A simple cost effective way around these timers

Jibroni Gibironi

Jibroni Gibironi
:unsure: Would be to simply allow me to use my own cargo racks to ship it with me. It doesn't seem like I can, and if I can't, then I don't know why no one at Frontier even thought of it, unless they are just sadists who enjoys seeing people suffer through these 15-30 minute timers...............This is really common sense, but hell, what do I know. 🤷‍♂️
 

Agony_Aunt

Agony_Aunt
Modules inside modules?

Moduleception!

I suppose it depends on whether you want a lore or gameplay based answer.

Lorewise, i don't see any reason why you couldn't. Ok, some things won't fit inside certain sized cargo racks. Actually, since we've never seen these cargo racks, we don't know if they could have things like modules stored.

Imagine if cargo racks are like honeycombs, designed to take in those hex shaped cargo cannisters. So, there wouldn't be a way to fit in any modules that exceeded the dimensions of a single container.

If you are talking about gameplay, then it basically boils down to whether a) the devs think allowing it is a good idea and b) whether they think its worth spending time on.

Since FD haven't done this, we can presume that either a or b are false. They either don't think it is a good idea or they don't think its worth spending time on.

Oh, there is a possible option c as well. They like the idea, they do think its worth spending time on, but its not in their current plans.

There, i think that covers the possibilities.
 

Ashnak

Ashnak
If I understand you correctly:
  • your ship is at station A, eqiupped with cargo racks
  • your refinery is also at station A, in storage
  • you want to fly to station B. In order to have your refinery with you at station B, you want to stuff it inside a cargo rack as opposed to flying your ship to station B with an empty rack and then wait for the refinery to arrive via module transfer?

How about, you know, just replacing that cargo rack with the refinery in outfitting and flying your ship to station B with the refinery fitted?
 

Dillon Fallon

Dillon Fallon
Ashnak said:
If I understand you correctly:
  • your ship is at station A, eqiupped with cargo racks
  • your refinery is also at station A, in storage
  • you want to fly to station B. In order to have your refinery with you at station B, you want to stuff it inside a cargo rack as opposed to flying your ship to station B with an empty rack and then wait for the refinery to arrive via module transfer?

How about, you know, just replacing that cargo rack with the refinery in outfitting and flying your ship to station B with the refinery fitted?
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It looks like they can't fit a fuel scoop, cargo rack and refinery all at the same time, although short hops and refueling at a station on the way is possible if you understand route plotting.

Or, buy a Python. Loads of space for modules so the no reason not to have a refinery and fuel scoop with bucket loads of cargo space.
 

Jibroni Gibironi

Jibroni Gibironi
Ashnak said:
If I understand you correctly:
  • your ship is at station A, eqiupped with cargo racks
  • your refinery is also at station A, in storage
  • you want to fly to station B. In order to have your refinery with you at station B, you want to stuff it inside a cargo rack as opposed to flying your ship to station B with an empty rack and then wait for the refinery to arrive via module transfer?

How about, you know, just replacing that cargo rack with the refinery in outfitting and flying your ship to station B with the refinery fitted?
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🤷‍♂️ Because I might want to keep my shields outfitted, for instance, or keep my SRV, or anything else I may already have outfitted? Its really common sense, its not rocket science. If I have 38 cargo racks available, I should be able to use them for my own personal purposes, and not just business or monetary purposes. Instead of paying someone else a fee to ship my own stuff to me, and having to wait an insufferable amount of time for it, I can just take it with me. I shouldn't have to equip it if I have plenty of space on the ship as is.
 

aRJay

aRJay
Jibroni Gibironi said:
🤷‍♂️ Because I might want to keep my shields outfitted, for instance, or keep my SRV, or anything else I may already have outfitted? Its really common sense, its not rocket science. If I have 38 cargo racks available, I should be able to use them for my own personal purposes, and not just business or monetary purposes. Instead of paying someone else a fee to ship my own stuff to me, and having to wait an insufferable amount of time for it, I can just take it with me. I shouldn't have to equip it if I have plenty of space on the ship as is.
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Cargo racks can only carry standard cargo cannisters which hold a maximum of 1 tonne inside, equipment such as a refinery module is too large to fit inside one so would have to be broken down into smaller pieces chucked into the cannisters and assembled hopefully in the right order at the other end all of which shouldn't take more than twice as long and cost more than 3 times the price of shipping it.
 

Werewolf13

Werewolf13
Jibroni Gibironi said:
:unsure: Would be to simply allow me to use my own cargo racks to ship it with me. It doesn't seem like I can, and if I can't, then I don't know why no one at Frontier even thought of it, unless they are just sadists who enjoys seeing people suffer through these 15-30 minute timers...............This is really common sense, but hell, what do I know. 🤷‍♂️
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...you get it! (y)

And now jump back, quick lest the stampeding crowd of apologists crush you into the mud, the blood and beer of the evil heresy you have dared to utter.

Good luck.
 

Stealthie

Stealthie
If you're going to go and collect a module to take it to a ship and fit it, why not just go in the ship the module is for and, y'know, fit it?
 

Stealthie

Stealthie
aRJay said:
Cargo racks can only carry standard cargo cannisters which hold a maximum of 1 tonne inside, equipment such as a refinery module is too large to fit inside one so would have to be broken down into smaller pieces chucked into the cannisters and assembled hopefully in the right order at the other end all of which shouldn't take more than twice as long and cost more than 3 times the price of shipping it.
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And void the warranty.
 

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