[SC] Auto-Looter on the P.E.T.

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  1. Hi All,

    I have asked the question before and never really got the answer why.

    I travel with my P.E.T. on all the time. I use it to collect any goodies that are out there. Pet roams around getting what it can and that is good.

    BUT!

    I'm flying my Citadel Elite. My P.E.T. is 16th Level and I have Auto Resource Collector 1st Level, and Auto Looter 3rd Level.

    My monitor is 20" by 11.25" and its diagonal is 23 inches.

    When I an flying around hunting and killing aliens my P.E.T. is out getting what it can. I have notice this many times.

    As I sit in the middle of the screen waiting for my P.E.T. to get its items, P.E.T. will fly off the screen getting items its finds. It will see something south and dive for it. My P.E.T. is out of sight and on its own. I don't mind as long it is working. This happens mostly south bottom of the screen, but now and then east and west, right or left of the screen. More left then right. Right is where I mostly come from. When P.E.T. takes off, I'm sitting in the middle of the screen waiting for its return.

    Now the question is:
    I could have a box 3 to 4 inches North of my location, above me. I can see it sitting there. P.E.T. will sit there like it isn't even there. Not until move up to get closer to it will it see and collect it. South it sees and gets it even when I don't see it.

    I don't understand why it can see items south of me and out of sight of my visual view, but north of me P.E.T. is limited? It should be able to see the same amount all around me.

    This doesn't happen only at the edge of space but anywhere in the sector.

    Would like your thought on this and answer why it might does this.

    Angus
     
  2. Have you tried picking the box up yourself? Could be it's a phantom box that was picked up already.
    PET's do seem to do their own thing. Sometimes they go running after the box your going to pick up.
    But with all the issues this game has had lately since mid June to now, could just be the broken Coding
    on the Game
     
  3. Hi Iron Throne,

    You know I don't know. I asked this question year/s ago. No one seem to know why either. If I move closer to it, P.E.T. then will see it and get it. When there is a lot of boxes I do help P.E.T. get them, but that is P.E.T.'s job. My job is trying to survived then next battle, which I do normally. I only activate P.E.T. weapons when needed to help fight. I'm watching the map to see if there is anybody that might be a problem. If a NPC shows up its isn't a big deal, but a PC shows up and the PC isn't a company man I worry. Because I need to change, Config, ammo, and missile for big boys. I normally use store bought stuff with my credits for NPC, and save the Uni items for PC.

    Angus
     
  4. Star*Fire

    Star*Fire User

    I've noticed that it "sometimes will not pick up the ones close to me" I've just figured it was telling me your closer them me.
     
  5. It also depends on how many Radar Protocols you have on your pet. if you none, it stays close if you have 5 on it, it will go much farther away from you. Depends on how you got it config'd
     
  6. Hi Iron,

    I do have radar Protocol but it is a level 1. But that doesn't explain why it can travel south of me and collect boxes that are a greater distance than the ones north to me at a shorter distance.

    Angus

    Hi Iron,

    You might have something there too. I changed ships to my main fighter. It has Radar Protocol 3 and it was getting boxes farther away. I would see a box and move south. It would see it and get it.

    Angus
     
    Last edited by moderator: Jul 14, 2020
  7. That helps with Alien Locator also when you in 4-5 as well Glad to Help
     
  8. Dont know if this explains it but if you look on your minimap and do you notice that ur white box is not actually square but its a little bit tilted.. that could mean that north area is different distance than the south area (in 3-D but i dont play on 2-D)

    its just the way i took it ^ im a boxer and ive notice it wont collect boxes above me but has no problem going for boxes in the south.

    hope this helps u find ur answer to ur question :)
     
  9. Thank's All

    Angus
     
  10. I said Your Welcome! :)