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Author Topic: Refueling Ships???  (Read 9260 times)

CarlisleII

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Refueling Ships???
« on: November 28, 2007, 02:55:07 »

I like running the Red Jet 4 but the fuel gauge drops like crazy and was wondering if there was a way to refuel while still playing?

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Bottman

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Re: Refueling Ships???
« Reply #1 on: November 28, 2007, 07:17:13 »

Nope! And as far as I know it will be not in the near future.. :-\

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Saphire

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Re: Refueling Ships???
« Reply #2 on: November 28, 2007, 11:27:44 »

The fuel level drops on all ships? :o
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CarlisleII

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Re: Refueling Ships???
« Reply #3 on: November 30, 2007, 02:28:27 »

will the vessel actually run out of fuel?
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Captain Spencer

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« Reply #4 on: November 30, 2007, 02:40:17 »

I've never noticed fuel levels drop. Are you sure you're looking at the right one??
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dharl

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Re: Refueling Ships???
« Reply #5 on: November 30, 2007, 09:38:49 »

I am sure that Red Funnel only bunker their fast ferries once every 24hrs or so....otherwise they would not be very econmoically to operate... ;)
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Pilot of the Sea

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« Reply #6 on: November 30, 2007, 15:17:45 »

I never knew that the fuel levels drop. It would be nice though, to be able to run out of fuel, get towed to a fueling point, and refuel again.  8) :)
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Re: Refueling Ships???
« Reply #7 on: November 30, 2007, 15:23:29 »

It wod be amazing
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Jackal

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Re: Refueling Ships???
« Reply #8 on: November 30, 2007, 15:25:59 »

I've never noticed fuel levels drop. Are you sure you're looking at the right one??

Yep, fuel definetly drops; at least I saw it dropping with the tanker Latitude too, although it takes some hours. AFAIK the fuel level is somehow simulated, but once you run out of fuel, nothing happens and you can go on as before.
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Captain Spencer

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« Reply #9 on: December 01, 2007, 17:58:36 »

Yep, fuel definetly drops; at least I saw it dropping with the tanker Latitude too, although it takes some hours. AFAIK the fuel level is somehow simulated, but once you run out of fuel, nothing happens and you can go on as before.
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Corrado

Ohh right!! This could be a clue then!  ;D IF VSTEP took the time to model when fuel runs out, then I would have thought it would be for a reason. I think we will see very promising features for SS08 over the coming months  ;D
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LucAtC

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Re: Refueling Ships???
« Reply #10 on: December 01, 2007, 20:00:22 »

Hello,
Yes, some hours must be something like  :D 2500 hours and 7500 m³ HFO for a VLCC like Latitude.
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Jackal

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Re: Refueling Ships???
« Reply #11 on: December 01, 2007, 20:24:18 »

Hello,
Yes, some hours must be something like  :D 2500 hours and 7500 m³ HFO for a VLCC like Latitude.

It SHOULD be like that,  ;) but actually it takes less than 12 hours for sure. I was testing a mission I'm creating and after 6 or 8 hours, the fuel gauge almost dropped to 0.
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  Corrado
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JHB

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Re: Refueling Ships???
« Reply #12 on: December 02, 2007, 00:31:04 »

Get it in the game... :D
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Stuart2007

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« Reply #13 on: December 03, 2007, 13:27:18 »

It SHOULD be like that,  ;) but actually it takes less than 12 hours for sure. I was testing a mission I'm creating and after 6 or 8 hours, the fuel gauge almost dropped to 0.
Ciao,

  Corrado

I doubt a large crude carrier needs refuelling every 12 hours... thats worse than my car!
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dharl

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Re: Refueling Ships???
« Reply #14 on: December 04, 2007, 10:47:45 »

Well we regular run SUEZMAX tankers from the UKC to the middle east and beyound.   We take bunkers (fuel) before leaving the area somewhere in the region of 2500mts of fuel.   this is about 2631580 ltrs of fuel and should last for about 30 days of steaming!

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Stuart2007

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« Reply #15 on: December 04, 2007, 13:49:11 »

Well we regular run SUEZMAX tankers from the UKC to the middle east and beyound.   We take bunkers (fuel) before leaving the area somewhere in the region of 2500mts of fuel.   this is about 2631580 ltrs of fuel and should last for about 30 days of steaming!

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3600 litres per hour? Good grief, its lucky that uncle gordon doesn't tax heavy fuel in the same way as a car!
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dharl

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« Reply #16 on: December 04, 2007, 13:56:27 »

3600 litres per hour? Good grief, its lucky that uncle gordon doesn't tax heavy fuel in the same way as a car!

give him a chance..he taxes everything else..... ???
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« Reply #17 on: December 04, 2007, 13:58:16 »

give him a chance..he taxes everything else..... ???


I wonder if he will ever do a Carpet Tax (Tacks) :P :D
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dharl

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« Reply #18 on: December 04, 2007, 13:59:19 »

I wonder if he will ever do a Carpet Tax (Tacks) :P :D

dont know..BUT he should tax Marmite!  ;D   I think we should start a petition !
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« Reply #19 on: December 04, 2007, 14:57:16 »

dont know..BUT he should tax Marmite!  ;D   I think we should start a petition !

Ohh no not again  :D
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Stuart2007

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« Reply #20 on: December 09, 2007, 16:04:07 »

dont know..BUT he should tax Marmite!  ;D   I think we should start a petition !

Do NOT give Stalin ideas...
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Third Mate

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Re: Refueling Ships???
« Reply #21 on: January 01, 2008, 09:51:12 »

I like running the Red Jet 4 but the fuel gauge drops like crazy and was wondering if there was a way to refuel while still playing?

Thanks


Hey, speaking of fuel gauges i just wanted to point out a little thing.

If you look at the fuel gauge ( any ) there is absolutely nothing inside to indicate the ships current fuel level.Like a red line or something to indicate the ships fuel level.So how would you know how much fuel you have left? ??? 
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Agent|Austin

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Re: Refueling Ships???
« Reply #22 on: January 06, 2008, 12:57:43 »

Once ships have fuel. If they don't? I never noticed it. But we could have a barge like the one that filled up my cruise ship. Along with a pilot boat. And you could either call one using VHF or go to one. There can also be on shore fueling stations. If your in the middle of the ocean. (Though you should have a ship capable of going across an ocean with 1 tank of fuel) you could find your way to a oil rig that has some extra gas on board?

I think that it is fun. If fuel was simulated like the rest of the game in real time you would have to play for a few weeks on a large ship to be able to fuel it. I just don't know how this would do in a simulator since you don't want to always run out of gas but you want it to be possible. For smaller sea going vessels it would be nice to have to go into port but some larger ships would be unrealistic.
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chase 123

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« Reply #23 on: February 09, 2008, 23:02:13 »

where are the fuel meters located?
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Fox Luna

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Re: Refueling Ships???
« Reply #24 on: February 09, 2008, 23:46:32 »

As i have proposed before , we need a bunkering vessel

This Vessel , Fox Sunrise is one of swedens most modern bunker vessel

http://www.maritimbild.com/Tanktummar/FOX_SUNRISE.jpg
http://www.stenametall.com/NR/rdonlyres/C3F7714F-E350-48D8-8FAD-98FD5643D7D1/0/Foxlyfterslang.jpg

http://www.jtashipphoto.dk/jtashipphoto.dk%201/Fox%20Sunrise.jpg

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BTW , the vessel in my avatar is also a bunkervessel , MT Triton, :)
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