Engine limit?!
 

WHY are Dreadnoughts limited to 4 engines?!

Re: Engine limit?!
 

Because they're huge http://www.shrapnelgames.com/ubb/images/icons/icon7.gif

You can change it yourself if you like. Just go to the Data folder, open up shipsizes.txt, scroll down the the Dreadnaught, and up the max number of engines.

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Re: Engine limit?!
 

DNs and baseships are limited in engines just to make them move slower than the smaller ships.

If you want to see a more realistic propulsion system, try P&N v2!

No engine limits (well, a limit of 40 to prevent range check errors), and the speed of a ship is proportional to engine thrust divided by mass.

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Re: Engine limit?!
 

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by suicide_junkie:
If you want to see a more realistic propulsion system, try P&N v2!

No engine limits (well, a limit of 40 to prevent range check errors), and the speed of a ship is proportional to engine thrust divided by mass.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

How did you do that??

Re: Engine limit?!
 

check out the readme, its actually pretty cool. hull sizes can have a 'engines required per move' setting, in the basic game it defaults to 1. the mod basically figures it based on the maximum load a hull can carry, so if you leave a lot of empty space on a ship it will treat it just like a full one.

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