lynxmonkey {l Wrote}:This is, by far, the most amazing game ever! I played Artemis with our crew for a while, that was super fun, but this is a whole new level of awesome.
The whole "real time" effect is the best, It's like being in a real life version of Firefly or USS Defiant. Start up the game, pull up a seat, open a beer and hangout, until you're required to do some work. Being a member of this crew, in this space, is like having the best job in the verse.
Thanks for the very kind words! Sorry for the slow reply, haven't been checking this forum as frequently as I should.
lynxmonkey {l Wrote}:I'm on comms and have figured out:
request to dock
request a towing service
buy / sell mined stuff to get money
-- I still haven't figured out how to re-fuel the ship, any advice here would be great... please... seriously... I really need help..
otherwise our games will continue to end, with the ships voice telling us the fuel level is critical. I figure it's probably going to involve "/computer do X " or "/hail SB-01 request refuel" ??
Please keep making this great game
There are two ways to get out of the "Fuel levels critical" situation, one of which is cheating.
The first way is to hail a starbase, and select option 4, "REQUEST TOWING SERVICE". A tow ship will be dispatched to your location and tow you to the starbase which you contacted. If you have near zero fuel, it will give you a little bit of fuel too, so you can drive to the starbase and dock. Once you dock with the starbase, you will be refueled. It is possible the tow ship might get killed en route to your location, in which case it won't show up (you can call for another one.) It's also possible for the tow ship to be attacked while towing you, in which case it may drop you where ever you might be (middle of nowhere) and run away. Again, you can call another tow truck in that case.
To successfully dock with the starbase (after the tow truck drops you off near it) you need to:
1: make sure docking magnets are engaged (there's a button on the navigation screen)
2: make sure you lower your shields (it will tell you to lower your shields if you forget)
3: request permission to dock while shields are down and when you're pretty close to the starbase (within 5000 units, I think. It will tell you if you're too far.)
4: Navigate to a docking port on the station after permission is granted but before permission expires (you can ask permission again, of course.)
The docking ports vary in appearance, but you can guess which parts of the station they are,
some look like this:
or like this:
Once you dock with the port (by ramming it, basically), you will be connected to it. Your ship will be refueled and repaired, and all the systems will be turned off. To undock, turn off the docking magnets (navigation screen) and power on your systems (engineering screen).
The second (cheating) way to get more fuel is as follows. Once it starts saying "Fuel levels Critical!", go to the DEMON screen, and type in "safemode". The next time it says "Fuel levels Critical!", you will get your tank filled. "safemode" also has some side effects, it prevents enemies from deciding to attack you (if they already decided though, they don't quit.) If you type "safemode" a second time, it toggles off (you won't lose your fuel, but enemies might decide to attack). Safemode is a toggle. However there's no indicator of whether it's enabled or not (I should fix it, but I only put it in to help with debugging anyway.)