DGIV DGIV docked to non UMMU supporting mothership - How to transfer a pilot?

[hypersonic]

Hi All,
I've been doing some simple scenario editing, where i have docked two DGIV to a Vespucci D .. All looks lovely & all the NAV & XPNDR frequencies are working fine & I can flit from dock to dock no problem.

The trouble is of course, the DGIV, like the XR2, XR5 etc, supports a LIVING crew.

I like to have my DGIV's cold & dark when docked, i.e... you have to go through the complete start up process.

Problem A ... if i leave my DGIVs for too long, when i 'select ship' to one of them, it reports that my pilot is DEAD because of cold & lack of oxygen. - Fair enough.

So i edit the Scenario to say NO Pilot or crew present. Of course when i then select the DGIV to start it up ... i can't, because it says NO pilot present!!

Problem B then, is HOW do i get a pilot in there, without having to re-edit the scenerio file? i can't 'transfer' a pilot from Vespucci as it doesn't support UMMU.
So IS there a way to make it, so that when i select one or both of the DGIV .. it will 'bring' a pilot with me ... or at least allow me to 'select' a pilot to 'come on board' somehow?

Cheers
Al

 

[ThatGuy]

Are you using the DGIV's safe mode?

 

[Woo482]

well you could put the DGIV in safe mode, this will turn every thing off and remove the crew or you could use UMMUFA and make the Vespucci D UMMU compatible so you can transfer the UMMUs to that while the DGIV is not in use.

 

[hypersonic]

well you could put the DGIV in safe mode, this will turn every thing off and remove the crew or you could use UMMUFA and make the Vespucci D UMMU compatible so you can transfer the UMMUs to that while the DGIV is not in use.

UMMUFA - Haven't come across that .. i shall look it up

 

[Brycesv1]

i had the same problem, the sad thing is that i had UMMUFA downloaded and didnt think to turn it on

 

[Lucy]

Safe mode would be easier, though UMMUFA is not exactly hard work. And is a more permanent solution.

 

[Brycesv1]

ok im about to make one of the most noobish comments possible

Safe Mode?

 

[Oceanic]

ok im about to make one of the most noobish comments possible

Safe Mode?

taken from the onboard check list:

@title: Safe mode / unload crew
------------------------------------------------------
For long trip when the DG is
docked to a bigger ship or on
ground you can unload the
crew and put you vessel in
safe-mode. (sleep mode)

In this mode temperature check
are disabled so you must use
it if you want to launch the
DGIV with a rocket or attach
it to a mother ship that do
launch or reentry.

-Lower panel:
-All buttons off apart from
cabin air recycling main buttons
-Upper panel:
-close all airlock door
-epu button on
-selector on epu/both
-gen1 and gen2 off
-apu button off
-all power button off apart
from lifepack power

The crew will now unload.

To wake-up again and load
the same crew, start the apu
on upper panel and follow
cockpit startup procedure.

@white:end of checklist

by the way the checklist is such a nice feature especially since you can add and edit the pages like you wish, i think i have more than 20 pages

 

[Brycesv1]

out of curiosity. if the crew is unloaded why would u need the lifepack on?

 

[cinder1992]

So that youm don't have to go thu a hour long re-heating sequince!

 

[Brycesv1]

ok point seen XD