Trouble Finding Pilots

[Bobwalt]

There was one unnamed pilot I tried to recruit at Stardock but since my home ship crew was full I lost their services before I could get to a fleet terminal. Now the pilot is nowhere to be found. It doesn’t seem right to list someone who doesn’t know how to fly as a pilot for a warship and I have already used the other available pilots. Will another pilot show up. Note I don’t want to use “cheat” mods for get around the problem.

 

[Torberg]

The unnamed crew won't stick around if you run out of crew slots. You're better off going for those with names. They may not all have the "Piloting" skill, but they can still helm a ship. Or if you're trying to stick with roleplay/immersion, you can still limit yourself to those with the skill. Or maybe treat them like the game treats you: if they lack the specific skill, limit them to piloting Class A ships.

As for trying to recruit while you're already full up on the Home ship, this is one reason I keep an outpost or two established, even if I don't really have anything built up there. I'll recruit someone, assign them to the outpost as a holding space, and then use the Fleet terminal to move them to a ship. This works for the unnamed crew as well.

 

[twolargepepperoni]

Torberg is correct that unnamed crew don't 'stick around' if they can't be assigned and are randomised - this is vanilla game behaviour. The Stardock generic crew that can be hired are randomised, in the same way that they are in vanilla crew locations.

 

[Geldric]

My "named" Pilot listing:
Adoring fan(girl)
Andromeda Kepler
Ezekiel
Gideon Aker
Marika Boros
Omari Hassan
Simeon Bankowski
Torin

Still available (if/when I advance the main story)
Sarah Morgan
Sam Coe
Lin
Heller
"Duuussstee" Barrett