How much fuel to cross one section of the map?

[The adventures of Lyonic!]

Thanks im really struggling with this game

[Elitewrecker PT]

That would depend on if you use the light, and your speed (which depends on your engine).

[The adventures of Lyonic!]

Originally posted by Elitewrecker PT:

That would depend on if you use the light, and your speed (which depends on your engine).

starting ship with light on

[アゼム]

When I'm on the starter ship I tend to try to get 10 supplies and 20 fuel for a good round trip run around the map. If you know where to look you can find fuel prices cheaper than London and stock up there for a bargain. But part of the fun of this game is just exploring and finding those places that have these deals

[The adventures of Lyonic!]

Originally posted by TaquitoBurrito:

When I'm on the starter ship I tend to try to get 10 supplies and 20 fuel for a good round trip run around the map. If you know where to look you can find fuel prices cheaper than London and stock up there for a bargain. But part of the fun of this game is just exploring and finding those places that have these deals

The only places i found so far are the hell deal making people to the south but they have big ships. I was on the voyage north when I realised I had miscalculated how much fuel I needed and was about to pass the point of no return. I kept going hoping and found a place that wants a case of souls but i dont want to get caught with illegal stuff. Also the khans hate me because i kept getting stories told to me so i could sell them.

[Wlerin]

Originally posted by Lyonic:

The only places i found so far are the hell deal making people to the south but they have big ships. I was on the voyage north when I realised I had miscalculated how much fuel I needed and was about to pass the point of no return. I kept going hoping and found a place that wants a case of souls but i dont want to get caught with illegal stuff.

Um... did you look at the shops at the place that wanted the crate of souls? Assuming it was the destination he actually sent you to, that is the second best place to buy fuel on the entire map, excluding Zubmariner locations. Of course, you can also just grind fuel (and supplies?) for free right next door.

Also you generally should only use the light when you absolutely have to. It consumes a flat 1% fuel per tick. The starting engine at Speed 2 only consumes 0.8% per tick, so that means having the light on more than doubles your fuel consumption.

[The adventures of Lyonic!]

Originally posted by Wlerin:

Originally posted by Lyonic:

The only places i found so far are the hell deal making people to the south but they have big ships. I was on the voyage north when I realised I had miscalculated how much fuel I needed and was about to pass the point of no return. I kept going hoping and found a place that wants a case of souls but i dont want to get caught with illegal stuff.

Um... did you look at the shops at the place that wanted the crate of souls? Assuming it was the destination he actually sent you to, that is the second best place to buy fuel on the entire map, excluding Zubmariner locations. Of course, you can also just grind fuel (and supplies?) for free right next door.

Also you generally should only use the light when you absolutely have to. It consumes a flat 1% fuel per tick. The starting engine at Speed 2 only consumes 0.8% per tick, so that means having the light on more than doubles your fuel consumption.

Wow that's crazy - do you get way more terror though? I noticed the fog is bad and the snow slows you down. I wish I could make more money just going with the wine to the mummy place.

[Wlerin]

Hug coastlines, light buoys. Find ways to reduce terror at other ports. Use the light when it's advantageous, e.g. to make the Terror meter go green before it completely fills, in combination with a coastline or other light source. It can also be useful to flash the lamp at coastlines and interesting looking locations at zee, since that might trigger a discovery and get you some fragments. You have to balance fuel consumption with Terror accumulation, and unless you're on the verge of going mad it's usually better to err on the side of fuel.

Having your lights on also makes you more visible to enemy ships and creatures, so if you turn it off more often you might not have so much trouble sneaking into places like the Iron Republic.

[Centipede]

Ha I never knew that. I played like 40 hours with the lights on and it was fine. I still got relatively little knowledge what to do about terror so I prefer that trade off.

On the starter ship, I think I was heading off with about 15 fuel 9-10 supplies because I don't want to have anxiety when I'm exploring, but I didn't go round the map, usually about half. So I did the southern hemisphere, then went on a trip round the northern parts, and so on.

I suppose you know this, but if you bring port reports to London you get fuel in return. It's also good to have a buffer on you because sometimes you can encounter events that need to use supplies/fuel.

[Centipede]

Oh a tip that helped me a lot, bit of a throwback to a different era but: keep a notepad of what you discover. You can take notes with routes or locations or whatever you like:

Found the hell city.
- I use about X fuel to get there
- they sell this cheap and buy this profitably
- if I bring a guy here something he gives me something else
- my crew member wants me to do something here when I have an item

Etc

Trust me, it will be very worth it when you try to do questing all over the islands. And even then you will sometimes go on a quest and forget to bring some candle or whatever and have to go back halfway across the world or postpone the quest for a new expedition .