Let's Talk Fuel

[St.Denis]

So I suspect that this would be something along the lines of the Cloaking Batteries (CBs).

Instead of calling them CBs they would be Fuel Cells (FCs).

The faster you go, the quicker the FCs would be used up.

I could see that this would make Docking Modules more of a useful item, ie, Snubs docking with a ship that has a DM would be able to purchase FCs from said ship. If that is the case, then said ship would have its own FCs and 'carry' spare FCs to fuel other ships.

The only problem I see with this is the silly thing with CBs being used up faster when in Trade Lanes. If this was fixable, then I could see this working.

People would have to plan their routes a lot more carefully, making sure they have friendly/neutral bases to dock on along their route, so they can refuel.

As for running out of fuel, you could restrict the ships to a 'limp home' speed (say 30 speed).

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