Cargo delivered for missions isn't removed from hold

[Miramor]

Here's something interesting I found...

Step one: take a mission to rescue an ejected pilot.

Step two: rescue pilot.

Step three: return him to his base, completing the mission.

Step four: go to the trade center and take a look at your cargo.

You've completed the mission and returned the pilot... But the pilot hasn't gotten off. He's now stuck in your hold, waiting to be ransomed off to someone... And the next time the local security forces scan you for contraband, they'll find the the pilot you've unwittingly enslaved and attack you.

I've also seen stuff like this with ordinary cargo missions, where the cargo was delivered properly but never got removed from my hold, allowing me to sell it again for extra profit... But this stuff is only in 0.4.3 AFAICT, as SVN is unplayable on my machine. Is this still a problem in SVN?

(If not, sorry for... uh... bugging you guys.)

[loki1950]

Still there in svn i usually just sell them it's a persistent bug been trying to stomp it awhile

Enjoy the Choice

[sKaar]

for the squeamish it may be better to say that the escape pod is what's left, the pilot having enough cash for a rescue and a new ship leaves it behind, new ships coming with pods.

[Miramor]

Well yeah, a lot of players (me included) don't like practicing kidnapping and slavery in a game. This is a little more than a thematic problem though, since the undeparted pilot (or escape pod, if you want) is considered contraband and will get those HS Admonishers gunning after you. Also, it lets you get paid twice for cargo missions, though that's admittedly a very mercenary thing to do (see "Seven Habits of Highly Effective Pirates").

[Halleck]

There used to be an Enslave/Free passengers key. I wonder if it still works (and toggles the contraband status of passengers).

[loki1950]

I believe that the cmd is still around but the key binding seems to be lost.

Enjoy the Choice