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Brad Stone
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Posted - 2005.10.13 00:37:00 -
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My calculated max speed differs to what I actually get, and it's bugging me why... Here's the details:
Kestrel (base max =250) with Navigation l3 for 15% bonus = 287.5m/s - this agrees with ship stats in fitting window.
Civilian Afterburner (yea yeah, I'm gonna get me a 1MN real soon now) = 30% speed increase, with Acceleration control level 1 for an extra 5% gives 31.5% which also agrees with afterburner stats in fitting window.
So, 287 * 1.315 = 378.0625 m/s right?
No! In flight with A/B on, ship stats says max speed 349.247159091 m/s (thanks devs for not rounding that!)
So WHERE did my 28ish m/s go?
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Har Ganeth
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Posted - 2005.10.13 00:39:00 -
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Ship mass - the afterburner can provide a *maximum* boost of 30%. Lighter ships might get the full 30%, but the kestrel might be quite heavy for a frig.
:dunno:
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Brad Stone
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Posted - 2005.10.13 07:09:00 -
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so has anyone worked out formula for ship mass penalty to afterburner performance?
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Derron Bel
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Posted - 2005.10.13 07:19:00 -
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I'm sure someone has, but you could find it just by comparing your ships mass with the afterburner's thrust (1MNs have 1,500,000 newtons, I don't know about Civilians) and checking the speed increase.
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keepiru
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Posted - 2005.10.13 07:26:00 -
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See here.
The Module Information sticky is your friend. :)
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Testy Mctest
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Posted - 2005.10.13 07:27:00 -
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Your ship's mass is it's own mass plus the mass of its modules plus the mass of what it carries, I think.
Your afterburner has a thrust rating in newtons, which is a mass related unit (uneccessary scientific bit ftw).
And your afterburner has a maximum speed boost.
If your mass is equal to or less than your afterburner's thrust rating, then you will get the maximum out of your AB. If your mass is higher than it's thrust rating, you will get exponentially less of a boost as your mass gets farther from it's thrust rating.
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Farjung
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Posted - 2005.10.13 07:30:00 -
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 Originally by: Testy Mctest
If your mass is equal to or less than your afterburner's thrust rating, then you will get the maximum out of your AB. If your mass is higher than it's thrust rating, you will get exponentially less of a boost as your mass gets farther from it's thrust rating.
Not true - ready the thread keep linked ;).
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keepiru
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Posted - 2005.10.13 07:39:00 -
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Originally by: Farjung
Originally by: Testy Mctest
If your mass is equal to or less than your afterburner's thrust rating, then you will get the maximum out of your AB. If your mass is higher than it's thrust rating, you will get exponentially less of a boost as your mass gets farther from it's thrust rating.
Not true - ready the thread keep linked ;).
A rather shameless self-plug there, well done ;p
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alphawolf2929
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Posted - 2005.10.13 07:55:00 -
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not true, an empty indy is same speed as a full indy! (inc ab)
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Farjung
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Posted - 2005.10.13 08:00:00 -
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Originally by: keepiru
Originally by: Farjung
Originally by: Testy Mctest
If your mass is equal to or less than your afterburner's thrust rating, then you will get the maximum out of your AB. If your mass is higher than it's thrust rating, you will get exponentially less of a boost as your mass gets farther from it's thrust rating.
Not true - ready the thread keep linked ;).
A rather shameless self-plug there, well done ;p
Shame's overrated!
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keepiru
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Posted - 2005.10.13 08:04:00 -
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Originally by: Farjung
Originally by: keepiru
Originally by: Farjung
Originally by: Testy Mctest
If your mass is equal to or less than your afterburner's thrust rating, then you will get the maximum out of your AB. If your mass is higher than it's thrust rating, you will get exponentially less of a boost as your mass gets farther from it's thrust rating.
Not true - ready the thread keep linked ;).
A rather shameless self-plug there, well done ;p
Shame's overrated!
omgcarebearthreadjacker! :p
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Brad Stone
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Posted - 2005.10.13 12:26:00 -
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Thanks guys! The module sticky helped a lot!
Weird that they don't include mass of other modules and cargo - "artistic license" I guess - but then the whole propulsion thing is wrong in Eve anyway, in space constant thrust = constant acceleration, no limits on final velocity. If you stop thrusting (o'er!) you *should* continue at current speed - like what that guy Newton said... (ok, so Eve may be a non-Newtonian universe - who knows?!)
Heh, it's only a game.
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Kinsy
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Posted - 2005.10.13 13:05:00 -
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If Eve was like that, it'd be very difficult to play. Hence why its not based on Newtonian physics.
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