What do the two fuel tanks do?

Allant Doran

Allant Doran
I'm about to start long-haul trading but I'm a bit worried about how the fuel tanks work.

There's the thicker bar that gets deducted when I warp with FSD, which I can refuel with my fuel scoop.

There's also the thin line, directly above it, which seems to decay more rapidly over time. It also seems like I cannot refuel this one via a star.

What's the major difference between them? Is the thicker bar only for the warp drive? If so, it would be nice if the other bar was a tad clearer.

Thanks all! :)
 

Britannkic

Britannkic
The big bar is your main supply for FSD travel, the thin bar is your 10% supply taken from main but used for SC travel
 

Allant Doran

Allant Doran
Ahh excellent, that's much better than I thought! I was worried I would be stranded if I didn't refuel the little bar at a station, haha. Thanks guys! :)
 

Nickers

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it's in the manual

Allant Doran said:
I'm about to start long-haul trading but I'm a bit worried about how the fuel tanks work.

There's the thicker bar that gets deducted when I warp with FSD, which I can refuel with my fuel scoop.

There's also the thin line, directly above it, which seems to decay more rapidly over time. It also seems like I cannot refuel this one via a star.

What's the major difference between them? Is the thicker bar only for the warp drive? If so, it would be nice if the other bar was a tad clearer.

Thanks all! :)
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From the game manual

4 Fuel Gauges: Your ship’s fuel supplies are displayed here.
Your ships fuel is stored in two reservoirs. The segmented bar represents fuel capacity in
your ship’s main tank. This fuel is used directly to perform hyperspace jumps, which require
significant amounts of fuel per jump.
When you have a hyperspace destination targeted your main tank fuel gauge will highlight to
show you how much of your current fuel capacity will be used by the jump.
The active reservoir capacity is represented by a thin bar that sits directly above the main tank
display. The active reservoir is drained by your ship’s power plant to run all of the systems in
the ship. When the active reservoir is drained, it is automatically refilled from the main tank if
possible.
Warning! Remember to refuel appropriately. Should your main tank and active reservoir
become empty, your ship’s power plant will be unable provide power for life support functionality.
 
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