Infinite combat map

[dmm]

Suicide Junkie said:
If a ship has enough supplies to fly halfway across the galaxy, imagine how large that would make the combat map before it runs out.

You are assuming that engines work the same in combat movement as they do in strategic movement. One does not have to make that assumption. Cars get a certain MPG highway, but much less MPG city. Anyway, by having ships use some supplies in combat movement, it would hinder "blockade by fleeing." The new patch makes this discussion mostly moot, but I can already think of ways to exploit the new retreat system.