How do you plan to balance fuel usage and range for capital ships like the 890 Jump that are designed for long-distance touring?
TL;DRThe 890's excessive fuel use was a bug in 3.6.2 fixed in 3.7, made worse by missing in-orbit spawn and refuel locations, which should improve as more locations arrive.
So the 890 fuel consumption is definitely a bug in 3.6.2. It's fixed in 3.7. It's a combination of the fuel intakes not regenerating as much as they should have done and the thrusters using more than they should have done. So it got into a state where it is almost never regenerating fuel. So we fixed that, which will help with that main issue. But also the setup in 3.6 Live is the worst possible case scenario for using big ships, in that we don't have the in-orbit or deep space locations to spawn these big ships. And we don't have the places in space to refuel the big ships. So to use them and refuel them, you have to go in and out of atmosphere, which is the most fuel-intensive point of any journey. And with the aforementioned bug, it was leading to very undesirable behavior. So fix the bug for 3.7, which should help things. And then as the rest stops and other locations come online in the future, that will help it be a more enjoyable experience. They're always going to use lots of fuel. They will be able to regenerate fuel if they're suitably equipped, which the 890 is. And then from there, it's just using analytics and balance tools to make sure it's performing where we want.