Engnie speed formula

Unicornz · wrote on 7 Aug 2008, 23:43

can anyone tell me the engnie speed formula, i seemto have lost my txt file with it in it, and i cant remember how to work it out

tia

FriendlyFire · wrote on 8 Aug 2008, 01:02

Engine speed? That would be max_force / linear_drag…

Unicornz · wrote on 8 Aug 2008, 01:12

I thought that as well but it doesnt work out right

for example

max_force = 120000
linear_drag = 599

should then be speed = 200.3338898163606010016694490818 round that down to 200

but its ony 166

mknote · wrote on 8 Aug 2008, 01:28

There’s no linear drag in effect, is there? From a zone in the system?

MK

FR · wrote on 8 Aug 2008, 14:14

Something like

“linear_drag = 184.000000”

in the shiparch entry of the ship, which gets your engine?

(The value 123 or 124 would fit perfectly, but …)