Fleet Carrier FAQ

Factabulous · Jun 10, 2020

(Revised version from the Beta. FAQ )

Fdev Official Fleet Carrier FAQ

https://customersupport.frontier.co.uk/hc/en-us/articles/4404350872210-How-do-Fleet-Carriers-work-

Buying a Carrier

You can buy FC in these locations - the vendor is under Contacts. These are all now in Inara https://inara.cz/galaxy-nearest/28/367/0/

Modifying / Administering your Carrier

You can modify them in Vendor systems ^^^ OR Admin systems - again check Inara : https://inara.cz/galaxy-nearest/32/367/0/

Where to get Fuel (Tritium)

Buy Tritium from Orbital Refineries - Inara has them https://inara.cz/galaxy-commodity/10269/ - look for Best Buys - probably don't trust other carriers. ~~Prices from stations can be as low as 4k per ton~~

Transferring Cargo to the Carrier

You can transfer goods to & from your carrier via a new button on your ship's Inventory page (you can't do this via the carrier page). If the button is disabled then going into Filters and switching a filter on & off will usually re-enable it.

Getting Tritium From Your Hold to the Depot

Use the Inventory transfer (see above) to transfer it back to your ship, then use the 'Donate' button inside the Tritium Depot (so no, you cannot remotely refuel).

Route Plotting

spansh has a route plotter, alternately you can plot a route on your ship (while docked on the FC) out towards where you want to go, then get the carrier to follow once you hit 500 Ly.

Storage

Ship you stock in your shipyard will take up storage space
Same with modules
Ship you (or others) store in your carrier do not take up space
If you sell ships they do not appear for sale in your shipyard
Cargo in your carrier will affect your fuel use when jumping
... but cargo in ships does not
You can only stock one Tier from a type of modules in outfitting (so Tier 1 or Tier 2 or Tier3)

Decommissioning

Check the in-game codex, then check this post for all the details of where the codex is wrong that you could ever want

Getting a ride on an FC

The Fleet Carrier Owners Club (reddit) keeps track of trips FCs are making - normally weekly to Colonia and back and to other popular locations.

That's the ones I can think that have caught a lot out - enjoy the FC!

Para Handy · Jun 10, 2020

This is very handy - shame there isn't a F C sub-forum to keep it visible, it could do with being pinned for a while at least.

I suppose it would be stretching things a bit to put it in the guides and tutorials sub-sub-forum.

Krash · Jun 10, 2020

Maybe a section on "how to plot a route over 500ly?"
Some use Spansh. But to keep it in-game, some use a ship with good jump range. Then we can follow that route in the Navigation galmap of the FC.

SlickPBW · Jun 10, 2020

”But to keep it in-game, some use a ship with good jump range. Then we can follow that route in the Navigation galmap of the FC.”

Which is insane that this would be required to plot a route for a FC.

Factabulous · Jun 10, 2020

SlickPBW said:
Which is insane that this would be needed to plot a route for a FC.

I think there was no route plotting for ships when the game came out - I'm sure it will improve... maybe

Krash · Jun 10, 2020

Factabulous said:
Route Plotting

spansh has a route plotter, alternately you can jump a ship out towards where you want to go, then remotely get the carrier to follow once you hit 500 Ly.

Thanks for adding this part. You can keep the explo ship docked at the FC. Plot the route using the standard game galmap, then switch to the FC nav galmap and see the route of the explo ship. All of this while docked with the FC.

Factabulous · Jun 10, 2020

Krash said:
Thanks for adding this part. You can keep the explo ship docked at the FC. Plot the route using the standard game galmap, then switch to the FC nav galmap and see the route of the explo ship. All of this while docked with the FC.

Yeah - I was thinking that just now - busy trying to boost a new Alt so distracted - thanks for the clarification

Esteban · Jun 10, 2020

May I suggest an additional Q to add?

If I'm just out and about in the galaxy and I happen upon a FC, how do I know if it's permitted to dock there?

Factabulous · Jun 10, 2020

Esteban said:
May I suggest an additional Q to add?

If I'm just out and about in the galaxy and I happen upon a FC, how do I know if it's permitted to dock there?

If more people ask I will add it - basically Nav Panel

or Sys Map

zipline · Jun 10, 2020

If you are docked on someone else's FC, and they remove all docking permissions, what happens to your ship?

Zornbringer · Jun 10, 2020

this is sort of a naive question. what benefits does visiting a carrier give me? does it offer exclusive services or can i make good cash there somehow? why should i care?

Factabulous · Jun 10, 2020

Zornbringer said:
this is sort of a naive question. what benefits does visiting a carrier give me? does it offer exclusive services or can i make good cash there somehow? why should i care?

That is a FAQ, but I have no answer, so ....

Edit: I have a couple, and they do open up some fun areas, and I am enjoying them - but ... no, no idea really

Factabulous · Jun 10, 2020

zipline said:
If you are docked on someone else's FC, and they remove all docking permissions, what happens to your ship?

Nothing - you can revoke Docking privileges, not Berthing privileges.

Cajuncontroller · Jun 10, 2020

I would like to know if it is possible to make a carrier hostile to the system it’s parked in.

Krash · Jun 10, 2020

Zornbringer said:
this is sort of a naive question. what benefits does visiting a carrier give me? does it offer exclusive services or can i make good cash there somehow? why should i care?

If you're out in the black it may be the only pit stop to save your bacon. In the bubble, you can buy/sell commodities for generating credits. Right now many non-FC owners are selling tritium at FCs for a profit.

GJ51 · Jun 10, 2020

zipline said:
If you are docked on someone else's FC, and they remove all docking permissions, what happens to your ship?

Park at another station and transfer your ship

GardenZebra · Jun 10, 2020

After you plot a destination for your carrier and know exactly which star or planet it will be orbiting, how can you find the arrival point and watch it leave the hyperspace portal? I've been trying to use the FSS to locate it but I haven't had any luck so far.

Sethiest · Jun 10, 2020

If you sell ships and outfitting. Is that only going to get bought by other CMDRs?

rhiz · Jun 10, 2020

Sorry if this is a silly question, but how does one transfer tritium stored in the Carrier’s cargo to the fuel depot? Do you have to transfer it back to a ship and deposit it each time?

*Also, direct trading with stations would have been nice.

Dominyque Waterblow · Jun 11, 2020

Maybe i'm just not smart enough but.......i've purchased the Fleet Carrier at Diso - Shifnalport not payng attention that the system is ruled by Edmund Mahon and now my "Carrier Security Rating" says "Independent - welcome" with and independent logo near that.......i'm wondering if there is a way to change that from independent to (hopeful) Federation. Please don't tell me that i have to sell back and rebuy the FC in another Federation ruled FC vendor system!