Refuel SRV from ship's fuel reserves

[Dr. Strangelove]

I know about synthesis. But is there a way to refuel the SRV from the ship instead?

Thanks

[DDRMANIAC007]

There is not. Only repairs can be done from the ship.

[Wylie28]

Your ship uses hydrogen. The SRV is too small for that. It uses actual fuel.

[Dr. Strangelove]

Originally posted by Wylie28:

Your ship uses hydrogen. The SRV is too small for that. It uses actual fuel.

Yet it functions exactly like a ship's fusion reactor. Constant fuel use even when idle; Does not increase with load like movement, but does decrease if you depower modules. And just what atmosphere would a combustion engine burn on all these lifeless planets we explore anyways..?

[funkynutz]

Basic recipe for SRV refuel is a phosphorus sulfide compound, which does include lots of hydrogen atoms... When people say that it lacks content, I think they just don't apprecuate the attention to detail in some areas...

So your SRV does in fact use Hydrogen as fuel. Why it can't top up from the ship's reserves I'm not sure...

[Wylie28]

Originally posted by Dr. Strangelove:

Originally posted by Wylie28:

Your ship uses hydrogen. The SRV is too small for that. It uses actual fuel.

Yet it functions exactly like a ship's fusion reactor. Constant fuel use even when idle; Does not increase with load like movement, but does decrease if you depower modules. And just what atmosphere would a combustion engine burn on all these lifeless planets we explore anyways..?

Its a video game. How is that have anything to do with what powers the vehicle anyway?

[Wylie28]

Originally posted by Funkynutz:

Basic recipe for SRV refuel is a phosphorus sulfide compound, which does include lots of hydrogen atoms... When people say that it lacks content, I think they just don't apprecuate the attention to detail in some areas...

So your SRV does in fact use Hydrogen as fuel. Why it can't top up from the ship's reserves I'm not sure...

They mean "It doesnt have a lot of what i to play". Very few games in 2017 lack content.

[Dr. Strangelove]

Originally posted by Wylie28:

Originally posted by Dr. Strangelove:

Yet it functions exactly like a ship's fusion reactor. Constant fuel use even when idle; Does not increase with load like movement, but does decrease if you depower modules. And just what atmosphere would a combustion engine burn on all these lifeless planets we explore anyways..?

Its a video game. How is that have anything to do with what powers the vehicle anyway?

*shrug* I like pointing out inconsistencies...

And, for all of E:D's faults, one thing I do have to appreciate is the attention to detail in the technology's lore. As far as 'hard' scifi goes, E:D's pretty up there with sticking to scientific principles that at least have a theoretical basis in reality (Another thing I like about the game/universe).

Of course, the devs could come out and say anything. But there's really very little basis to say the SRV isn't powered by thermonuclear fusion -- nothing adds up for conventional combustion engines (I would even say the idea of running one without atmosphere is ridiculous), yet everything's very consistent for reactor operation.

For that matter, claiming SRVs are battery operated would make more sense than that. Not very much sense, since fuel labeled as hydrogen is still consumed at a constant rate, but more sense than combustion.

[CaptainKINGPIN]

perhaps the life support module on the srv provides some of its delicious O2 to the combustion process of the srv's engines

[Dr. Strangelove]

Originally posted by CaptainKINGPIN:

perhaps the life support module on the srv provides some of its delicious O2 to the combustion process of the srv's engines

Not very plausible; it would take far, far more o2 burning hydrocarbons than keeping a human alive. There's also a distinct lack of exhaust. And, the fuel is still labeled as hydrogen.

[Toastie Buns]

Ship just doesn't have the right nozzle to refill SRVs, only place that does is docks. Those nozzles are works of art though, there's no way ground crews are parting with nozzles of that calibre for your ♥♥♥♥♥♥ little ship.

[TwinChops]

Originally posted by Toastie Buns:

Ship just doesn't have the right nozzle to refill SRVs, only place that does is docks. Those nozzles are works of art though, there's no way ground crews are parting with nozzles of that calibre for your ♥♥♥♥♥♥ little ship.

This is the best Answer i ever have seen, and im not kidding.

[Dr. Strangelove]

Originally posted by Toastie Buns:

Ship just doesn't have the right nozzle to refill SRVs, only place that does is docks. Those nozzles are works of art though, there's no way ground crews are parting with nozzles of that calibre for your ♥♥♥♥♥♥ little ship.

So it seems xD

[Retvolki]

You just can't, which is alright. Phosphorus and sulfur are literally everywhere, one of ea is enough for one complete refuel and it will last you forever.
If I'm planning on doing hardcore surface exploring I always pack a few of them SRV's, at least 2 but ideally 4. So I just swap and take a new one every time the old one gets damaged/ low on fuel. By doing that you can avoid spending unnecessary resources, even though they are extremely common.