Fuel Station OXP
Overview
For the hurried Commander on the go! No time to dock, just want to grab some fuel and run, then this is the place for you...
To grab some fuel, just fly into the yellow glow in the centre of the station and come to a halt. Your ship will notify you when transfer begins and when your tank is full (and if you run out of cash during the transfer, sorry no credit will be given to broke Commanders). Then just fly on out, check your summary receipt and carry on with your journey.
Stations are limited to tech levels of 4 and above and will not appear in Anarchy or Feudal systems. Not every system has them, but some have at both the witchpoint and half-way between the witchpoint and the main planet to fill-up on Route One. To find one quickly just look for "F" on your advanced space compass.
Oh and these stations are solidly built, but aren't designed for big ships (no Dredgers!). And Galcop don't take too kindly to acts of laser vandalism on them...
Following reports from some of our more *ahem* militant customers, plus a quiet word from the Heavy Haulers Assoociation, a new fuelling satellite has been introduced to some systems. This works by simple proximity, all you need to do is fly to within 150m of it for fuelling to begin. This should cover all but the biggest of ships, which will need more fuel than the satellite can give and should have enough space to carry their own damn fuel anyway!
The satellites appear in much the same places as the general fuel stations, and also carry the same "F" beacon on the ASC.
Known Issues and Incompatibilities
Due to a bug with the trunk of Oolite v1.72.2, player ships featuring turrets (e.g. the Caduceus) cannot use the Fuel Stations (they explode when they try to fly into them). Due to this the Fuel Satellites were introduced as an alternative in some cases.
Requirements
This OXP requires at least test version 1.72 of Oolite.
Download
Fuel Station v1.11 can be downloaded from my webspace by clicking on the link.
