back in and you are at the welcome screen. Thinking should I or should I not continue the game. Other players can see you in space. This is the same as the station bug, befor it got fixed.

This is bad news if you hit F12 while under attack. Wait for awhile relog back in and befor you hit the continue button, the alam bells go off. ( It just happen to me. ) Shorty38201 or Denkal can confirm this, one of them would of fired at me even though I was still at the welcome srceen thinking should I or should I not continue the game.

At this stage untill we find out what is happening here.
Do not log out while in non safety space.
If you logged out while under attack, wait about 1 or 2 ticks or when you think it might be safe to continue the game. The attackers may of got tired waiting for you and left the sysem.
Just remember other players can see you in space while you are at the welcome screen.

kb32a · Post by **kb32a** » Fri Mar 09, 2007 2:49 am

Not a bug imo...If people couldn't see you in the welcome screen, all traders would have to do would be to hit esc to escape any pirates.

lensman · Post by **lensman** » Fri Mar 09, 2007 3:28 am

kb32a wrote:Not a bug imo...If people couldn't see you in the welcome screen, all traders would have to do would be to hit esc to escape any pirates.

You are missing the point or you have not read the post right.

When you hit F12 you are logging out of the game or you have finshed playing the game. I don't care if I lose me cargo, seeing as I was under attack. I logged out of game I finshed playing, went else where.

I restarted the game, was at welcome screen, alam bells go off, under attack. By the time you hit continue game it may be to late to do anything.

When you restart the game you have to get pass the welcome screen to play. You may not want to start playing right away, you may want to change you char to a different one for when you land on planet.

It is not right for players to start attacking you befor you hit the continue game button, when you restart the game.

shorty38201 · Post by **shorty38201** » Fri Mar 09, 2007 7:45 am

i saw him in space and shot at him as he popped up right in front of me sudden like, and then he was gone again.

Post by **Fooli** » Fri Mar 09, 2007 8:50 am

I don't quite follow. Are you saying that, while you're sat at the welcome screen, other players can see you in space, and attack you? So you can be under attack without actually entering the game, and so run the risk of quitting out and losing your stuff, etc?

If so: that's a bug. At least, it seems to me it shouldn't work like that. You should only join the game (on a world or in space) when you choose "continue".

A simple workaround, though, would be to dock at a station before you quit the game. As far as I know stations are safe now: the last patch fixed the issue with being able to be killed while docked.

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blanchy_666 · Post by **blanchy_666** » Fri Mar 09, 2007 5:16 pm

this happened to me after playing on a planet I quit game went to sleep etc. Started playing again like 8 hours later started the client up and decided to go have a shower came back it was in welcome screen but i looked at chat and it showed that I was hit by 6 missiles while in the shower. This to me seems like a bug but I understand how people can say that it can be used to escape battle but would it be the same as f12 because it would log you out straight away?

zaroba · Post by **zaroba** » Fri Mar 09, 2007 5:18 pm

lol...being used to escape battle. well then, it'll just have to be treated the same way as logging off or landing on a planet when in red alert. meaning it'll count as loosing.

lensman · Post by **lensman** » Mon Mar 12, 2007 1:19 am

I have taken a screen shoot talking to a player, while at the welcome screen. But I can not insert pic.
Plus can you see the pic in preview.

lucifer1101 · Post by **lucifer1101** » Mon Mar 12, 2007 7:42 am

i was that person and its true i was in the welcome screen for some time also but i didnt get a screen

lensman · Post by **lensman** » Fri Mar 23, 2007 6:00 pm

There will be a update on this subjuct soon. Have one to two more test to do.
BTW, even when you log of on a planet and relog in. Players can still see your ship in space, even befor you click on continue game to continue to play on planet. This is more and more looking like a bug that bits you.
Once I have done the test will post a update. Other players can do these test as will.