Ability to draw off gasoline from vehicles

paulcrawls · 2013-05-22T07:29:27.000Z

That being said, with a plastic pipe and container.
In a long term apocalypse almost all cars would have been drawn off, because fuel is vital.

What’s more: perhaps we can craft our own makeshift fuel by mixing alcohol and oil.

i2amroy · 2013-05-22T07:31:43.000Z

It’s already in. As of the current dev build (or I believe the latest nightly builds as well) you can siphon gasoline from a car with a rubber hose.

Reaper · 2013-05-22T09:59:26.000Z

you can siphon gasoline from a car with a rubber hose.

Thanks, guys:)

vultures · 2013-05-22T16:36:49.000Z

A quick one:
If you remove a half-full fuel tank from a vehicle, where does the gasoline go?
Just a simple query needed.

Vorpal2 · 2013-05-22T18:08:55.000Z

[quote=“vultures, post:4, topic:1373”]A quick one:
If you remove a half-full fuel tank from a vehicle, where does the gasoline go?
Just a simple query needed. :)[/quote]

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iceball3 · 2013-05-22T18:53:47.000Z

Idea: Make metal tanks as large container items that count as filled with as much fluid as it has when installed. Make it so that they’re filled with gasoline that is left from vehicle when you remove it.

vache · 2013-05-22T20:28:39.000Z

Yes lets start WELDING a FULL tank of GASOLINE! Great idea!

(Although that’s only if you want to install it. Removing it would probably still be scary though)

vultures · 2013-05-22T20:37:29.000Z

It’s that the gasoline eventually welds YOU!

Soron · 2013-05-22T21:13:24.000Z

I just checked with someone who knows her explosives, and… nope, NOT gonna let you guys install full gasoline tanks. Welder + gasoline fumes = boom.

vultures · 2013-05-22T21:27:00.000Z

^^
It was more like - bring the query for slurp-up at the rem(o)ve line for those tanks.

Me & my jerrycan FTW.

GlyphGryph · 2013-05-22T21:35:32.000Z

Soron:

I just checked with someone who knows her explosives, and… nope, NOT gonna let you guys install full gasoline tanks. Welder + gasoline fumes = boom.

I don’t see why this is a reason not to let them try.

vache · 2013-05-22T21:39:16.000Z

Though that logic should be applied to a lot of things…

You fill your tin can up with gasoline.
Your tin can of gasoline has spilled in your backpack. Your backpack is now soaked in gasoline!
You light a cigarette.
You explode.

Although… you wouldn’t necessarily know your tin can has spilled at first…

You fill your tin can up with gasoline.
Your back feels wet. You smell gasoline.
You light a cigarette.
You explode.

vultures · 2013-05-22T21:44:44.000Z

You can’t weld a none. You can weld a gasoline.

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Morrigi · 2013-05-23T02:32:04.000Z

[quote=“vache, post:12, topic:1373”]Though that logic should be applied to a lot of things…

You fill your tin can up with gasoline.
Your tin can of gasoline has spilled in your backpack. Your backpack is now soaked in gasoline!
You light a cigarette.
You explode.

Although… you wouldn’t necessarily know your tin can has spilled at first…

You fill your tin can up with gasoline.
Your back feels wet. You smell gasoline.
You light a cigarette.
You explode.[/quote]
To be fair, you wouldn’t EXPLODE. Die in a fiery inferno, probably.

Weyrling · 2013-05-23T03:04:53.000Z

[quote=“Morrigi, post:14, topic:1373”][quote=“vache, post:12, topic:1373”]Though that logic should be applied to a lot of things…

You fill your tin can up with gasoline.
Your tin can of gasoline has spilled in your backpack. Your backpack is now soaked in gasoline!
You light a cigarette.
You explode.

Although… you wouldn’t necessarily know your tin can has spilled at first…

You fill your tin can up with gasoline.
Your back feels wet. You smell gasoline.
You light a cigarette.
You explode.[/quote]
To be fair, you wouldn’t EXPLODE. Die in a fiery inferno, probably.[/quote]
Considering my average inventory… I’m betting there would be more explosion than inferno, but the dozens of molotovs would make a nice inferno too. Also, nuclear fireworks comes to mind.

drake1storm · 2013-05-23T03:13:05.000Z

It isn’t a big enough explosion unless you can see it from orbit.

vultures · 2013-05-23T03:15:26.000Z

There it is… you can f**k up the Earth, but you can’t mess up one’s ability to weld a none.

Justice · 2013-05-23T04:19:58.000Z

GlyphGryph:

[quote=“Soron, post:9, topic:1373”]I just checked with someone who knows her explosives, and… nope, NOT gonna let you guys install full gasoline tanks. Welder + gasoline fumes = boom.

I don’t see why this is a reason not to let them try.[/quote]

I definitely want to see this added. I imagine it would look something like my face the first time my character lit a ‘small, simple’ fire in his house.

Nopkar · 2013-05-23T05:37:04.000Z

‘you begin welding the gas tank to th-’

game over

new character-> returns to last survivors location to find a large scorch mark and a twisted wreck of metal.

I say do it.

KA101 · 2013-05-23T22:54:22.000Z

Can I please safely repair the gas tank without purging it first, at least? Last night’s motorcycle-retrieval op was involved enough getting them out of town and to a safe® location, without having to futz around with hoses & extra storage.