Why can't carriers be mothballed?

Ruatha · #1 January 28th, 2003, 07:09 PM

I've tried repeatedly to mothball a fighter carrier (Small carrier 27 fighters) in a PBW game but nothing happens.
Why?
What to do?

PsychoTechFreak · #2 January 28th, 2003, 07:13 PM

Remove Cargo/Fighters?

couslee · #3 January 28th, 2003, 07:13 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Ruatha:
I've tried repeatedly to mothball a fighter carrier (Small carrier 27 fighters) in a PBW game but nothing happens.
Why?
What to do?

I didn't think you could mothball ships if they had anything in storage. Try removing the fighters first, then mothball the carrier. using ships as off site storage don't work. (tried it with troops/WPs not long ago)

Gryphin · #4 January 28th, 2003, 07:13 PM

Not sure,
Are you allowed to mothball a ship with units abord?

couslee · #5 January 28th, 2003, 07:15 PM

3 replies that fast? All in the same minute... and I was in the crowd.

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Proud of meself

Just pay the maintenence cost and sleep the unit. That should be better in the case of a stealth/cloaked attack anyway.

[ January 28, 2003, 17:18: Message edited by: couslee ]

PsychoTechFreak · #6 January 28th, 2003, 07:43 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by couslee:
3 replies that fast? All in the same minute... and I was in the crowd. .

Proud of meself

Perfect. We need seconds in the forum's clock.

Some side questions, too lazy to test it out:

-Mothballed ships at a training facility cannot increase combat values, right? I am always wondering about that, but if this would be the case then it would not be realistic.

-If I mothball spaceyard stations with a slow build rate, does the remaining time decrease whilst it is mothballed?