Power

CST offers several options to power a ship. Depending on ships customization decisions any single power option or combination can be made into a profitable ship.

Generators

 * use generators to move your ship
 * generators need fuel to be operational - you have to buy fuel tanks separately and refuel the tanks once the fuel depletes
 * more generators = more speed and more fuel use

Fuel tanks

 * When ships are powered with generators they need fuel for energy. You can add fuel tank to you ship and refuel when you ship is docked at an island.

Batteries

 * Batteries store energy. They are a more costly investment.
 * Batteries can be charged by using solar panels during the day. Or by simply paying for recharge when the ship is docked.
 * Batteries can also be charged using nuclear reactors.
 * If you want to charge your batteries for free with either solar panels and/or nuclear reactors you have to ensure you have enough solar panels/nuclear reactors for the amount of batteries you have on board. Also note that if you go full throttle the energy that gets generates uses up pretty much right away and your batteries never get to store anything. In which case you could try and move the throttle down and sail more slowly to see if it helps in storing energy as well as using it while sailing.

Solar panels

 * Solar panels take the energy from the sun - during the day only, and you can use this energy to move your ship, this energy can only be stored if you have batteries
 * There is two types of solar panels, one cheaper and creates less energy, the other more expensive and creates more energy.

Nuclear Reactors

 * Engineers crew members must be hired to run reactors - 2 per reactor
 * Reactors will output power regardless of their visual appearance or the location of the engineers
 * Reactors make energy which either fill batteries or is used for propulsion
 * If youre going 100% throttle then all the reactor power is going to propulsion

Did you know:
 * Reactor power is used first and it is free, then solar which is also free, then battery and then fuel.


 * Ships do not use up energy when docked


 * Ships use more energy when turning, especially with sharp turns, save on energy by making wide smooth turns, flip at ports instead of turning