Rescue missions, can't tractor pilots

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DaveAshton
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Rescue missions, can't tractor pilots

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Just a quick question. How do you tractor pilots for rescue missions?

I use a Plowshare for the rescue missions, equipped with 2 tractor beams. I can pull in floating cargo without any problems, but I can't latch on to the pilots. it's like the tractor beam just doesn't "see" the pilot.

I always fly empty when I'm doing missions (except cargo deliveries, obviously), so I'm not too full to collect the ejection pod. Do I need to buy anything specific to let me pick them up?
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Re: Rescue missions, can't tractor pilots

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Well, sounds like your doing it correctly. So you target the pilot and fire up the tractor and nothing happens?

If it worked in .5 but not in .5.1 something might be broken. Then again all mission code is python based and thats always been a little flaky from what ive learned.
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Re: Rescue missions, can't tractor pilots

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pheonixstorm wrote:Well, sounds like your doing it correctly. So you target the pilot and fire up the tractor and nothing happens?
Pretty much, yeah.

I get to the destination, the pilot pops up as a mission target, and I spin round to face it. Then, press [L] to lock on, move to within 100 meters or so, put the crosshairs over the pilot, hold the trigger down (while using the tractor beam, obviously)... and nothing happens.

I've also pressed [M] to cycle to the "view the target" camera while attempting it, and could see the tractor beam actually going directly through the pilot.
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Re: Rescue missions, can't tractor pilots

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Since this is probably a bug I'm going to move it over to the bugs forum.
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Re: Rescue missions, can't tractor pilots

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Heavy Tractor does the same?
By chance, you don't turn "match velocity" on while approaching and forget to turn it off before tractoring?

Tractors are controlled in vegastrike.config, try the default?
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