Cargo Scoop
The Cargo Scoop is a standard piece of equipment which is mounted to every ship. It allows for the collection of Cargo Canisters and other materials that are floating in space. Deploying the cargo scoop and targeting a valid scoopable object will cause the target hologram to be replaced with a scoop helper interface. A deployed cargo scoop will draw 0.60 MW of power from the ship's reactor - this value can be viewed in the power manage panel as "H1 Cargo Hatch". Once collected any canisters will be deposited into Cargo Racks while raw materials will be deposited into a Refinery; if the corresponding module is not available (full or not installed) the target will not be collected.
How to scoop cargo
- Press the corresponding button. Default: Home
- Position the ship so that target cargo is centered in the scoop helper interface.
- Fly towards the cargo, ensuring that the representation of the canister remains centered in the crosshairs.
- Reduce speed until movement lines in the scoop helper interface are blue. Failure to correctly align or reduce speed may damage your ship and/or your cargo.
- You must be at 5m or less from the cargo and it will be picked up by itself
See Also
- Commodities for information on legal goods
- Black Market for information on illegal or stolen goods
- Miner
- Trader
- Smuggler
- Pirate