I guess a better question is how long are you willing to take to move materials. Even with the mods I have installed I still have a 5-10 minute trip to my bases with unrestricted portals. Before I was spending 30-45 minutes each way traveling because of where the swamps were located. It was fun the first few times but it got boring fast. So essentially what I have done for my game is sped up the process of some of the tedious aspects of the game "grinding and moving materials" so I can do more of the parts I do enjoy. Sailing, exploring, Hunting, Fighting, Building ect.