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[[Hydrogen]] is the fuel used to move your [[ships|starships]] through space. Each ship has a consumption rating that tells you how much fuel a ship will use while traveling. The higher the consumption rating, the more fuel used. The entire amount of hydrogen needed for the trip must be stored on the planet where the ships are located, and your fleet must be able to carry all the fuel it needs for the entire trip in its cargo space. You can add freighters to your fleet to carry more fuel, and you can reduce the fuel consumption of your fleet by sending it off at a slower speed. | [[Hydrogen]] is the fuel used to move your [[ships|starships]] through space. Each ship has a consumption rating that tells you how much fuel a ship will use while traveling. The higher the consumption rating, the more fuel used. The entire amount of hydrogen needed for the trip must be stored on the planet where the ships are located, and your fleet must be able to carry all the fuel it needs for the entire trip in its cargo space. You can add freighters to your fleet to carry more fuel, and you can reduce the fuel consumption of your fleet by sending it off at a slower speed. | ||
Revision as of 15:45, 19 December 2009
Distance is a number that tells how far apart, two places are in the universe. The distance is use when calculating travel times.
Distances
Galaxy to Galaxy
The distance from any planet in one galaxy to any planet in another galaxy is 20,000 terameters for each galaxy traveled. So to go from galaxy 1 to galaxy 3 would be a distance of: 20,000 * (3 - 1) = 40,000 Tm.
Solar System to Solar System In The Same Galaxy
The distance from any planet in one Solar System to any planet in another Solar System in the same galaxy is equal to 95 for each solar system traveled, plus 2,700. So to travel from solar system 1 to solar system 10 in the same galaxy, we would use:
(10-1)*95 + 2,700 = 3,555
Planet to Planet Within The Same Solar System
The distance from any planet in one Solar System to another planet in the same Solar System is equal to 5 for each planet, plus 1,000. So to travel from planet 1 to planet 10 within the same Solar System would be:
5 * 9 + 1,000 = 1,045
Travel Times
The time it takes, in seconds, to travel from one planet to another is calculated according to:
Where distance is the distance between the two planets.
Where speed is the speed of the slowest class of ships in the fleet.
Where speed percentage is a value from 1 to 10, representing 10% to 100%, selected in the speed drop-down.
Fuel
Hydrogen is the fuel used to move your starships through space. Each ship has a consumption rating that tells you how much fuel a ship will use while traveling. The higher the consumption rating, the more fuel used. The entire amount of hydrogen needed for the trip must be stored on the planet where the ships are located, and your fleet must be able to carry all the fuel it needs for the entire trip in its cargo space. You can add freighters to your fleet to carry more fuel, and you can reduce the fuel consumption of your fleet by sending it off at a slower speed.
Consumption
The following equation shows the fuel consumption.
Fuel Consumption = Number of Ships * Consumption * (Distance/35,000) * (Speed%/100 * (slowestshipspeed/currentshipspeed)^.5 + 1)^2
- Note
- "Number of Ships" is the number of ships of that type. You must compute the consumption for each type of ship in the fleet separately.
