Refuelling System
Refuelling Systems are components that allow Ships to pass fuel to other ships. They are one of two ways to refuel your ships, the other being Refuelling Station/Spaceport installations on a colony. In order to use a Refuelling System, the ship must also be designated as a tanker.
Technologies
The Refuelling System comes in two versions, the standard one that can be installed on any ship, and a "Small Craft Refuelling System" that can only be installed on ships 1000 tons in size or less (i.e., Fighters and Fast Attack Craft). Multiple Refuelling Systems of the same type/speed can be stacked, increasing the overall transfer speed of fuel.
| Size Class | Small Craft | Standard | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Size (tons) | 50 | 2000 | ||||||
| Fuelling Speed | 15,000 LPH | See below | ||||||
| BP cost | 4 | See below | ||||||
| RP cost | N/A | See below | ||||||
| Crew | 4 | 20 | ||||||
| HTK | 0 | 1 | Duranium | 1 | See below | Boronide | 3 | See below |
Refuelling System is a Logistics Research that unlocks better Systems with higher transfer speed for a slightly higher build cost, while staying at the same size.
| Speed | 20,000 | 30,000 | 40,000 | 60,000 | 90,000 | 135,000 | 200,000 | 300,000 | 450,000 | 600,000 | 900,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BP cost | 10 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 25 | 32 | 40 | 50 | 64 | 80 | 100 |
| Duranium cost | 2.5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6.25 | 8 | 10 | 12.5 | 16 | 20 | 25 |
| Boronide cost | 7.5 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 18.75 | 30 | 37.5 | 50 | 48 | 60 | 75 |
| RP cost | N/A | 2,000 | 4,000 | 8,000 | 16,000 | 32,000 | 64,000 | 125,000 | 250,000 | 500,000 | 1,000,000 |
Underway Replenishment technologies allow tankers to refuel other ships in motion, instead of needing to stop. The rate will be slowed when replenishing underway (until the 100% technology is researched), but it can still be convenient in many cases.
| % Rate | 20% | 30% | 45% | 70% | 100% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RP Cost | 2,500 | 5,000 | 10,000 | 20,000 | 40,000 |
Changed in v2.6.0.
The Refuelling System was changed and the Refuelling Hub was removed from the game.