Default: all Privateer ships if AllowPrivateerTowCapture is enabled; all Crystalline ships if AllowCrystalTowCapture is enabled (determined using PlayerSpecialMission (!))
Numeric Value: 31
Ships with this ability can board ("tow-capture") fuel-less ships by locking a tow beam on it.
This ability can only be used if the ship also has Tow or Level2Tow. If it has neither of these abilities, it does not have a tow beam, so it cannot target the ship to be boarded.
In PHost versions up to 4.0h, ability to board other ships was defined by the AllowPrivateerTowCapture and AllowCrystalTowCapture config options and the ship owner's PlayerSpecialMission. Since version 4.0i, this ability can be freely assigned. The default assignments mimic the previous behaviour.
To use this ability, tow the target ship. See the description of the Tow mission for details.
► Note: You do not need this ability to capture ships in combat by killing off their crew. Every armed unit can do that.
Relevant Formulas: Boarding (Id order).
