Bug: Captured ship abilities locked

Results in unescapable states

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When a ship with a toggled ability is captured, that ability is locked in whatever state it was in at the time of capture.

Specific example: I was playing as the advent loyalists and having a jolly good time of capturing enemy fleets with the titans subjugation ability. I noticed some Vasari Sentinels that I had captured were stuck in their discharge phase missile mode, rendering these ships permanently immobile. I'm not sure if this issue exists with other methods of capture, but my guess would be yes.

Possible solutions:

1) Ensure all abilities are deactivated during the capture process.

2) Captured units retain their abilities.

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Reply #1 from Sins Forums Top

The reason for this is that toggle buffs work on ApplyOrRemoveBuffToSelf.  If a ship is captured, it's researchable abilities are lost, thus it can no longer remove the buff from itself.  An easy solution is just to have Subjugating Assault, Domination, and Boarding Party remove the buffs.

Reply #2 from Sins Forums Top

Exactly. Now just have to see if a dev notices this...(if they are not already aware)

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