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Year 9 Day 221 18:26	NPC Piloting
Ara Tigranes	So here is my problem. I am trying to pilot my ship and get my NPC to follow. My NPC is in the other ships cockpit and I set the ship to be NPC controlled. When I move on the ground he follows me alright but when I try to ascend he doesn't come along. He is in my squadron during the ascent, up until we reach the atmosphere and he still shows up on the ground. Yes he is a freighter pilot and yes the ships are the same. He even has the same skill as me, so I don't know if I am doing something wrong or if it is a bug. Any help?

Year 9 Day 221 21:46	NPC Piloting
Xim Reyes	To NPC pilot ships, you must be pilot of both of them. Go to your ship inventory and got to "Manage Piloted Ships". If the two ships are of the same type, set the ship you wish to follow you to "NPC Controlled". After that it will follow you. You don't really need an NPC to NPC pilot a ship. Edited By: Xim Reyes on Year 9 Day 221 21:49

Year 9 Day 221 22:10	NPC Piloting
Ellias Aubec	You also have to make sure that the freighters are of the right class - not all freighters can be NPC flown - just the imperial ones like the lambda and delta, the DST and possibly a few others. ____________

Year 9 Day 222 8:10	NPC Piloting
Ara Tigranes	Thank you for your input Gentlemen, I went to the help channel on IRC and determined it to be a bug there. The freighters are of the same class and I did set it to NPC controlled. I just hope it can be fixed soon. Thanks again.

Year 9 Day 222 10:24	NPC Piloting
Hal Breden	What kind of ship are you trying to NPC? ____________ "May the Grace of Ara go with you, and His Vengeance be wrought upon your enemies." Only fools and children dream of heroes.

Year 9 Day 222 10:31	NPC Piloting
Vip Fortuna	Ara, currently you do not need a NPC to fly your other ships. In fact a NPC does not help you to squad your ships. Be at the same position as the other ships and then go to your inventory (Manage Ships). Then check the check-box and pick "NPC manned" from the drop-down menu. Then the ships are grouped and will follow you. ____________

Year 9 Day 222 11:21	NPC Piloting
Syn	They are delta escort shuttles; they are NPCable. They follow on the ground but not into the atmosphere. ____________

Year 9 Day 222 15:03	NPC Piloting
Orion Mcphee	Are shield in place? There have been other problems with ascending through shield. ____________ *Warning this is strictly Orions McPhees Opinion, it may or may not have any bearing on events true or imagined*

Year 9 Day 222 16:20	NPC Piloting
Syn	That should not cause an NPCd group of ships to split up. This has happened to a few other users since the time of this post as well, so this is definitely something a dev needs to look into. ____________

Year 9 Day 222 20:15	NPC Piloting
Ara Tigranes	Fortuna, I found out that I don't need the NPC either but I did do all that and no luck. Orion, I even tried it in the forest and there were no shields in the city anyway. Hal, like Syn said they are escort shuttles and sums up whats happening in her posts. If someone finds out when they fix this please post it here. Also is it necessary for me to report this as a bug it sounds like people know about it already and I dont want to be redundant.

Year 9 Day 222 23:29	NPC Piloting
Syn	It is only necessary if it has not yet been reported, although even if it has, adding a bug note to explain that the same thing is happening to you and including a quick explanation of your situation can't hurt. Just lends credibility to the situation for the devs to realize that multiple people are experiencing this. ____________

Year 9 Day 223 0:41	NPC Piloting
Orion Mcphee	Ara, one other thing I might try were it me in your situation. I might try commanding the squadron from each of this ships, see if it works from any. Shouldn't make a difference, but then again this problem isn't suppose to happen either. ____________ *Warning this is strictly Orions McPhees Opinion, it may or may not have any bearing on events true or imagined*

Year 9 Day 223 19:00	NPC Piloting
Filithell Arborin	I would like to add that I am having the same problem, only in reverse. I am also in a Delta, with other Deltas following along, and they will not follow me from the atmosphere down to the planet surface. Hope this helps. ____________

Year 9 Day 223 19:10	NPC Piloting
Syn	It doesn't because nobody here can fix it; if you have anything to add, you should mention it in a reply to the bug report for this. ____________

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