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When picking up Cargo Pods it's not uncommon to find one containing just a small amount of gold, platinum or gem stones.  Up until now, there was nothing you could do about that until you docked.  Introducing the Talaxian Enterprises Vacuum Pump.  Now, if you find your cargo hold is full of almost empty containers you can use the Vacuum Pump to consolidate the gold, platinum or gem stones into the minimum number of containers needed to hold them.
 
When picking up Cargo Pods it's not uncommon to find one containing just a small amount of gold, platinum or gem stones.  Up until now, there was nothing you could do about that until you docked.  Introducing the Talaxian Enterprises Vacuum Pump.  Now, if you find your cargo hold is full of almost empty containers you can use the Vacuum Pump to consolidate the gold, platinum or gem stones into the minimum number of containers needed to hold them.
  
Available at all systems TL5 and above, for the paltry sum of 5000 Cr.
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Available at all systems TL5 and above, for the paltry sum of 1500 Cr.
  
 
==Usage==
 
==Usage==
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Modes 1-6 will only consolidate specific selected commodities.   
 
Modes 1-6 will only consolidate specific selected commodities.   
 
Mode 7 will consolidate all 3 commodities with a single activation.
 
Mode 7 will consolidate all 3 commodities with a single activation.
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As each Cargo Pod is emptied it is crushed down to 5% of it's normal volume and stored in an internal 1 tonne container.  Once 19 of these have been collected they are moved to the 20th container which is added to the manifest as 1 TC Alloys.
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==Details==
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* Tech Level: 5
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* Price 1500Cr
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* Uses up 1 Tonne of Cargo Space.
  
 
Please note that the Vacuum Pump uses a fair amount of energy. Consolidating any given commodity will use up 75% of an energy bank. As such the following safeguards have been put into place:
 
Please note that the Vacuum Pump uses a fair amount of energy. Consolidating any given commodity will use up 75% of an energy bank. As such the following safeguards have been put into place:
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==Requirements==
 
==Requirements==
 
* This [[OXP]] needs Oolite v1.80.
 
* This [[OXP]] needs Oolite v1.80.
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==Credits==
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Thanks to Simvs, Norby and Diziet Sma for their feedback and advice.
  
 
==Licence/Author==
 
==Licence/Author==
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<a rel="license" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/"><img alt="Creative Commons License" style="border-width:0" src="https://i.creativecommons.org/l/by-nc-sa/4.0/80x15.png" /></a><br />This work is licensed under a <a rel="license" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License</a>.
  
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ or send a letter to Creative Commons, 171 Second Street, Suite 300, San Francisco, California, 94105, USA.
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OXP by [[User:Neelix|Neelix]]
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==Version History==
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Version 0.2
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* Licenced Changed to CC-BY-NC-SA 4.0
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* Price changed from 5000cr to 1500cr
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* Equipment now requires 1 Tonne of cargo space
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* Empty Cargo Pods now crushed and stored as Alloys.
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Version 0.1 (downloaded {{#downloads:VacuumPump.oxz}} times)
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* Initial Release
  
OXP by [[User:Neelix|Neelix]]
 
  
 
==Download==
 
==Download==
Download [[Media:VacuumPump.oxz|Vacuum Pump v0.1 OXZ]] (downloaded {{#downloads:VacuumPump.oxz}} times).
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Download [[Media:VacuumPump_0.2.oxz|Vacuum Pump v0.2 OXZ]] (downloaded {{#downloads:VacuumPump_0.2.oxz}} times).
  
 
==Oolite Forum thread==
 
==Oolite Forum thread==
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==Quick Facts==
 
==Quick Facts==
 
{{Infobox OXPb| title = Vacuum Pump
 
{{Infobox OXPb| title = Vacuum Pump
|version = 0.1
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|version = 0.2
 
|release = 2014-07-13
 
|release = 2014-07-13
|license = CC-BY-SA 3.0
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|license = CC-BY-NC-SA 4.0
 
|features = Tools
 
|features = Tools
 
|category = Equipment
 
|category = Equipment

Revision as of 13:29, 21 July 2014

Overview

When picking up Cargo Pods it's not uncommon to find one containing just a small amount of gold, platinum or gem stones. Up until now, there was nothing you could do about that until you docked. Introducing the Talaxian Enterprises Vacuum Pump. Now, if you find your cargo hold is full of almost empty containers you can use the Vacuum Pump to consolidate the gold, platinum or gem stones into the minimum number of containers needed to hold them.

Available at all systems TL5 and above, for the paltry sum of 1500 Cr.

Usage

To use the Vacuum Pump, just prime it with 'Shift-N' and activate it with 'n'.

There are 8 modes of operation, which can be cycled with 'b'. Mode 0 is called Single Use mode. This is the default mode. In this mode activating the pump will consolidate a single commodity. So for example if you are carrying small amounts of gold and small amounts of platinum, the first activation will consolidate the gold, and the second will consolidate the platinum. Modes 1-6 will only consolidate specific selected commodities. Mode 7 will consolidate all 3 commodities with a single activation.

As each Cargo Pod is emptied it is crushed down to 5% of it's normal volume and stored in an internal 1 tonne container. Once 19 of these have been collected they are moved to the 20th container which is added to the manifest as 1 TC Alloys.


Details

  • Tech Level: 5
  • Price 1500Cr
  • Uses up 1 Tonne of Cargo Space.

Please note that the Vacuum Pump uses a fair amount of energy. Consolidating any given commodity will use up 75% of an energy bank. As such the following safeguards have been put into place:

  • You can only activate the Vacuum Pump if your status is Green.
  • The Pump will not start processing a commodity unless you have at least one full energy bank.

Requirements

  • This OXP needs Oolite v1.80.

Credits

Thanks to Simvs, Norby and Diziet Sma for their feedback and advice.

Licence/Author

<a rel="license" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/"><img alt="Creative Commons License" style="border-width:0" src="https://i.creativecommons.org/l/by-nc-sa/4.0/80x15.png" /></a>
This work is licensed under a <a rel="license" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License</a>.

OXP by Neelix

Version History

Version 0.2

  • Licenced Changed to CC-BY-NC-SA 4.0
  • Price changed from 5000cr to 1500cr
  • Equipment now requires 1 Tonne of cargo space
  • Empty Cargo Pods now crushed and stored as Alloys.


Version 0.1 (downloaded 116 times)

  • Initial Release


Download

Download Vacuum Pump v0.2 OXZ (downloaded 36 times).

Oolite Forum thread

Any questions, problems or bug reports should be posted on this OXP's BB thread here

Gameplay and Balance indicator

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Quick Facts

Version Released License Features Category Author(s) Feedback
0.2 2014-07-13 CC-BY-NC-SA 4.0 Tools Equipment Neelix http://aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=16675