Beacon Mission - no contact

[elcid]

Hi Entropians

Have you ever encountered a beacon, that you can't activate? Our Soc has... We tried to go on a beacon mission yesterday, so we gathered at the right coordinates. While some preperation (discussions on who is going to do what level and so on) suddenly 6 other guys came to our position, activating their beacon and entering the shuttle. And off they were.
We thought what a funny coincidence that there are two beacons in the same spot.
Then we tried to activate our beacon, but nothing happened. Only the following line appeard:

We tried it for 5 Minutes, then we gave up, deciding to try this in 2 weeks again^^

I never heard of any other story like this^^

Just wanted to say: If you encounter such a message, maybe some other guys were faster than you

 

[11B]

You have to wait until they are finished to start yours.

 

[DaveFoz]

You have to wait until they are finished to start yours.

What he has said.

2 beacons from same start location can happen at same time.

SO once the first team has had the ship blow up on them a new one spawns and then you can go.

So the 2 week wait is a bit excessive

 

[elcid]

So the 2 week wait is a bit excessive

I know, but the beacon was sponsored by a soc mate who can only be online every two weeks^^

But thanks for the info, never heard of this before.

 

[Primax]

very interesting

 

[Johned]

Have had to hang around for a half hour or so waiting for a beacon in progress to get over so we could start ours. It would be nice to have a message that is a little more informative that what we get when this happens.

 

[xInFernaLx]

Have had to hang around for a half hour or so waiting for a beacon in progress to get over so we could start ours. It would be nice to have a message that is a little more informative that what we get when this happens.

Agree, MA should make this message more informative

 

[sahel]

Never knew there was such message, interesting. Too bad it interfered with your planning though... hope next time you are first in the beacon-line .

 

[Thorn]

Yes I had the very same thing happen before. Quite a disappointment when you have a group of people waiting with you. Also considering the party in the know will probably hurry to activate before you do.

 

[Thaddeuss]

yea their are only a set number of spots that beacons start from, so if someone starts one before u at that same spot u have to wait for it to be completed before urs can start.

Personally it was a bad move on MA's part, delaying the spending of decay, very peculiar for MA

Its funny when u are forming a beacon team at a tp before running out and start to notice another team forming at the tp as well, then the race is on!! lol

 

[AlphaGeek]

Basically, each beacon mission location is a maze in the sky above the beacon location. Elsewhere in this forum, someone mentioned using the "flying bug" to discover this. Essentially, the "robot spacecraft" are a set of levels that are closed to the outside, making the beacon the only outside access, and the TP the only level to level access. Because they're a fixed maze and the beacon only has access to the one location, you have to wait till onother raiding team has completed their mission.

About the maximum time a beacon mission can last is an hour. Beacons are popular during high usage hours for the rest of Calypso so it's possible that you just hit the location when yet a third team was onboard the craft.

Quick note on getting the beacon mssion launched. After you've called the ship, the beacon can NOT be equipped when you place it in the nav console on the ship, it must be drug to the console from inventory. Try all you want, the ship will just sit there till you unequip and try again.

AG

 

[Trux]

woo, learned something new.. always thought the ships were instanced..