Gasoline pump breakdown chances

HunterAlpha1 · 2013-08-06T05:27:30.000Z

so how does that work? the larger the container, the higher chances of breaking?

UberZacht · 2013-08-06T07:02:28.000Z

I don’t believe that the pumps have a chance per use, more so a hard limit that once depleted is irreversibly empty. For example, if you build a mobile bunker with 20 gasoline tanks, it will almost certainly drain the pump. I’m not quite sure of the exact numbers (as I am not diligent when looking in raws and such, on top of the fact that if I go messing around in there lord knows I’m going to want to get creative and screw something up) so you’ll have to leave it to someone who, well, does know.

MarkB · 2013-08-06T11:20:07.000Z

Yeah, I’m pretty sure it’s a fixed volume. I pumped gas into an aluminium keg (which has some ridiculous capacity, I didn’t actually fill it) and it completely drained three pumps in a row, one use each.

ClaytonRISING · 2013-08-06T16:08:57.000Z

I haven’t seen the code recently, but I think that on map generation each pump is given a random value of gas. So, for example, a pump can spawn with 5000 units of gas, using a gallon jug or whatever that holds 1200 units, ie. You get what I’m trying to say haha.

kevin.granade · 2013-08-06T18:20:35.000Z

The mine gas pumps have between 10,000 and 50,000 units of gas, and the gas station pumps each have between 1,000 and 10,000 units, if a hardware store has a pump it has between 500 and 5,000. That’s not as much as it sounds like, if I remember correctly a single unit of gas is very small.

MarkB · 2013-08-06T18:25:01.000Z

Kevin Granade:

The mine gas pumps have between 10,000 and 50,000 units of gas, and the gas station pumps each have between 1,000 and 10,000 units, if a hardware store has a pump it has between 500 and 5,000. That’s not as much as it sounds like, if I remember correctly a single unit of gas is very small.

Yeah, a standard plastic bottle holds about 400 units of gasoline.

HunterAlpha1 · 2013-08-06T21:54:36.000Z

which means that unless i plan to live a nomadic lifestyle i need to have a solar vehicle on hand for day to day errands.

HeadWar · 2013-08-07T09:13:33.000Z

I’ve found gas stations with three rows of 5/6/7? pumps. (Only in towns?) One of those will keep you going for a looong time.

Iosyn · 2013-08-07T11:25:51.000Z

HunterAlpha1:

which means that unless i plan to live a nomadic lifestyle i need to have a solar vehicle on hand for day to day errands.

Yeah, if you find a decent sized gas station it can generally fuel all your gassy needs for a time, but a nomadic lifestyle is fun too.
106 miles from anywhere. We got half a tank of gas, a full pack of cigs, a trunk full of weapons, gear, food and loot…