be wary when flying to distant systems with a fuel scoop
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You can scoop white stars, too. Justn ot white dwarves or white T Tauri's. F and A types are fine.
Basically they have to be main sequence stars to be scoopable. Someone had a mnemonic to remember, let me see if I can find it...
edit - IT's 'Oh be a fine girl (or guy, I guess, depending on your inclination), kiss me!' for OBAFGKM, which are the scoopable types.
Because the 'Info' pane will display the star types of the primary star(s) even in an unexplored system, you always know just from the map if it is scoopable.
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Also, Dablin, sounds like you found a neutron or white dwarf star. Both are tiny, hot as heck, and usually are the most massive object in their star system.
Basically they have to be main sequence stars to be scoopable. Someone had a mnemonic to remember, let me see if I can find it...
edit - IT's 'Oh be a fine girl (or guy, I guess, depending on your inclination), kiss me!' for OBAFGKM, which are the scoopable types.
Because the 'Info' pane will display the star types of the primary star(s) even in an unexplored system, you always know just from the map if it is scoopable.
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Also, Dablin, sounds like you found a neutron or white dwarf star. Both are tiny, hot as heck, and usually are the most massive object in their star system.
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You should be good to go with any main sequence star. Which are OGAFGKM. Size class III-VI should be good (VII are the white dwarves).
Hot giants may have some temperature issues.
It's a good habit to top up a little while scanning the star itself and doing your initial D-scan. Head towards the star and hit the brakes when the scoop starts. Select the star and start the scan. Keep an eye on the temperature, of course.
Hot giants may have some temperature issues.
It's a good habit to top up a little while scanning the star itself and doing your initial D-scan. Head towards the star and hit the brakes when the scoop starts. Select the star and start the scan. Keep an eye on the temperature, of course.
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Its also worth investing in a better scoop. You can scoop from further out at a higher rate.
One of the penalties of flying with an almost empty tank I suppose. Though it shouldn't happen because even if a system is unexplored, the system map will still tell you what type of star(s) are there.
