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Engines

Posted: Mon Oct 06, 2014 5:32 pm
by SilverVixen
I know that it says that engine upgrades are 10, 20, and 30%. But I don't think that is literal.

There is a speed increase for each upgrade, but I don't feel it is that dramatic.

Anyone know about this?

Re: Engines

Posted: Mon Oct 06, 2014 5:32 pm
by SilverVixen
This is for any universe.

Re: Engines

Posted: Mon Oct 06, 2014 5:34 pm
by fusion
Yeah, you are right. It doesnt feel it actually increases that much. I will test it in Xtreme where i am currently playing and see if the math is correct :)

Re: Engines

Posted: Mon Oct 06, 2014 5:39 pm
by SilverVixen
Alrighty ^_^.

Re: Engines

Posted: Mon Oct 06, 2014 5:42 pm
by fusion
But here is the trick, i wont let you know how the testing goes. :) I dont get on the forums enough to post it anyways :P

Re: Engines

Posted: Mon Oct 06, 2014 5:44 pm
by Ozymandias
Perhaps 10, 20, 30 % of the Base value of the original engine?

Re: Engines

Posted: Mon Oct 06, 2014 5:44 pm
by SilverVixen
Hmm maybe that's it. Good thinking Mighty.

Re: Engines

Posted: Mon Oct 06, 2014 6:09 pm
by ach
im guessing like oz, that they add the relative percentage of the base speed, to the total, which is compared to various distances for speed

Re: Engines

Posted: Tue Oct 07, 2014 10:53 pm
by athight
yes, consider a base speed of 10k
10 10% levels will bet you to 20k
20 10% levels will get you to 30k

the big catch is that 20k does NOT have half the travel time of 10k
I once spent about an hour starting to figure our what the speed algorithm was, after that hour i gave up, but I can promise you that double speed will not get you to half travel time, likewise double the 'distance' is less than double the travel time. the equation goes something like:
(wow i'm finishing off some of those rough calculations now...)
(5000/sqrt(speed))*sqrt(distance)
...
5000*sqrt(distance/speed)

this underestimates apparently :( I thought it might be the real equation since it was so close to something nice, but the real one will be of a similar form. (constant is based on STANDARD, i dont' know if speed or travel time is changed in other universes)

Re: Engines

Posted: Wed Oct 08, 2014 3:09 am
by ach
in other servers i htink zorg just inserts a X multiplier or something into the coding to make stuff move quicker