UT - Avoiding sectors

[ecniv]

Hi,

Just wondering - with a ut pilot if you set the race rank to foe does it avoid sectors owned by that race?

Or does it only apply to ships (so would still try to dock at the xenon spaceport for example) ?

Dont want to lose my ship but if that is what it is likely to do, I am not going to ut automatically!!

[Bunny]

The foe setting did not restrict where a UT went in X2, maybe they changed this in X3.

It has been reported that not having no ships/stations/sats in a sector will prevent a UT going there. If it cannot see the prices then it won't visit.

[rizzo420]

Not true, UT's will go anywhere you've explored, nav sat's or not. Also, they'll motor happily through pirate and Xenon sectors. If you get the incoming message that one is under attack, be prepaired to jump it out quickly

[Infinitesima]

One of my UT's has a suicidal love of Brennan's Triumph and Mines of opportunity. I guess the only thing you can do about it is to blow up the stations in any sectors you don't want them to visit

[rizzo420]

I jump my UT's that've been attacked deep into Argon space. They're the safest sectors in my game(pirates last about .002 seconds in AP) and always has a good buy they'll take. Usually, whatever deal they're after is gone by the time they trade that.

[Seven05]

If you can overcome the fear of an unsigned script throwing your computer deep into the bowels of hell you might want to try the Satellite Limited Mk3 Universal Trader.

[Krevel]

If you can overcome the fear of an unsigned script throwing your computer deep into the bowels of hell you might want to try the Satellite Limited Mk3 Universal Trader.

I use that script, too, and it's a real lifesaver. Since I installed it I've lost only one UT, and that in a dangerous sector I've since taken off the list. If you're going to use UT's, you should definitely give it a try.

Still, it seems to me that the Universe Map should have an option to select sectors as "off limits". Asked for it in X2 and X3. Maybe in X4 (God help us)!

[Yeorin]

I've lost -maybe- one UT, if that, in my entire game...and I have around 10 now I think. I'm not sure what's keeping them alive, but the few times they've been attacked they just jump to safety and continue along their way

Then again, I'm using the UT fix posted in the Script Testing forum...

[Incubi]

One of my UT's has a suicidal love of Brennan's Triumph and Mines of opportunity. I guess the only thing you can do about it is to blow up the stations in any sectors you don't want them to visit

that and not to wander there before you can deal with the area Brennans Triumph is my main base in all games... I dont explore it till I invade it