Fuel-Scoop Engineering

[roncollucci]

Does Engineering the Fuel-Scoop have a GOOD Benefit ?

 

[Fixitman]

Increasing integrity at the cost of increased power draw is useless IMO.

 

[aRJay]

It frees up some space in your materials storage, that might be considered a benefit.

 

[Brammmers]

Useful in the sense that it needs less ammo from the afmu, assuming power draw is not a concern.

J

 

[Northpin]

Does Engineering the Fuel-Scoop have a GOOD Benefit ?

No

 

[Northpin]

Useful in the sense that it needs less ammo from the afmu, assuming power draw is not a concern.

J

who's even repairing a fuel scoop?

 

[yianniv]

It frees up some space in your materials storage, that might be considered a benefit.

 

[Dillon Fallon]

who's even repairing a fuel scoop?

There was the time I flew my Cutter to Colonia, got distracted and crashed into a star. Awhile later I needed to fix the FSD and decided I didn't like the look of the integrity of the fuel scoop at 98% so tidied it up.

Although I suppose there is one use for an engineered fuel scoop. Engineering modules earns you Arx, so it does count to earning your weekly 400.

 

[SlickPBW]

No. Same issue with engineering refineries and afmu’s.

 

[Navigare Necesse Est]

Depends. Faster intake might be interesting.

 

[Terekhov]

Depends. Faster intake might be interesting.

Really, just size it correctly in the fist place. A scoop the same size as your FSD (irrespective of ship) is usually a good match. Larger=heaven, one soze smaller slow but not a disaster. Smaller than one sise smaller - emerehcy use only.

Then jumping along a route, the next star is commonly on the opposite side of the star that you just jumped into. You might as well scoop as you fly past the star, and if you do i right (and youre scoop is suitably sized, and you are using steh star class fiter to route you exclusively using the KGBFOAM stars) should be able to recoup the fuel you expended that last jump you just performed without slowing down.

And no, I've never thought more than 50milliseconds about engineering any of the scoops that I've fitted. It makes no sense.

 

[Northpin]

Depends. Faster intake might be interesting.

the only engineering for fuel scoops is Shielded, witch increases integrity (pointless - FS works as good at 1% as it works at 100% integrity) at the cost for increased power usage - which i no good for explorers which usually pack the tiniest PP they can fit

 

[Miscellaneous]

Maybe it can protect you from big brother knowing ur scooping

 

[Schmack]

With all the fuel so close to a ball of fire, how did it escape?

 

[roncollucci]

Thanks for the Information .
I engineer it And saw no difference in anything.
Yes I'm an Explorer about 90% of the time.

 

[Shurimal]

Depends. Faster intake might be interesting.

If only we had this option instead of the silly "shielded" mod.

Also, I want lightweight SRV hangars

 

[GroG79]

I always Light weight mine

 

[aRJay]

If only we had this option instead of the silly "shielded" mod.

Also, I want lightweight SRV hangars

But what needs to come first the low mass SRV or the hanger to store it in?

 

[Shurimal]

But what needs to come first the low mass SRV or the hanger to store it in?

The SRV mass itself is not counted in the module mass nor in the gross mass of the ship--Scorpion weighs 30 tons, but doesn't slow down my Courier that has the empty hull mass of 35 tons (and 76 tons equipped) in the least. The standard 80% to 90% weight reduction with G5 lightweight engineering is already silly, applying it to the SRV hangar is not sillier

 

[Dack Janiels]

Thanks for the Information .
I engineer it And saw no difference in anything.
Yes I'm an Explorer about 90% of the time.

you didn't get the memo?

or explorers just don't read?