Magus666 Posted February 28, 2006 Report Share Posted February 28, 2006 This is probably a dumb question, but I cant seem to find the answer in the rules. Fuel is needed for a Warp Transition. The higher the Warp Point Class, the higher the multiplier to the "base" fuel usage. And "base" fuel usage is dependant on the mass of the ship. But what IS the base?? The beginning Pathfinder scouts are 12,000 ton ships and have 1200 ton fuel tankage. Does this mean the base is 1 ton of fuel for every 10 tons of ship mass? But if this is true...then a Pathfinder couldnt even traverse a Class B WP, since it has a modifier of 2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ali-t-akua Posted February 28, 2006 Report Share Posted February 28, 2006 This is probably a dumb question, but I cant seem to find the answer in the rules. Fuel is needed for a Warp Transition. The higher the Warp Point Class, the higher the multiplier to the "base" fuel usage. And "base" fuel usage is dependant on the mass of the ship. But what IS the base?? The beginning Pathfinder scouts are 12,000 ton ships and have 1200 ton fuel tankage. Does this mean the base is 1 ton of fuel for every 10 tons of ship mass? But if this is true...then a Pathfinder couldnt even traverse a Class B WP, since it has a modifier of 2. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> It is the mass of the ship divided by 1000 and multiplied by the fuel rating of the WP with A=1 B=2 C=4 D=9 E=16 etc. Therefore a Pathfinder uses 24 T of Fuel to traverse a B class WP. Hope this answers your question. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magus666 Posted February 28, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2006 Perfectly. Thanks. Thats exactly the number I needed so that I can figure out how much fuel tankage to put on my ships. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ali-t-akua Posted February 28, 2006 Report Share Posted February 28, 2006 Perfectly. Thanks. Thats exactly the number I needed so that I can figure out how much fuel tankage to put on my ships. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Unless I have a specific route in mind or a particular design, I assume 4 times a Class E in my designs (or 64 times the ships mass (in 1000s). I also carry enough Fuel Shuttles to be able to refill by skimming a GG with two orders. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hobknob Posted March 1, 2006 Report Share Posted March 1, 2006 Just put 10% of mass into fuel tanks and you should be fine for most things. You should also plan on refueling at large so you will need some number of fuel shuttles to do that as well. It does not pay to either have no fuel shuttles or too few fuel shuttles in a design. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hughestrog Posted March 1, 2006 Report Share Posted March 1, 2006 Unless you jump into a starless nexus. That does cause problems! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadowKitsune Posted March 1, 2006 Report Share Posted March 1, 2006 Unless you jump into a starless nexus. That does cause problems! <{POST_SNAPBACK}> A starless nexus? As in a black hole/singularity lack of stars? -SK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadowKitsune Posted March 1, 2006 Report Share Posted March 1, 2006 Just put 10% of mass into fuel tanks and you should be fine for most things. You should also plan on refueling at large so you will need some number of fuel shuttles to do that as well. It does not pay to either have no fuel shuttles or too few fuel shuttles in a design. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Yeah, refueling "stations" at strategic locations are nice. Remember that the SKIM Order can be placed into a Convoy Route, Magus. -SK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hughestrog Posted March 2, 2006 Report Share Posted March 2, 2006 Unless you jump into a starless nexus. That does cause problems! <{POST_SNAPBACK}> A starless nexus? As in a black hole/singularity lack of stars? -SK <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Yes- it would cause problems. I meant just a WP nexus. If you don't say what you mean, how can you mean what you say.....sigh. Is it Friday yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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