Fuel Scoops - Revision history

Cholmondely: /* Guide to Cargo Scooping */ Added note on cargo marshalling

2024-05-23T22:53:09Z

‎Guide to Cargo Scooping: Added note on cargo marshalling

Cholmondely: /* Sunskimming */ Added AutoSkim

2024-04-10T00:01:11Z

‎Sunskimming: Added AutoSkim

Phkb: Updating BB links

2024-03-18T04:29:54Z

Updating BB links

Phkb: Updating BB links

2024-02-29T01:46:49Z

Updating BB links

Cholmondely: Tweaks!

2024-02-07T08:43:44Z

Tweaks!

Cholmondely: /* Guide to 'Failsafe' Skimming */ Added Phkb's film

2024-02-07T08:27:11Z

‎Guide to 'Failsafe' Skimming: Added Phkb's film

Cholmondely: Added Tweaks, and more OXPs

2023-06-07T16:39:12Z

Added Tweaks, and more OXPs

Cholmondely: /* Overview */ Increased size of fuel scoop icons

2023-05-31T09:27:46Z

‎Overview: Increased size of fuel scoop icons

Cholmondely: Added a little more

2023-04-26T11:05:21Z

Added a little more

Cholmondely: Added a little more

2023-04-26T10:57:25Z

Added a little more

← Older revision		Revision as of 22:53, 23 May 2024
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	''Commander Dilbert <br> says:'' <br> <br> [[Image:DilbertTidy.png]] <br> <br> <br>		''Commander Dilbert <br> says:'' <br> <br> [[Image:DilbertTidy.png]] <br> <br> <br>

		+	==== Cargo Marshalling ====
		+	When scooping, each scooped item (even 3g of gemstones) is taken to represent 1TC of cargo and thus takes up 1TC of space in the hold. This is all sorted out on docking (when, for example, the gemstones are removed from the cargo hold and transferred to the cabin safe) - but ''not'' before.
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 === Sunskimming ===
 *[[Star Fuel]] alters the quality of the fuel depending on the star it was scooped from
 *[[Fuel Tweaks]] enables you to sell scooped [[Quirium]] fuel once you have bought the necessary equipment.

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 *[[Tractor Beam]]
 *[https://bb.oolite.space/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=8359 Realism regarding scooping attributes] (2010)
-*[http://bb.aegidian.org/viewtopic.php?t=11816 Fuel scoops upgrade] (2012)
+*[https://bb.oolite.space/viewtopic.php?t=11816 Fuel scoops upgrade] (2012)
 *[https://bb.oolite.space/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=20987 Scoops: functionality] (2021)
 {{NavBox - Oolite Equipment}} [[Category:Equipment]] [[Category:Help pages]]

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   And sun glare was less of an issue in the pre-2014 versions of Oolite.
-*A slightly different approach: [http://www.aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?p=204627#p204627 Ya-Ta-Hey] (2013)
+*A slightly different approach: [https://bb.oolite.space/viewtopic.php?p=204627#p204627 Ya-Ta-Hey] (2013)
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+  }
-By [http://aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?p=220022#p220022 Spara (2014)]
+By [https://bb.oolite.space/viewtopic.php?p=220022#p220022 Spara (2014)]
 == Links ==
 *[[Tractor Beam]]
-*[http://www.aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=8359 Realism regarding scooping attributes] (2010)
+*[https://bb.oolite.space/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=8359 Realism regarding scooping attributes] (2010)
 *[http://bb.aegidian.org/viewtopic.php?t=11816 Fuel scoops upgrade] (2012)
-*[http://www.aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=20987 Scoops: functionality] (2021)
+*[https://bb.oolite.space/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=20987 Scoops: functionality] (2021)
 {{NavBox - Oolite Equipment}} [[Category:Equipment]] [[Category:Help pages]]

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+=== Other Skimming Guides ===
 *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1uAu4BCdhag YouTube Film by Phkb] 2024
   Honestly, it's not that hard.
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 *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ITefPraygXM YouTube Film by Smivs] 2013
-  Note the external glow as the ship heats up! His Python is slower than a player Cobra Mk.3 (0.20lm versus 0.35lm), and he uses his injectors once he starts to refuel.
+  Note the external glow as the ship heats up! Smivs's Python is slower than Phkb's player Cobra Mk.3 (0.20lm versus 0.35lm), and he uses his injectors once he starts to refuel.
 *A slightly different approach: [http://www.aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?p=204627#p204627 Ya-Ta-Hey] (2013)
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 *[[Star Fuel]] alters the quality of the fuel depending on the star it was scooped from
 *[[Fuel Tweaks]] enables you to sell scooped [[Quirium]] fuel once you have bought the necessary equipment.
-*[[Glare Clarifier]] allows you to purchase ''sun-specs' to cut the solar glare: [http://aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=16964 BB thread].
+*[[Glare Clarifier]] or [[Glare Filter]] allow you to purchase ''sun-specs' to cut the solar glare.
 *[[Torus To Sun]] allows faster speeds from the Torus Drive. This is especially important if you have introduced ambience .oxps increasing the distance from the planets to their sun.

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 ''<u>Footnote for newcomers</u>: Don't forget inertia.  It'll take a while for your cabin to heat up - and cool down again. If you're looking at a blinking red Cabin Temperature gauge, you're most likely barbecue fuel already.''
 *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ITefPraygXM Film by Smivs] 2013
 *A slightly different approach: [http://www.aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?p=204627#p204627 Ya-Ta-Hey] (2013)

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 == OXPs ==
 [[File:Cargo Scoops (Kruger).png|thumb|right]]
 === Sunskimming ===
 *[[Star Fuel]] alters the quality of the fuel depending on the star it was scooped from
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 *[[Ship Configuration OXP]] allows a choice of 4 classes of fuel scoop. Warning: a very complex .oxp!
 *[[Equipment by Ship Class]] impacts on the cargo/fuel scoops
 == Links ==

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 Once installed, the fuel scoop icon will become visible on the HUD, as shown below. This icon has the handy function of oscillating while the Fuel Scoops are in operation, for visual confirmation along with the audible indicator functionality. Once the Cargo bay is filled to capacity, the lower segment of the icon will change colour from green to red as a handy reminder to the busy Commander that he is unable to salvage any floating debris that he should encounter in the spacelanes. It is to be noted that the Fuel Scoops are still functional for ship refuelling whether the cargo bay is full or not.
-* [[Image:Fuel_Scoops_Icon.png|50px|]] The Fuel Scoop Icon as it normally appears on the HUD.
+* [[Image:Fuel_Scoops_Icon.png|100px]] The Fuel Scoop Icon as it normally appears on the HUD.
-* [[Image:Fuel_Scoops_Full.png|50px|]] The Fuel Scoop Icon as it appears when the cargo bay is full.
+* [[Image:Fuel_Scoops_Full.png|100px]] The Fuel Scoop Icon as it appears when the cargo bay is full.
 === Mechanism ===

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 With a fuel scoop installed, you may scoop up an object of limited size ([[Cargo Container (Oolite)|cargo cannisters]], [[Minerals|minerals]], [[Escape Pod|life pods]]). Fuel scoops automatically operate whenever the advanced sensors detect either an object in range, or a particle density of greater than 100 ppm&sup3;.
-''To scoop an object, pilot the ship so that it passes just above the object.''
+''To scoop an object, pilot the ship so that it passes just above the object. You might find it helpful to orient yourself so that the sun is behind you, lighting up your target''
 '''Note:''' Some vessels with off-centre viewer positions may require additional practice.
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 '''by Commander Dilbert'''<br/>
 <u>Craft</u>: Cobra Mark III <br>
-<u>Scoop Location</u>: Directly below cockpit
+<u>Scoop Location</u>: Directly below cockpit (''ie'' under your scanner).
 <gallery>
 File:Scooping-01.png|That silly Python's gone and lost its lunch.
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 *[[Cargo Stopper]] makes moving items easier to scoop (comes with [[GalCop Missions]] OXP). It also seems to work on asteroid splinters, where a tractor beam helps net them for your scoop!
 *[[Cargo Spotter OXP]] highlights scoopable items with a colour-coded glow.
 *[[Cargo Scanner]] tells you what is in each of those pods.

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 === Scooping Cargo/Splinters ===
 *[[Cargo Scoop as Standard]] awards "cargo-only scoops" from the offset of the game
-*[[Cargo Stopper]] makes moving items easier to scoop (comes with GalCop Missions OXP).
+*[[Cargo Stopper]] makes moving items easier to scoop (comes with [[GalCop Missions]] OXP). It also seems to work on asteroid splinters, where a tractor beam helps net them for your scoop!
 *[[Cargo Spotter OXP]] highlights scoopable items with a colour-coded glow.
-*[[GalCop Missions]] provides a Cargo-stopper which also seems to work on asteroid splinters, where a tractor beam helps net them for your scoop!
+*[[Cargo Scanner]] tells you what is in each of those pods.
 *See [[Career Options]] for other options