Fuel Consumption and Jump Gates

Fuel Consumption

• At TL16, reactors provide a significant improvement in fuel usage. This allows  using the 50% jump fuel rule.
• TL 15+ fuel refineries: Starports provide Superfuel (Double efficiency fuel) in very limited quantities for military purposes, when the refinery is designed to provide it.  This fuel doubles the jump and operations capability of the ship.   
  
• The cost of the Purification system is doubled.
  
• The time to purify fuel is doubled.
  
• Purification System Maintenance is doubled.
  
• Crew required to operate and maitain the system is doubled.

Jump Gates

•  Pre-ancient civilization created Jump Gates to improve traffic flow and ship jump capabiliities.
•  Jump Gates are highly prized and it is considered very bad bavior to attempt to destroy them. 
  
• Ancient and Pre-ancient Jump Gates (TL17+) are very difficult to destroy.  They appear to use shields (globes?) to route non-jump energies (weapons fire)  into jump space.  A ship entering Jump Space while the gate is fired on will take 100% of the weapons fire damage in Jump Space.
• If users are TL15 or below. 90% chance during installation, that the best  performance the gate will provide is 50% jump fuel usage.  It is generally believed that the Gate is not being properly utilized.
  
• Virus and Jump Gates;
• There are no know infections of TL20+ jump gates by Virus.  Further the system attempting such a feat will recieve 10d6 dice of physical damage.
  
• Virus vessels appear unable or unwilling to use jump gates.
  
• A Virus infected Jump Gate, TL16 or below, will tend towards an insane Mother strain.