[ericthered]

I rarely use Fuel for FTL drives. There are two exceptions to this rule. The first is when I'm using someone else's setting and they have FTL fuel. The second is when I have a strong setting purpose for requiring fuel. For example, I'm trying to make a scenario based on a spaceship on fire, and I want lots of "moving parts" for the players to fix or have to work around, so the hyperdrive has fuel. And the shields require fuel. And the lasers need their lazing medium replaced periodically.

Normally I just give an energy requirement, and limit the drives through speed and locations where they work.