One thing is for sure no surface prospecting is required for fueling carriers!
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You can buy the fuel. I’m not disagreeing with you, just pointing that bit out.
Wouldn't carriers scoop fuel just like any other ship?
Surface prospecting is only needed for FSD boosting
Surface prospecting is only needed for FSD boosting
Because you won’t actually be flying them.
And NPC ships always buy their fuel from ports too?
That still does not rule out surface prospecting being an option - personally, I would expect asteroid mining to be the primary source of ingredients for the fuel but surface sources could also be available.
Probably the same way non horizon players get materials like iron, chromium, etc. I would not be surprised if it's still more efficient gathering this material on a landable planet, than mining in space.
I didn't say anything about mining , I said surface prospecting meaning on the surface of planets (to clarify)
You think carriers being available to the base version would stop Frontier from forcing you to take a shovel and go digging some crap on the moon surface? I think it would be perfect in a combination with space legs. Wanna jump your carrier? Don't waste time, go digging!
Didn't they say it could be purchased or mined?
Mining doesn't happen on planets ....... yet.
Mining doesn't happen on planets ....... yet.
It's all a bit of a blur but I seem to recall information saying that there'd be an entirely new element which'll be required as super-fuel.
Given that there is a big hole in the Raw Mat's table, it seems likely FDev might plug that by introducing one of more new "G5" raw mat's rather than, say, by scooping maguffin-dust from neutron stars or whatever.
Course, the bad news, there, is that if the new mat' is a G5 raw mat' then chances are it'll be just as hard to obtain as other high-tier mat's - otherwise you'd be able to collect heaps of it and trade it for every other raw mat.
Personally, I don't reckon Carriers will interact with planets in any way.
No gliding down to the surface or gathering fuel-mat's from the surface.
It'd be nice if the fuel was available from Bio POIs but that'd cause people to moan that it's easier for Horizons owners to get fuel.
Put that stuff together and it seems likely that the fuel-mat' will be something that's found in rings or asteroid belts.
Hopefully it'll be asteroid belts, just to make it easier to find.
All just a stab in the dark, though.
Given that there is a big hole in the Raw Mat's table, it seems likely FDev might plug that by introducing one of more new "G5" raw mat's rather than, say, by scooping maguffin-dust from neutron stars or whatever.
Course, the bad news, there, is that if the new mat' is a G5 raw mat' then chances are it'll be just as hard to obtain as other high-tier mat's - otherwise you'd be able to collect heaps of it and trade it for every other raw mat.
Personally, I don't reckon Carriers will interact with planets in any way.
No gliding down to the surface or gathering fuel-mat's from the surface.
It'd be nice if the fuel was available from Bio POIs but that'd cause people to moan that it's easier for Horizons owners to get fuel.
Put that stuff together and it seems likely that the fuel-mat' will be something that's found in rings or asteroid belts.
Hopefully it'll be asteroid belts, just to make it easier to find.
All just a stab in the dark, though.
Gas giant scooping confirmed?
I'm not saying Fdev couldn't make a stupid decision, just that, game wise, it'd make sense for all ships to require similar fuel. And, if they do make a new 'super fuel', normal ships should be able to access it too, and maybe it gives a better jump range.
Or, only available in Lagrange clouds
