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    • I ran out of fuel... (no this isnt simple)


      Ive been playing for a good 2 or 3 years, so i know my way around the game quite well, so you cant tell me to just shoot down some ship, or to ask for assistance.

      Im in the Miranu/Igadzra mission where you have to test out the NPD (nebula penetration device) and due to the fact that i have a tendancy to stay up untill 3 A.M. playing, i ended up jumping into one of the nebula systems (that NOBODY else can get into) with only one jump of fuel left, and no fuel scoops.

      Is there a plug, or a way i can edit my pilot file to get that one jump of fuel?

      -D.S.

    • You could make your own plug, if you've been playing for 2-3 years you should have an idea how to do it. Alternatively, there's a utility that allows you to edit pilot files that I've seen on the addons page, so you could check that out.

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    • Im not much on making plugs and such, the concept of trying to alter the game myself frightens me for some reason...

      But thanks for the pointer.

    • The game only saves when you land on a planet. If you haven't yet, you could always just quit the game without saving. You will revert to the last save point (the last time and place you landed), of course.

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    • points to above post

      That being part of the problem, it was part of my mission to land on the planet and collect soil samples, so im screwed!

    • Ack, I always take a few weak escorts in that situation, so if I'm short of fuel I can free one of my escorts and then pillage it.

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    • Making a plug to introduce ships to an uninhabited area sounds like hard work. Why not investigate ACE first? I think it allows fuel level to be tweaked.

      I think.

      Personally, I seldom go anywhere without at least one fuel scoop, and I never go anywhere without an escape pod. This problem is, therefore, new to me.

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    • I used ACE you can get it at (url="http://"http://www.crosswinds.net/")http://www.crosswinds.net/(/url)

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    • Same thing happened to me before, but I had lots of time so I did a new pilot file.

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    • The worst thing is being stuck in a pirate system without enough cash to refuel, and only 1 blaze cannon to pillage an enemy ship with for fuel (took me hours).

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      Originally posted by Borb II:
      **I used ACE you can get it athttp://www.crosswinds.net/

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      Crosswinds is a web hosting provider. You evidently found it on a Crosswinds member page, but linking to their homepage is not very helpful. 🙂

      Use the Pilot File Editor:
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      One of the best EVO utilities out there.

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    • Quote

      Originally posted by VoinianAmbassador:
      **Making a plug to introduce ships to an uninhabited area sounds like hard work. Why not investigate ACE first? I think it allows fuel level to be tweaked.

      I think.

      Personally, I seldom go anywhere without at least one fuel scoop, and I never go anywhere without an escape pod. This problem is, therefore, new to me.

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      Actually, I used to do it for free for people when they got trapped, right when I was starting as a developer.. It seemed so cool back then... 🙂

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    • Another idea is to just land and take off until a pers comes along that you can steal fuel off.

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