Kerbal - Is it possible to transfer fuel with a probodobodyne OKTO in the middle?
I want to transfer fuel between two tanks while they are docked in orbit.
The thing is, one of the tanks has a Probodobodyne OKTO between the docking port and the tank.
I don't want to use any transfer fuel mods like Quantum Fuel Transfer.
Is it possible to transfer the fuel with the Probodobodyne in the middle or is it going to be a problem?
Best Answer
It does not matter at all if your tanks and engines are next to each other or separated by a part (that allows crossfeed). OKTO allows crossfeed, but some parts don't. For example, fuel does not automatically get transferred when you have a decoupler in the middle. In the case of the decoupler, you will see a No fuel crossfeed! message orange text when you select the decoupler in the VAB. No fuel crossfeed is when you cannot crossfeed fuel between tanks on either end.
You can however still transfer fuel by holding ? alt and clicking on the 2 tanks you want to transfer between. You will see a button In and a button Out. You can click these to transfer fuel (and any other resource)
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Can you transfer fuel in KSP?
To transfer fuel you will have to dock your vessels. This can be done either using docking ports on both vessels or a "grabbing unit" aka the "claw" on one of them. You will also need to have at least one upgrade of the science facility back at the Kerbal Space Center to enable resource transfer.How do I transfer fuel between tanks in KSP?
You can use the KLAW if you don't have docking ports. Your two vessels have to be docked to transfer fuel between them. The only way around this is by using a dedicated fuel vessel to dock to one ship and move the fuel to the other.How do you transfer fuel in KSP without docking?
While docked, you can transfer resources (fuel, etc.) by clicking on a tank, and then Mod + right click on another target and pressing the desired In/Out switches of the windows that pop up. The Kerbanauts may be transferred manually using EVAs, or using crew transfer.Transferring Fuel in Kerbal Space Program
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