How to refuel in Star Citizen
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Cloud Imperium’s ambitious space-exploring title Star Citizen gives players plenty of freedom in the emergent gameplay to roam. Even though it’s still in alpha, it has plenty of spaceports, asteroids, planets, and pirates. So, it’s easy to want to lift off as soon as possible to enjoy all the new features.
What happens when your starfarer needs a top-up to keep going? If you don’t know how to refuel your ship in Star Citizen, look no further, because we’re here to tell you.
Star Citizen – How to refuel your ship
First things first, you’ll need to retrieve your spaceship from the vehicle retrieval terminal. Simply choose the one you want from the list and hit retrieve for permission for a docking request.
If you’ve already got your ship on the landing pad, you can skip this step, but the next step is to make it over to the hangar so you can get in your ship’s bridge. Sit in the pilot’s chair, and from there, follow these steps:
- Bring your mobiGlas interface HUD screen up by hitting F1
- Find the Vehicle Maintenance Services app along the bottom, click it
- Refuel will pop up along the options, click the button
- Wait until the gauges show that the tanks are full
- You’re now ready for take-off
You will know when the gauges for the fuel pods are full not only because they will fill up, but also because the refueling ship will put warnings along the screen telling you not to lift off until the refueling is complete.
This is completely auto instead of manual, so you can just wait the rest of the process out. It’s the same for any spaceship with the default type of fuel, so no matter which ship you retrieve this will work the same. You won’t need quantum fuel or hydrogen fuel either, which are harvestable resources.
Once the refueling process is done, you’ll be free to take off and explore the universe.
When should you refuel in Star Citizen?
Because refueling is a simple and quick process, it’s best to refuel anytime you land at a landing pad or ship hangar. You can refuel at any local station, so it shouldn’t be difficult to navigate.
