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Title: compressed fuel storage system -- what pre-reqs?
Post by: joeclark77 on November 20, 2013, 01:18:56 PM

Got this in a previous game by conquering an NPR, but can't research it in my current game.  I've researched all the different sizes of fuel tanks... so what am I missing?  Does it require advanced cargo handling, or something like that, as a pre-requisite?

Title: Re: compressed fuel storage system -- what pre-reqs?
Post by: alex_brunius on November 20, 2013, 02:00:20 PM

I think most of these special techs are only possible to unlock through capture, salvage or ruins.

Title: Re: compressed fuel storage system -- what pre-reqs?
Post by: Brian Neumann on November 20, 2013, 03:03:44 PM

Quote from: alex_brunius on November 20, 2013, 02:00:20 PM

I think most of these special techs are only possible to unlock through capture, salvage or ruins.

Correct.  The compressed fuel storage system is one of the techs that you are only going to get from ruins or salvage.  There are no pre-requisites available to research.  It is also one of the few that does not have a set of techs that are unlocked by finding it.  For example if you get the Advanced 10cm Laser, you will be able to research the entire advanced laser tech.  It has the same steps as the normal laser tech tree does.

Brian

Title: Re: compressed fuel storage system -- what pre-reqs?
Post by: joeclark77 on November 20, 2013, 11:55:17 PM

I guess we can also add "conquest" to the list, then.  This was an NPR that was generated on the fly when I discovered their solar system, so I know they didn't get the tech from exploiting ruins or something.  They wouldn't have had the time, if NPRs even do that.

Title: Re: compressed fuel storage system -- what pre-reqs?
Post by: Starmantle on March 17, 2014, 01:38:51 PM

To clarify, it IS possible to get this technology by unearthing it in a ruins?

I'm thinking it's not possible to get it by breaking down captured components, but I'm not sure.

I've always greedily held on to any I found to put on advanced black ship projects.

Title: Re: compressed fuel storage system -- what pre-reqs?
Post by: Nathan_ on March 17, 2014, 02:17:42 PM

you can't get the tech itself, but if you get enough of them you can dismantle them for the tech. it takes 1000 RP worth of disassembling to get it however.

Title: Re: compressed fuel storage system -- what pre-reqs?
Post by: Arwyn on March 17, 2014, 03:37:54 PM

I got mine in a previous game through ruins. Found a stockpile of them plus engines. Compressed fuel storage was a nice to have in the previous versions of the game, in 6.3 its a Godsend if you score them.

Title: Re: compressed fuel storage system -- what pre-reqs?
Post by: Starmantle on March 17, 2014, 05:00:00 PM

Can you make an educated guess at how many you need to get the tech?

Title: Re: compressed fuel storage system -- what pre-reqs?
Post by: JacenHan on March 17, 2014, 07:44:18 PM

I believe dismantling gives 1-5% of the tech points, so anywhere from 20 to 100.

Title: Re: compressed fuel storage system -- what pre-reqs?
Post by: Brian Neumann on March 17, 2014, 09:21:18 PM

When disassembling items to get tech I usually need around 40 to get the item.  I don't think I have ever need more than 50, or less than 30, so that is a reasonable number to shoot for.

Brian

Title: Re: compressed fuel storage system -- what pre-reqs?
Post by: Starmantle on March 17, 2014, 10:50:04 PM

Awesome.  Thanks, guys.