Warp fuel

From Starport: Galactic Empires

Warp Fuel

Every character has an amount of warp fuel. Warp Fuel is used every time a warp portal is entered to make the jump from one star system to another. One warp jump costs about 10 units of warp fuel (the actual number varies according to the gpw fuel efficiency rating of the type of spaceship making the jump). Entering the atmosphere of a planet requires 1 unit of warp fuel, and docking at a port also requires 1 unit of warp fuel.

Warp Fuel is automatically generated for every character, at a constant rate over time, regardless of whether or not the character is online or offline. The typical setting for warp fuel generation speed in a game of SGE is about 1 unit every two minutes.

If you want to make a jump but don't have enough warp fuel you'll have to wait for it to generate. On the other hand, if you have not logged on to the game for 24 hours or so, you will find that 24 hours worth of warp fuel have accumulated for your character. Automatic regeneration of warp fuel will stop at 5000 units, However, you can get up to 25,000 if you use tokens or jettison Spice

The warp fuel gauge on the console display shows the amount of warp fuel your character currently holds.

The warp fuel concept promotes fairness by limiting the advantage of players with more free time to spend playing. Find a game with a warp fuel generation speed that is to your liking as far as how much time you have to play each day.

There is one other way of generating warp fuel: Spice jetting.