Rather than refer to the power plant fuel usage table, I typically handwave power plant fuel in a manner resembling jump drive fuel, namely:
And I find myself typically not reckoning fuel usage, even though I should. We don't run merchant campaigns these days, so all but major costs tend to be ignored, and refueling tends to be assumed.
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1% x hull volume x power plant rating
And I find myself typically not reckoning fuel usage, even though I should. We don't run merchant campaigns these days, so all but major costs tend to be ignored, and refueling tends to be assumed.