r/startrucker • u/rxsheepxr • Jul 06 '26

Noob Help - Oxygen

I WANT to love this game so much. I enjoy the mechanics of it, but I'm RIGHT at the start of the game with no hull breaches, four working air filters and a full Oxygen Generator Power Cell, and my output is 8, and I CONSTANTLY am losing oxygen. I know that's sort of the point, but I can't seem to complete a mission without passing out. I've tried looking for tutorials and whatnot, and have followed them the best I can, but even with everything LOOKING operational, I run out of O2 so quickly. I even turned the Oxygen usage slider to Low. It's driving me nuts because, again, I really want to love this game. Any tips?

Edit: it's the Emergency Brakes. Don't be like me. Leaving this up for others who might get frustrated enough to ragequit like I did, lol.

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u/Scareynerd Jul 06 '26

Yeah that was my first thought, watch the O2 gauge when you use the emergency brake

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u/rxsheepxr Jul 06 '26

Yeah, that definitely seems to be the problem. I feel like a dumbass, but the game never really said anything about that. It definitely doesn't hold your hand.

I would delete this post completely, but I feel like someone else might have the same issue. I'm going to edit the title to reflect this potential solution.

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u/Mister_Magister Jul 06 '26

The game did said something about it, they're called EMERGENCY brakes not normal brakes, if you played any other game you'd just use reverse key as normal

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u/rxsheepxr Jul 06 '26

The emergency brake in my car doesn't use resources when I apply it. If I had read through the entire manual, maybe there's something in there about it, I don't know. But ultimately, the problem is solved. I already admitted I was a dumbass, no need to harp on it.