I do not know what your idea, but, BulkShips.lua expected, long ago, a ship like that. 

Not quite. The "Bulkships.lua" seems to spawn them but then they are just left floating outside space stations.

I'm actually referencing a script that I remember someone making that made them fly around between stations and star systems like regular traders.

It might be as simple as adding support for the STATIC_SHIP type to the trader script but I was hoping that someone would remember or have it.

Andy

If I remember correctly, you need to add hyperdrives to the big static ships, they will then be picked by tradeships.lua.

There might be some AI exceptions somewhere preventing the class to do AI, but I can't recall.

Won't they try to dock then too?

I don't think that it will fit to the docks.

Until now it looks like this:

Yes I want them to only use the static docking locations external to space stations, but to travel between them.

Nevermind I guess I'll just have to dig around and play about with it.

If I remember correctly, you need to add hyperdrives to the big static ships, they will then be picked by tradeships.lua.

There might be some AI exceptions somewhere preventing the class to do AI, but I can't recall.

Great thanks for the tip 🙂

Also good to see you around again!

You should think about a new type of propulsion, otherwise, the gas giants will end reduced to the size of Pluto.  😀

Yes I want them to only use the static docking locations external to space stations, but to travel between them.

 

Nevermind I guess I'll just have to dig around and play about with it.

If it helps Fluffy, Sol Command made some really nice stations that could perhaps serve as docking rigs for these big beasts. His site is here. I don't know though how difficult it would be to get them into Pioneer.

You should think about a new type of propulsion, otherwise, the gas giants will end reduced to the size of Pluto.  😀

A good point there walterar and I am guessing it is not as simple to solve as giving them infinite fuel like Brainetta's journey to the centre of the galaxy script did these days.

I'm writing a new mission (I am pirate  ) which is to attack a Longnose carrying a very, very valuable cargo.

My question is: Will it serve cargo scoop to pick up beer in space?   

At least the beer will be chilled walterar.

I'm actually referencing a script that I remember someone making that made them fly around between stations and star systems like regular traders.

Tradeships.lua does that for any non-atmosphere capable ship, if I remember correctly.

I wonder if there is much point in having flying bulk ships since we don't exactly see ships in transit, only when they're at a station, so I think the primary purpose of bulk ships is to sit outside stations and look cool.

I ask because whilst I am certain that I could eventually figure it out myself it is not my area of expertise...

I think I'm fairly familiar with that code, on the lua side at least. Unfortunately, I don't have much time this month, but I could look into it later.

Yes I want them to only use the static docking locations external to space stations, but to travel between them.

I'm currently playing around with having a pirate system, where the BBS has some special adverts, there's no police, and some other fun/special stuff. nozmajner and I discussed that it would be cool if the pirate space station was a converted bulkship with external docking/landing capabilities, just to differentiate this pirate system a bit more from the procedural ones.  ... so external docking/landing capabilities for stations (and a special converted bulkship) would be cool: #3071

@fluffyfreak