"homeworld" replacements

[tazuras]

The engine might need to be centralized, or symmetrical, but the ship itself has no need to be.

To adequately maneuver you need more than one central engine, you need a series of thrusters placed at the outer edges of the ship, so to speak. Now, in order for this to work on an asymmetric ship they would have to placed asymmetrically and would have to output varied amounts of thrust proportional to the mass ratio of the side of the ship it is on to the other side. Otherwise if you thrust one way you go faster than if you thrust the other, or worse, you go spinning out of control.

Of course, being a space shooter instead of a space sim momentum isnt as high as in reality, or anywhere near as high. But asymmetrical ships are more fantasy than sci-fi.

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