This random event occurs in:
- Abandoned Sector
- Engi Controlled Sector
- Engi Homeworlds
- Slug Controlled Nebula
- Slug Home Nebula
Can also occur at an exit beacon and as a filler event in any sector. The Long-Ranged Scanners will detect no ship presence. This event can occur only once per sector.
A small platform orbits near this beacon - it looks like a fueling station of some sort, and it is cheerily broadcasting reasonable prices in a spectrum of frequencies and languages.
- Dock with the refueling platform.
- The platform makes an offer.
- The automated platform seems to be damaged. You can likely steal as much fuel as remains.
- The platform seems to be malfunctioning and could ignite at any moment.
- Quickly dock and refuel.
- You're able to safely refuel and get clear before the station explodes.
- Just as you hook up to refuel, the station ignites and explodes. Your own fuel reserve ignites, losing you precious fuel and damaging your ship.
- Give the station a wide berth and carry on.
- You pull away from the station. After a short time a few silent explosions cause the depressurized tanks to implode.
- Nothing happens.
- You pull away from the station. After a short time a few silent explosions cause the depressurized tanks to implode.
- Quickly dock and refuel.
- You dock and signal the fuel station's staff to begin refueling.
- Wait for them to finish.
- As you dock with the refueling platform, there is an explosion from your engine room! Warning lights flash in your ship as pirates from the station swarm aboard your vessel!
- Your ship takes 3 hull damage, 3 damage to engines, and 2-4 boarders beam aboard your ship.
- As you dock with the refueling platform, there is an explosion from your engine room! Warning lights flash in your ship as pirates from the station swarm aboard your vessel!
- (Blast Doors) Seal your blast doors, one can never be too careful when docked. (Requires level 2+ Door System)
- Wait for them to finish.
- The refueling station welcomes you into one of its berths, and as you hail them, there is an explosion from your engine room! While assessing the damage, you detect a Pirate Ship closing fast!
- Your ship takes 3 hull damage, 3 damage to engines, and you fight a Pirate ship (default rewards). (surrender offer: 50% chance at 30-40% hull; (and/or) escape attempt: 50% chance at 20-40% hull)
- Ignore the refueling platform.
- As you prepare to leave the system, a Pirate ship suddenly appears on scanners - it looks like it was attempting to use the platform as bait!
- Fight a Pirate ship (default rewards). (surrender offer: 50% chance at 30-40% hull; (and/or) escape attempt: 50% chance at 20-40% hull)
- Nothing happens.
- As you prepare to leave the system, a Pirate ship suddenly appears on scanners - it looks like it was attempting to use the platform as bait!
Trivia[]
This event is called "FUELING_STATION" in the datafiles.