Red Launch Captain Rollins Red Launch Closed

[Captain WH Rollins]

Dear Flyers

I've just opened up a red flight launch (Tuesday 29th 7.22am London time) and have invested 1214 resources so far - 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th places etc are up for grabs depending on how much you want to put in. I will monitor this for a few hours before closing and launching.

 

[Captain WH Rollins]

The counter now stands at 1898

 

[Cluck]

Joined - 240 points are left before launching. By the way. You said 2, 3, 4 place are open, but technically with only ~1200 points you had in you didn't have 1st yet. There are players on here that will hijack your game. I could have easily taken first from you by putting down 2 Powerful explosive bolts (PEBs) when there was only 400 points to go. Good launching advice is to always put at least at least half (1500 for red ) to tell people you want 1st. Even with 1/2 down a hijacker could still take first from you. The most secure value for first place is 1700 -

If you have a small neighbor list with people you trust, you won't have this problem.

 

[Captain WH Rollins]

Counter stands at 2924 currently.

 

[Captain WH Rollins]

Joined - 240 points are left before launching. By the way. You said 2, 3, 4 place are open, but technically with only ~1200 points you had in you didn't have 1st yet. There are players on here that will hijack your game. I could have easily taken first from you by putting down 2 Powerful explosive bolts (PEBs) when there was only 400 points to go. Good launching advice is to always put at least at least half (1500 for red ) to tell people you want 1st. Even with 1/2 down a hijacker could still take first from you. The most secure value for first place is 1700 -

If you have a small neighbor list with people you trust, you won't have this problem.

@Cluck - yes, your quite right and thanks for your posting. From now on 1700 and/or above will be my opening target. When opening a launch I always make sure I have ample resources to close and launch solo if need to, but I do prefer to share the journey and profits, with as many flyers as possible. Thanks once again. Just launched

 

[Bob1977]

If you have a small neighbor list with people you trust, you won't have this problem.

There is actually a possibility of a random player from outside your neighbor list seeing your launch. Maybe it's a bug, maybe a feature but it costed me at least a dozen hijacked launches.
Forgot to mention: I always start a launch from a secondary account with a small number of neighbors I mostly know (how they behave) and often some outside player joins and sometimes takes over the launch. I had to change the launching strategy to partially safeguard from it and partially save resources. This thing doesn't let me launch "junk rockets" (made mostly of inexpensive parts) as I originally planned.

 

[Kesh]

@Cluck - yes, your quite right and thanks for your posting. From now on 1700 and/or above will be my opening target. When opening a launch I always make sure I have ample resources to close and launch solo if need to, but I do prefer to share the journey and profits, with as many flyers as possible. Thanks once again. Just launched

Math is simple, for securing 1st spot (half of needed fuel for launch + 180).