How to Ship Rocket Fuel to Another Planet

[rockaday]

I think I've figured out how to turn a space platform into an interplanetary "train." I set a requester chest next to the rocket silos with an inserter going into the silo, and request whatever I want through the chest. In the silo, I uncheck "automatic requests from space platforms."

On the other planet, I open the Cargo landing pod and add a request for these items.

What I can't figure out is how to send rocket fuel. It's an ingredient in rocket parts, so the inserter won't move it to rocket inventory. I guess the same would be true for blue circuits and low density structure. Is there an automated way to ship these items?

[Zanthra]

I think I've figured out how to turn a space platform into an interplanetary "train." I set a requester chest next to the rocket silos with an inserter going into the silo, and request whatever I want through the chest. In the silo, I uncheck "automatic requests from space platforms."

On the other planet, I open the Cargo landing pod and add a request for these items.

What I can't figure out is how to send rocket fuel. It's an ingredient in rocket parts, so the inserter won't move it to rocket inventory. I guess the same would be true for blue circuits and low density structure. Is there an automated way to ship these items?

The only way is to check "automatic requests from space platforms", add the request to the space platform, and put rocket fuel in the same logistics network as the rocket silos. (Or manually insert the rocket fuel into the rocket cargo)

[rockaday]

The only way is to check "automatic requests from space platforms", add the request to the space platform, and put rocket fuel in the same logistics network as the rocket silos. (Or manually insert the rocket fuel into the rocket cargo)

Thanks!

Then the space platform will request it from either stop, right? I currently have it in the logistics network on both planets for convenience. Do you know if there's a way to make the request apply to only one planet?

[mmmPI]

Then the space platform will request it from either stop, right? I currently have it in the logistics network on both planets for convenience. Do you know if there's a way to make the request apply to only one planet?

No it request it from one planet by default, this way it makes it easy to unload on another planet. It unload to every planet which has the tick box on the schedule, except those from which you request. Otherwise it would create a loop and that would be silly x)

It's unclear why you'd want to ship rocket fuel to the other planet if you have it in both for convenience , it's silly too x)

[rockaday]

Thanks, I'll give that a try!

It's unclear why you'd want to ship rocket fuel to the other planet if you have it in both for convenience , it's silly too x)

Because on Gleba I can make it incredibly cheaply/easily—essentially for free. Completely renewable resource, I don't have to establish new mining or drilling bases.

On the downside, it does weigh a fair amount (in terms of rocket launches).

[mmmPI]

mmm yeah ok, i thought rocket fuel is free and renewable in Nauvis too, with mining prod research and the rocket fuel prod research you only need a handful pumpjack

[rockaday]

No it request it from one planet by default

Ah, logistics requests from space platforms have an "Import From" designation where you specify a planet! That's really helpful!

[mmmPI]

Ah, logistics requests from space platforms have an "Import From" designation where you specify a planet! That's really helpful!

Yeah , the default import planet for rocket fuel is Nauvis, if you want to import it from Gleba you'd have to specify it by removing Nauvis from the default source, but again, that may be of limited use given that rocket fuel is also infinite in Nauvis

[rockaday]

mmm yeah ok, i thought rocket fuel is free and renewable in Nauvis too, with mining prod research and the rocket fuel prod research you only need a handful pumpjack

Maybe that's right -- I don't have rocket fuel prod research yet, and I'm at mining prod 5. I just established my first interplanetary shipping route, so I can finally start researching stuff with Agricultural science packs.