Afterburning speeds

[Dieter Schprokets]

While you're correct about the effect of gravity, mass does have an effect...all thrusters have to overcome inertia (i.e. the more mass something has the more force is required to accelerate it). Consider F=ma (F is force m is mass and a is acceleration). F=ma tells you that a thruster of greater force is required to propel an object at a given acceleration when the mass increases. Further, the top speed of thrusters is an inherent physical error in FL, thought it is necessary for gameplay (i.e. as long as thrusters are on you can accelerate till you run out of fuel).

Essentially top speeds are irrelevant but for gameplay staggering them might be something to consider. I might suggest a variation in how quickly a ship accelerates. The same thruster used on a bigger ship should mean a slower acceleration to "top speed". This might be included already, I don't pay close enough attention. However, if it isn't, is there a way to add a slowed acceleration for bigger ships?

I don't think the mod supports things like that.

The physics of Freelancer is out to lunch anyway. Newton's laws don't seem to apply at all, which is why I haven't gone into that aspect.

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