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Any way for loot the floating containers? i shot its, but just take 0.1cr reward..

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Hello, pucara, and Welcome to The Friendliest Boards This Side of Riedquat!

To scoop the containers you need to buy a fuel scoop. I know, the name is misleading, and most people only use it for the flotsam, but it also scoops fuel from the star coronas.
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Some of these cargo containers contain valuable commodities like platinum, so scooping is a very profitable excersise, line up the container in the lower half of the window and move towards it at medium to slow speed to begin with, you will find that with practice you will be able to do it at higher speeds. You must have free space in your cargo hold though otherwise you will just dent your shields and scratch the paintwork.
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Thanks for your fast reply =)
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Talking about fast replies; sometimes I wonder if behind these nicknames are humans or just mail-bots answering! :lol:
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:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: - Heeey!!! :x
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TGHC wrote:
Some of these cargo containers contain valuable commodities like platinum, so scooping is a very profitable excersise, line up the container in the lower half of the window and move towards it at medium to slow speed to begin with, you will find that with practice you will be able to do it at higher speeds. You must have free space in your cargo hold though otherwise you will just dent your shields and scratch the paintwork.
Damn, ive been trying to scoop dozens of canisters but they have just been destroying my shields... Now I know why!!! NO ROOM IN CARGO BAY, D'OH !!! LOL
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Cmdr. Maegil wrote:
:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: - Heeey!!! :x
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polomint wrote:
TGHC wrote:
Some of these cargo.......must have free space in your cargo hold though otherwise you will just dent your shields and scratch the paintwork.
Damn, ive been trying to scoop dozens of canisters but they have just been destroying my shields... Now I know why!!! NO ROOM IN CARGO BAY, D'OH !!! LOL
...I suspect you are in very good company with that error... :wink:
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Star Gazer wrote:
...I suspect you are in very good company with that error... :wink:
I wanna magnetic hull. That way I can carry another 80 tonnes of cargo....

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Captain Hesperus wrote:
I wanna magnetic hull. That way I can carry another 80 tonnes of cargo....
Why, Captain H, I have the perfect solution...

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JohnnyBoy wrote:
Captain Hesperus wrote:
I wanna magnetic hull. That way I can carry another 80 tonnes of cargo....
Why, Captain H, I have the perfect solution...

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What are those round things at the bottom? I have never seen anything like that before.

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I think they’re some type of levitation coil.
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Ahruman wrote:
I think they’re some type of levitation coil.
Oh, now that would be a tip-top OXP!! Add an extra 100TC of cargo space to your ship with a trailer. Down-sides are that they drop your top speed by .02LM, are horribly vulnerable to damage (i.e. one good hit and you lose the entire cargo) and really screw your pitch and roll up.

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Captain Hesperus wrote:
Oh, now that would be a tip-top OXP!! Add an extra 100TC of cargo space to your ship with a trailer. Down-sides are that they drop your top speed by .02LM, are horribly vulnerable to damage (i.e. one good hit and you lose the entire cargo) and really screw your pitch and roll up.
You don't need a laserhit for that, just start your own engines and look in your back mirror what happens. :twisted: Hmm, maybe it will not burn when using an imperial courier for towing.
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