Out of gas in the middle of nowhere

strager

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Hey guys,

So I ran out of gas in a system with no stations in it! I was on my way somewhere (trying to find Empire-aligned systems but all I see are Feds and Alliance and independants) and the game bugged out and wouldn't let me jump (it said it was obscured although I was looking right at the nav point) or even enter hyperdrive - so I jumped back the way I came (only choice) and now don't have the fuel to get anywhere....


My question is..... What now?! How can I get to a station to refuel with no fuel? Also, why did this single jump use 80% of my fuel when jumping TO the system only used like 10%?
 

Marikc0

Marikc0
strager said:
Hey guys,

So I ran out of gas in a system with no stations in it! I was on my way somewhere (trying to find Empire-aligned systems but all I see are Feds and Alliance and independants) and the game bugged out and wouldn't let me jump (it said it was obscured although I was looking right at the nav point) or even enter hyperdrive - so I jumped back the way I came (only choice) and now don't have the fuel to get anywhere....


My question is..... What now?! How can I get to a station to refuel with no fuel? Also, why did this single jump use 80% of my fuel when jumping TO the system only used like 10%?
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If you want to save fuel use economical routes. Fast routes are for those who can waste large amounts of fuel with the longest distances possible by their FSD/fuel usage per jump.

Your only choice is to self destruct. You made a boo boo. Carry a fuel scoop until you learn the ropes.
 

excalibus

excalibus
hmmm fuel scoops would solve the problem for sure :D

as for the navigation options, maybe you used 40% of your fuel on your previous jump and jumping back to the same system used the remaining 40%
 

5PIDER

5PIDER
Welcome to Elite. Time to hit that self destruct button. You can find it on the last menu on your right at the very bottom.
 

DieScream

DieScream
Are you in a sidewinder still @strager? If so, self destruct and start at your last station with a free sidewinder again, actually, that's all you can do anyway unfortunately.

Get a fuel scoop next time and skim along yellow stars after coming out of warp before heading out to the next point in your route, saves a lot of credits too.

Ignore the inevitable posts of jerks enjoying your mistake, it's all they have.
 

3DJutsu

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strager said:
Hey guys,

So I ran out of gas in a system with no stations in it! I was on my way somewhere (trying to find Empire-aligned systems but all I see are Feds and Alliance and independants) and the game bugged out and wouldn't let me jump (it said it was obscured although I was looking right at the nav point) or even enter hyperdrive - so I jumped back the way I came (only choice) and now don't have the fuel to get anywhere....


My question is..... What now?! How can I get to a station to refuel with no fuel? Also, why did this single jump use 80% of my fuel when jumping TO the system only used like 10%?
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I feel your pain, I tried to make my way to Leesti to start my very first rare trade run only to find that I didn't have enough fuel, taught me to always pack a fuel scoop for really long trips.
 

Goilveig

Goilveig
The real trick is to plan your refuels. Also, the jump didn't take 80%. It couldn't. The most a single jump could ever take is 45% of your fuel capacity, and that's only on some ships, if you have an A grade FSD and hit a target at exactly your max jump range.

Well, I suppose if you downgrade your fuel tank to a smaller tank, you can use more than 45% then.

Note the route planner will tell you when you'll run out of fuel - lines will turn to dashed from solid. Find a system with a station before hand and set that as your route if you plan to do a long haul.
 

Phier

Phier
[video=youtube;D67kmFzSh_o]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D67kmFzSh_o[/video]

Shut off life support and listen to this as your last breath fades away.
 
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