Re: TL or TL?

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From: Lazarus
Date: Fri, 13 Apr 2007 11:31

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Jeff Holinski wrote:
> Actually I'm not sure. Since the description says that a TL is too big
> to dock with stations and that you need to use smaller ships to ferry
> your cargo I assumed that you'd be using TS's and that they could dock
> with the TL.
> 
> A cargo ship too big to dock with anything but a shipyard and unable
> to carry smaller cargo ships seems sort of pointless.
> 
> Anyone know for sure?

Yeah, they don't go.  It's a PITA 'cos you need to faff around using the 
cargo transporter (Not a ship class: think ST: "Beam me up, Scottie" 
type of thing) to xfer goodies between TS/TLs.

There some 3rd-party TLs that'll take TS's, but that's a bit beside the 
point.

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