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mission reward, scorpion fighters

robert359robert359 Member Posts: 355 Arc User
edited April 2015 in Star Trek Online General Discussion
When I ran the Vault, I threw the scorpions in my bank and forgot about them. I now have them equipped but they are always greyed out.

The description says they can only be used in certain circumstances.

So when can you use them?
"The soldier above all others prays for peace, for it is the soldier who must suffer and bear the deepest wounds and scars of war."
Douglas MacArthur - Quote on the dedication plaque of the U.S.S. Ranger NCC-97332-A Armitage class Fleet Heavy Strike Wing Escort.
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  • gavinrunebladegavinruneblade Member Posts: 3,894 Arc User
    edited April 2015
    robert359 wrote: »
    When I ran the Vault, I threw the scorpions in my bank and forgot about them. I now have them equipped but they are always greyed out.

    The description says they can only be used in certain circumstances.

    So when can you use them?

    Any combat space map where you are not in a shuttle. They share a cool down with the nimbus pirate device.
  • robert359robert359 Member Posts: 355 Arc User
    edited April 2015
    gavinruneblade wrote: »
    Any combat space map where you are not in a shuttle. They share a cool down with the nimbus pirate device.

    Been in multiple space fights and they are always greyed out, won't work. They are on my Armitage, escort carrier. Have not used the Nimbus pirates for a while now.
    "The soldier above all others prays for peace, for it is the soldier who must suffer and bear the deepest wounds and scars of war."
    Douglas MacArthur - Quote on the dedication plaque of the U.S.S. Ranger NCC-97332-A Armitage class Fleet Heavy Strike Wing Escort.
  • tgo533tgo533 Member Posts: 192 Arc User
    edited April 2015
    Drop them.... i did the same as you for a long while trying to figure out the "secret" to get them to work. They did... randomly as in 1 in 10 stfs. They dont do much anyway and there are better things to put there.
  • gavinrunebladegavinruneblade Member Posts: 3,894 Arc User
    edited April 2015
    robert359 wrote: »
    Been in multiple space fights and they are always greyed out, won't work. They are on my Armitage, escort carrier. Have not used the Nimbus pirates for a while now.

    That's weird. You do have to put them in a device slot, unlike the nimbus device that just needs to be in inventory.

    Despite what the poster says above, they actually do quite a lot. It is 3 of the white quality second highest damage fighter in the game (behind the swarmers). They cannot be given fighter commands, but they will let you get up to 15 fighters out instead of 12. They are not spectacular, but they're decent, and they're a heckmof a lot better than nothing.

    The nimbus pirate device is also quite good for spike damage and for survival as one ship will always chain heal you.
  • ursusmorologusursusmorologus Member Posts: 5,328 Arc User
    edited April 2015
    I use them sometimes, put them in a device slot, they work pretty well if you can deshield the target before the HY hits
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  • kjwashingtonkjwashington Member Posts: 2,529 Arc User
    edited April 2015
    robert359 wrote: »
    They are on my Armitage, escort carrier.

    That's your problem. It's been a while since I've bothered to use them. (A few years.) They seem to have a conflict with hangar pets where if you have hangar pets deployed, the scorpion fighters won't work.
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  • gavinrunebladegavinruneblade Member Posts: 3,894 Arc User
    edited April 2015
    kjwashington wrote: »
    That's your problem. It's been a while since I've bothered to use them. (A few years.) They seem to have a conflict with hangar pets where if you have hangar pets deployed, the scorpion fighters won't work.

    They worked fine on my sartheln and command cruisers all weekend. I'm not home yet to test post s10.
  • kjwashingtonkjwashington Member Posts: 2,529 Arc User
    edited April 2015
    gavinruneblade wrote: »
    They worked fine on my sartheln and command cruisers all weekend. I'm not home yet to test post s10.

    That's just what I remember from a few years ago. I haven't used them since. If I'm remembering correctly, it was exactly what was happening to me.
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  • robert359robert359 Member Posts: 355 Arc User
    edited April 2015
    kjwashington wrote: »
    That's your problem. It's been a while since I've bothered to use them. (A few years.) They seem to have a conflict with hangar pets where if you have hangar pets deployed, the scorpion fighters won't work.

    I never get the chance thou. The 'launch scorpions' button is always grey. Does not matter if I have my hanger pets deployed or not. Beginning, middle, or end of the fight, if I have a target or not, the button is grey
    "The soldier above all others prays for peace, for it is the soldier who must suffer and bear the deepest wounds and scars of war."
    Douglas MacArthur - Quote on the dedication plaque of the U.S.S. Ranger NCC-97332-A Armitage class Fleet Heavy Strike Wing Escort.
  • imruinedimruined Member Posts: 1,457 Arc User
    edited April 2015
    kjwashington wrote: »
    That's your problem. It's been a while since I've bothered to use them. (A few years.) They seem to have a conflict with hangar pets where if you have hangar pets deployed, the scorpion fighters won't work.
    This should not matter and I have used them on several different carriers...
    robert359 wrote: »
    I never get the chance thou. The 'launch scorpions' button is always grey. Does not matter if I have my hanger pets deployed or not. Beginning, middle, or end of the fight, if I have a target or not, the button is grey

    Might seem like a silly question, but you have placed the Scorpion Fighter Ship Device into an available Ship Device slot?

    The Scorpion Fighter Ship Device is not like the Nimus Pirate Beacon (and other similar devices) as it actually needs to be equipped in order to use it, like you would a shield or weapons battery etc...

    If you're trying to use it from your inventory, this would be the reason the icon is constantly grey...
    The entitlement is strong in these forums...

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  • robert359robert359 Member Posts: 355 Arc User
    edited April 2015
    imruined wrote: »
    This should not matter and I have used them on several different carriers...



    Might seem like a silly question, but you have placed the Scorpion Fighter Ship Device into an available Ship Device slot?

    The Scorpion Fighter Ship Device is not like the Nimus Pirate Beacon (and other similar devices) as it actually needs to be equipped in order to use it, like you would a shield or weapons battery etc...

    If you're trying to use it from your inventory, this would be the reason the icon is constantly grey...

    Yes it is equipped in a device slot. I am wondering if I should start a bug report.
    "The soldier above all others prays for peace, for it is the soldier who must suffer and bear the deepest wounds and scars of war."
    Douglas MacArthur - Quote on the dedication plaque of the U.S.S. Ranger NCC-97332-A Armitage class Fleet Heavy Strike Wing Escort.
  • gavinrunebladegavinruneblade Member Posts: 3,894 Arc User
    edited April 2015
    robert359 wrote: »
    Yes it is equipped in a device slot. I am wondering if I should start a bug report.

    I think so, I just tested mine again last night and they worked fine both on a kobali cruiser and a breen carrier.
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