Hey twilighters,
I started yesterday my campaign and a doubt assaulted me: if the vehicle drives off-road, the fuel consumption is doubled. If it runs on alcohol fuel it is also doubled.
So... a vehicle running off road on alcohol fuel spends 4 times the normal consumption? Is this correct? Seems too much, that's why I'm asking.
Thanks!
You are correct. It is actually worse than that as this is for "Open" terrain. If you drive through "Woods" terrain you double it again (it counts as 2 hexes of movement per woods hex). So, a Humvee with fuel consumption 3L per hex would consume 6L per hex if converted to alcohol, 12L per hex if also "Off-Road" and 24L per hex if the "Off-Road" movement was through Wooded terrain. That's a quarter of the fuel tank gone, for just one 10km wooded hex.
I don't see it as a problem though. It's going to mean you can quickly travel a few hexes (in just a single shift normally) but then you're out of fuel and spending days or weeks trying to make, purchase or steal some more.