cut level 3?

[feenixfire]

How do i cut level 3 cut points? there's one where you have to get the giant fuel canister out from a surrounding frame that you can't cut and the only option is to either cut some level 3 cutpoints or try to get the canister exactly centered and pull it out which takes eons because of the smaller section of the fuel canister getting caught on the frame. Explosives aren't an option because it blows everything up no matter where i put them.

[Blu C Fox]

You need Demo Charges to cut level 3 points.

ETA: And I just read the rest of the comment. Demo charges are the only thing that cuts level 3 points to my knowledge, however they do get upgrades that make the explosion smaller later on.

[Man's Best Friend]

The demo charges are the answer. But you have to get the upgrades to reduce the radius of their damaging explosion. Even if the cut indicator doesn't intersect something, there's a secondary damaging effect that will damage or destroy objects in the area. Upgrades can reduce it. Not sure if you need all of them, but there is a point where you can safely use the demo charges to release that inner structure.

Not worth it though. At 10,000 a pop, and needing 8-24 for those structures, you'll quickly erase any profit you hoped to make by correctly releasing those parts. Better to just pitch the whole thing into the barge or processor. Unless you're aiming for maximum salvage at all costs, then go for it.

[Time Drake]

you can burn away the parts the cut is attached too, thats the easy way to get the big fuel canister

[Southernskies]

The tutorial process does not explain this, due to gameplay changes after the tutorial was written.

Democharges are a debt trap; 100k/shift when you might use them every 5-8 shifts.

You can get by without using demo charges for quite a long time (I ran through a further 10 ranks before finally unlocking demo charges). They make jobs faster (and necessary for ships like the fuel tanker Javelin if you want 98% salvage).

Most things that have L3 cut points outside have L1 cut points inside the ship for the same components. The issue is having strong enough tethers to move the resulting mass. Ion Rings are the big one for a while (L1 cut point inside; exit and tether into barge avoiding the crash cage).

[Naked_Shaved_Ewok]

Previously you could upgrade the cutter to level 3, but it cut through absolutely everything, and was a huge pain to use. Now, the only way is to use explosives.

The recent update made them harder to use though, the blast area got bigger, resulting in more damaged parts.

[Draco18s]

Originally posted by Southernskies:

Democharges are a debt trap; 100k/shift when you might use them every 5-8 shifts.

Yeah I just ran into this. And because of how they tend to work, they're super not worth using most of the time.

Most things that have L3 cut points outside have L1 cut points inside the ship for the same components. The issue is having strong enough tethers to move the resulting mass. Ion Rings are the big one for a while (L1 cut point inside; exit and tether into barge avoiding the crash cage).

Note that the level 3 cut point does split a Barge item from a Processor item, iirc. So the level 1 cut points are sufficient for getting it off the ship and into the barge for most of its value, but you'd have to cut the level 3 spot in order to get the processor half into the processor for full value.

[The Dude]

Originally posted by Blu C Fox:

You need Demo Charges to cut level 3 points.

ETA: And I just read the rest of the comment. Demo charges are the only thing that cuts level 3 points to my knowledge, however they do get upgrades that make the explosion smaller later on.

And pro tip.... make sure you are AWAY from the demo charges. That little grid thing is just for showing the cuts of something and not safe zone. I blew the crap outta myself and added to my death count...

[DarkFenix]

Originally posted by The Dude:

Originally posted by Blu C Fox:

You need Demo Charges to cut level 3 points.

ETA: And I just read the rest of the comment. Demo charges are the only thing that cuts level 3 points to my knowledge, however they do get upgrades that make the explosion smaller later on.

And pro tip.... make sure you are AWAY from the demo charges. That little grid thing is just for showing the cuts of something and not safe zone. I blew the crap outta myself and added to my death count...

Also, the cut goes well beyond the grid, even when you've got them upgraded for a smaller blast. I've accidentally blown up ships like that before; I placed charges to split the rear plating of a Gecko, the holographic grid stopped short of the engine, but it went boom anyway.