Fuel Consumption Unlocked

The mod unlocks fuel consumption in the game, including refueling by the ship services technicians in the settled systems and refueling when flying to or traveling over outposts. All relevant information is calculated and displayed in the star map interface.

Fuel consumption will be active from the first landing in New Atlantis. If you install the mod after this point (or in NG+), you need to activate the fuel consumption by pressing the fuel button. To function properly, the mod needs to know your outposts. It is recommended that you check your outposts before activating the fuel consumption.

Spaceships consume fuel for the grav jump from one star system to another star system. Ships also consume fuel when taking off/landing and traveling within a star system, but the amount of fuel required for this is very small (in the decimal range). So, your spaceship will always have enough fuel to travel within a star system.

The resource for fuel is Helium-3 (He-3). He-3 has a mass of 0. 5 and is counted as fuel in half units. This means that 2 units of He-3 are required to fill the ship's tank with 1 unit of fuel. He-3 is a common resource. It is traded, stored at various abandoned places and can be found as a resource on many planets and moons.

REFUEL

In the settled systems you can have your ship refueled by the ship services technicians (dialogue option). Please note that there are no ship technicians for refueling at The Key and Red Mile. To change that use More Ship Services Technicians.

If you grav jump to an outpost with He-3 storage (i.e. He-3 in extractors, harvesters, and other containers), or if such an outpost is a grav jump point in your route, your ship will refuel according to the available He-3 and the range is increased accordingly. By chaining such outposts, you can cover long distances even with rather small fuel tanks.

You can refuel your ship manually at any time. To do this, land on a planet, add He-3 to your inventory, press the fuel button to open the tanks and leave the ship (within 2 min) to refuel. This will also work at outposts (since version 1. 6).

To refuel your ship at outposts you need a supply of He-3 at the outpost (i.e. He-3 harvesters or extractors or gas containers). Again, press the fuel button and leave the ship (within 2 min) to start the refueling. Refuel at outposts will only work if you land your ship within the borders of an outpost. Alternatively, you