Frontier Fuel Siphon
Fuel siphoned from the salvage reactor's overflow through pipes that weren't rated for this. Cheap, fast, occasionally the wrong octane.
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Stats
CategoryService
Level5
Build Cost0 cr
Build Time0 ticks
Labor Cost80
Always OnYes
ServiceRefuel
EmpireOuter Rim
UniqueOne per station
Maintenance
Consumed continuously to keep the facility running. Starve it and it degrades.
SuppliedThe siphon draws steady from the reactor overflow, fuel flowing clean and consistent. Experienced pilots top off without recalibrating — a rare good day.
StarvedMore than occasionally, lately. The siphon sputters and coughs, fuel coming through in inconsistent bursts. Pilots recalibrate twice per fill and still get readings that make them nervous.
Upgrade Chain
Frontier Fuel Siphon has no upgrade path — it is built once, at this level.
Lore
The siphon taps directly into the reactor overflow manifold through a bypass that the original engineers definitely did not intend. The fuel is perfectly usable — it's just not always perfectly consistent. Experienced Patchwork pilots learn to recalibrate their injectors after every fill. First-timers learn the hard way.