Ship Builds & Load Outs Can't find a 4B Fuel Scoop... frustrated :(

PANTHER STARFORCE · May 15, 2016

Hi all,
I'm not here to gripe or complain. But I am getting a bit frustrated. I'm a modest ED player with just a few hours to spare every other night. I'm building my first exploration vessel (Cobra MKIII) and I've spent my last 3 nights of play time doing nothing but trying to find a lousy 4B scoop. I've even been using external resources like EDDB.io (which has proven to be wildly unhelpful) I've hit around 20 stations per night so after docking 60 times... I've not yet found a Fuel scoop rated 3, or 4...

I realize that module availability is a total RNG thing, but maybe there are some additional bits of information that can help me find one.

Should I be looking for systems with specific economies or population densities? So far extraction-industrial ports seem to have more stock for exploration type builds... fuel scoops, field repair units, scanners, etc... But always rated 1 or 2... never any 3-4 rated gear.

I'd love some tips... I'm pulling my hair out.

Thanks all!

-EJIRO

Jon flint · May 15, 2016

Try to find high tech systems with large populations. You can set galaxy map filters by economy type/population size.

What system are you currently in?

Caramel Clown · May 15, 2016

It's totally possible you really haven't found it. Or, is there any chance you just...missed it? You sure you're checking slot of correct class? And you're checking outfitting list properly?

Ceekay · May 15, 2016

I've found that rep has an impact on what the station will sell you so if you're not allied with the major station faction some equipment won't be available or visible in outfitting, as you're not a long term player you probably haven't built up enough rep (or any) with the stations you've tried.

List a few stations you've tried and if they're close enough I'll check them out, also in EDDB if the last check date is more than a few months old it can be in an earlier update so it may no longer be valid, as Jon flint says a high population, rich, high tech system is a good bet.

PANTHER STARFORCE · May 15, 2016

Caramel Clown said:
You sure you're checking slot of correct class? And you're checking outfitting list properly?

Oooohhhhhhh gawd.

I bet it's this... I'm equipping it very low on the vertical menu... I bet it's a size 2 slot.... LMAO....

If this is in fact what's been happening, I'll be very embarrassed

I won't get a chance to test this until Monday night (US PST) if it turns out I'm equipping in the correct size '4' slot but still only turn up size '2' units I'll start posting stations so others can cross-check. Generally I've been hitting stations in EDDB that show the prices have been updated within last day or even hours.

Hehe, thanks everyone

-EJIRO

PANTHER STARFORCE · May 15, 2016

Caramel Clown said:
You sure you're checking slot of correct class? And you're checking outfitting list properly?

OK everyone... I had a rare moment this morning and was able to log in and check this out...

I now have my hat of shame on. It was this.

I am officially the dumbest rookie explorer ever, LOL. I was trying to fit my fuel scoop in a glove-box. Expect to see me wrapped around a neutron star my first trip out.

Thanks for the tips everyone. It indeed helped. [up]

-EJIRO

Iron Orchid · May 16, 2016

EJIRO said:
Expect to see me wrapped around a neutron star my first trip out.

Remember to stop (default keybind X) as soon as the Hyperspace counter starts - this will slow you down on exit of jump- stops a lot of "emergency exit too close sun" incidents.

Kaybe · May 16, 2016

EDDB.IO is your friend. Here are the closest places to find them near Sol:

Station	System	Allegiance	Pad	Star Distance	Prices Update	Distance ly
Li Qing Jao	Sol	Federation	L	506 ls	19 hours	0.00 ly
M.Gorbachev	Sol	Federation	L	506 ls	3 days	0.00 ly
Burnell Station	Sol	Federation	M	359 ls	17 hours	0.00 ly
Furukawa Enterprise	Sol	Federation	L	215 ls	11 days	0.00 ly
Jenner Orbital	Luhman 16	Federation	M	10 ls	8 days	6.57 ly
Edison Hub	Luhman 16	Federation	L	14 ls	5 hours	6.57 ly
Herrington City	Duamta	Federation	L	418 ls	42 mins	9.88 ly
Davis Terminal	Duamta	Federation	L	546 ls	8 days	9.88 ly
Stuart Prospect	Duamta	Independent	L	315 ls	2 days	9.88 ly
Borman Port	WISE 1506+7027	Federation	M	853 ls	35 days	10.52 ly
Warren Prison Mine	Ross 128	Federation	L	19 ls	3 days	10.94 ly
Magnus Gateway	EZ Aquarii	Federation	L	830 ls	2 days	11.10 ly
Broglie Terminal	61 Cygni	Federation	L	24 ls	8 days	11.37 ly
Ford City	Groombridge 34	Federation	L	84,544 ls	9 days	11.73 ly
Matthews City	Groombridge 34	Federation	L	75,654 ls	5 days	11.73 ly
King Silo	Epsilon Indi	Independent	L	143 ls	-	11.80 ly
Nikitin Penal colony	Epsilon Indi	Independent	L	143 ls	-	11.80 ly
Ortiz Moreno City	Tau Ceti	Federation	L	42 ls	8 days	11.94 ly

PANTHER STARFORCE · May 16, 2016

Hi Kaybe, Much appreciate the post.

In my OP I do mention that I was using EDDB. In fact I never go flying without it open

I think the problem was that I was trying to fit a 4B module in a "class 2" slot and while some station stock was innacurate when referenced against the info on EDDB, In general, %80 of the time I was in fact landing at stations that had my module and didn't see it in the stations inventory because I was being a moron

Agreed though... EDDB and Coriolis are my two most favorite websites! Elite has a fantastic community to build these tools. Kind of makes me wonder what will happen to Coriolis when 2.1 goes live and the 'RNG'INEERS alter the landscape of ship outfitting considerably. I guess we shall see!

Kaybe said:
EDDB.IO is your friend. Here are the closest places to find them near Sol:

Station System Allegiance Pad Star Distance Prices Update Distance ly
Li Qing Jao Sol Federation L 506 ls 19 hours 0.00 ly
M.Gorbachev Sol Federation L 506 ls 3 days 0.00 ly
Burnell Station Sol Federation M 359 ls 17 hours 0.00 ly
Furukawa Enterprise Sol Federation L 215 ls 11 days 0.00 ly
Jenner Orbital Luhman 16 Federation M 10 ls 8 days 6.57 ly
Edison Hub Luhman 16 Federation L 14 ls 5 hours 6.57 ly
Herrington City Duamta Federation L 418 ls 42 mins 9.88 ly
Davis Terminal Duamta Federation L 546 ls 8 days 9.88 ly
Stuart Prospect Duamta Independent L 315 ls 2 days 9.88 ly
Borman Port WISE 1506+7027 Federation M 853 ls 35 days 10.52 ly
Warren Prison Mine Ross 128 Federation L 19 ls 3 days 10.94 ly
Magnus Gateway EZ Aquarii Federation L 830 ls 2 days 11.10 ly
Broglie Terminal 61 Cygni Federation L 24 ls 8 days 11.37 ly
Ford City Groombridge 34 Federation L 84,544 ls 9 days 11.73 ly
Matthews City Groombridge 34 Federation L 75,654 ls 5 days 11.73 ly
King Silo Epsilon Indi Independent L 143 ls - 11.80 ly
Nikitin Penal colony Epsilon Indi Independent L 143 ls - 11.80 ly
Ortiz Moreno City Tau Ceti Federation L 42 ls 8 days 11.94 ly

Kaybe · May 18, 2016

It's all good. We all have our brainfart moments

Hell Razor5543 · May 18, 2016

It will fit in that slot, it will fit in that slot, it will fit in that slot, it bl00dy well won't fit in that slot!

Luna Valenwood · Aug 8, 2016

Inara is an excellent site for finding ships as well as modules. Some other cool things on there too like signatures.