RCEs & Non-Newtonian in a QNP Universe

[jimbob]

Edit: Three questions

1) at what number of movement points does RCE happen?

2) does RCE only occur during normal movement, or does it happen during combat too? (that is, could an afterburner-like component(s) cause RCE?)

3) if movement bonus is used instead of movement points, will I get RCE?

If this works, I'm hoping to make a series of "reactionless" or "inertialess" drives for a QNP world [Ancient Tech]

Thanks

[ August 01, 2002, 05:41: Message edited by: jimbob ]

[Phoenix-D]

"1) at what number of movement points does RCE happen?"

256. 255 is fine, 256 is not.

"2) does RCE only occur during normal movement, or does it happen during combat too? (that is, could an afterburner-like component(s) cause RCE?)"

Combat move is seperate. I'd bet money on the game belching a RCE if you go over 255 move total in any situation though. (i.e. 255 standard move + 255 afterburner = probable crash)

"3) if movement bonus is used instead of movement points, will I get RCE?"

Probably not unless the total movement goes over 255. Not engine move, ship moves.

Phoenix-D

[Suicide Junkie]

The 256th standard movement point will cause the RCE.
This triggers when the ship is being designed.

Bonus movement does not count towards the RCE.

But a ship with a total movement after engines per move of more than 255 might cause an RCE as well.
(But who would allow a ship like that in their mod???)

[jimbob]

(But who would allow a ship like that in their mod???)

Bwahhaaahhaahhaahhaaa....

Er, no actually, I won't.

Anyway, thanks for the help. So in summary 1)a BattleMoon can only move 1 per turn without RCE problems then, and 2) RCE is for # of move points (before total movement, but excluding bonus movement).

[Suicide Junkie]

1) Battlemoons get one MP, unless you have the propulsion experts trait

2) Yes. Number of move points, before dividing by the "engines per move" setting.

[jimbob]

Ok, thanks.

Now, as to the (soon?) to be released gold patch. Will it be possible to dictate which ships a component can be used on, or is it only possible to exclude mount types by ship size/type?