Use FSS while Fuel Scooping
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You can .... I do it all the time
I thought you could as fuel scooping is passive. Have you tried?
Hi Fact,
Can you use it while using Supercruise Assist? I am unable to. I am playing on Xbox, so not sure if that is an issue, thanks.
Why are you using SC assist to FS? I mean I guess you could, as long as you don't point your ship in the direction to engage it, but that would be a bit .... weird....
I have found that by letting the system orbit the fueling star, It tends to keep me at the perfect distance for heat/scoop ratio. Plus I am lazy lol, so I use to the assist stuff for a lot of things.
Being able to use the FSS Scanner screen while the ship is moving was a popular request when it was first introduced, perhaps it will be added as a QoL feature with a future update. There doesn't seem to be a technical limitation preventing it, you can do it while the ship is still slowing down if you have only zeroed the throttle immediately before entering it.
Hey River,
While using SCA, if I try to go to FSS mode, I get a message saying "Throttle down to use FSS mode". Am I missing a back screen setting somewhere, where I need to slow SCA down? SCA is automatically going to 22.6Mm/s while orbiting and even jumps to that speed when I start from 0. Thanks
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Now I get it, thanks Thistle!
I think, while possible, it still would be a pita because the planets move relatively to you in FSS and the targeting/zooming might get whacky.The ship doesn't have to be moving at more than minimum speed to scoop, it just needs to be in supercruise and close enough to the star (being careful not to overheat the ship of course)
Yeah I think the issue here mate is using SCA with trying to scoop, or all 3.
Sure, and that may be why it is the way it is, but there is no technical limitation
ETA the targeting/zooming gets whacky already
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My main issue with this would be that when you're close enough to a star to scoop from it, it blocks a big chunk of your vision when in the FSS.
Depends which side of the sun the planets / you are on. If you're lucky / position yourself according to the orbital plane you can still get them all. I did this a lot when I did a long-haul passenger run a few months ago, wasn't often I had to reposition to get the last few.
You approach the star while scooping. As long as you stop your ship (zero throttle, though doesn't actually stop) when your heat is under 65%, you can stay there all day scooping without your ship overheating. That means you can scan the system with your FSS, but the chances are that some of the bodies or signals will be obscured by the star, so positioning is quite important.