Simply reducing the engine's supply storage would do it, and I will probably have it that way in my mod.
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but have a requirement of one "reactor" component for every X number or kT of engines/weapons/shields/etc.
For a trek mod, we were going to make the reactors be supply storage...
It would be the same as this acceleration as speed propulsion model, but would be Power modeled as Energy.
I am also going to make bases
not have unlimited supply, so they have to be resupplied manually, or have solar panels.
All bases will have some supply storage and generation built into the hull, though.