hi. I just tried attacking another planet, as described in the newbie guide. i.e., I sent a small cargo ship with the attack command. I even sent an espionage probe to that planet (in a separate mission, before the attack mission) to be sure for a) there's resources available, and b) there's no defenses. both applied, w/resources >50k metal, 10k crystal, and 2k deuterium. when my cargo ship arrived, I got a combat report. in that report I found that 0 losses took place for the attacker and also the defender, how it was to be expected. But next, i also found that 0 metal, 0 crystal and 0 deuterium were looted! why? my small cargo ship came back empty! i don't understand what I could have done wrong, any idea? thx for help.
zorg1599
Re: succesful attack but no loot!
#2First of all, you have to clearly describe what has happened in order to get help in the future. With the information you have given, there is no way for anyone else to definitively determine what happened. If you expect help in the future, you will need to be comprehensive in your description of the situation that led to the problem you are experiencing.
That being said, I have a very good guess as to what happened. If you look at the bottom of the combat report you received, you will likely see that it says "The combat ended in a tie". The attacker has six rounds to completely defeat the defender, otherwise the attack fails and no resources are carried off. Likely there was a small shield or large shield on the planet that prevented your cargo ship from just waltzing in and looting the place. You will need to send some offensive ships to be able to punch through the shields.
Another point that may or may not apply is when sending probes on an espionage mission, if you do not receive five categories of information in the report (Material, Fleet, Defense, Buildings, and Research), then you have not received all available information on the planet. You need to either send more probes or upgrade your espionage tech. If there is no defense or fleet, and you have sent enough probes, then the category header will still be there, it will just be empty. If you don't see the category "Defense", it is not safe to assume that there is no defense.
That being said, I have a very good guess as to what happened. If you look at the bottom of the combat report you received, you will likely see that it says "The combat ended in a tie". The attacker has six rounds to completely defeat the defender, otherwise the attack fails and no resources are carried off. Likely there was a small shield or large shield on the planet that prevented your cargo ship from just waltzing in and looting the place. You will need to send some offensive ships to be able to punch through the shields.
Another point that may or may not apply is when sending probes on an espionage mission, if you do not receive five categories of information in the report (Material, Fleet, Defense, Buildings, and Research), then you have not received all available information on the planet. You need to either send more probes or upgrade your espionage tech. If there is no defense or fleet, and you have sent enough probes, then the category header will still be there, it will just be empty. If you don't see the category "Defense", it is not safe to assume that there is no defense.
