Admin notice: cruise is fleeing rule is removed

[Tovig]

What about remove the powerplant drop and go back to the ancient rule ?

/rant off

[Lunaphase]

Powerplant drop usually isnt even happening to most capitals. This is not gonna end well....

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[Doom]

Well most... my poor LABC doesn't have a thruster..so it can't thrust to safety.. there is no way to get out of the cruising BS's range before it blows me out of the sky.

mine IMG BC doesnt have one either...:(

but BS doesn't need cruise to catch up our BCs....we fly same speed and BS has range on us...and once in BS range of guns our BCs are pretty much dead...

but at least they cant cruise towards us and shoot us from point blank in a fight...and they could do that before....

this changes little for ships like ours...they suck either way :P

[BaconSoda]

I personally dislike this idea. I have bad memories of Battleships cruising right behind my small bomber and exploding me instantly with missiles. I somehow foresee an abuse of this rule, even if the power drain is still working. Engine Killing is a perfect example of this, as the power regen will happen and people will still be moving at 350m/s...

Anyway, boo to the change, but I understand the thought and look forward to testing it! :)

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[TFinnegan]

Engine Killing is a perfect example of this, as the power regen will happen and people will still be moving at 350m/s..

Power regen does not occur over 200kps....Tested n true

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[Sprolf]

I personally dislike this idea. I have bad memories of Battleships cruising right behind my small bomber and exploding me instantly with missiles. I somehow foresee an abuse of this rule, even if the power drain is still working. Engine Killing is a perfect example of this, as the power regen will happen and people will still be moving at 350m/s...

Anyway, boo to the change, but I understand the thought and look forward to testing it! :)

Actually, that would be a problem, save for that it's a misconception.

Cruise does not make your power drain.
Your speed is what makes it.

So if someone bumps into you and you somehow fly away at 300k, (speaking theortetically, I'm not sure if this could happen in this mod) your power will drain.

If you cruise and lodge against an asteroid, your power will recharge.


If you're cruising and hit engine kill, you'll not regain any power, as you'll still be traveling over the drain threshold.




As an afterthought,
A potential problem is that people might EK under the threshold - in the one hundreds and such.

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[MB52]

mine IMG BC doesnt have one either...:(

but BS doesn't need cruise to catch up our BCs....we fly same speed and BS has range on us...and once in BS range of guns our BCs are pretty much dead...

but at least they cant cruise towards us and shoot us from point blank in a fight...and they could do that before....

this changes little for ships like ours...they suck either way :P

The IMG BC and LABC should actually get thrusters.. like the BHG BC does....

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[Magoo!]

"Quickly, give chase, Watson! That lone pirate must pay for his insolence! These nanobots and shield batteries will cost me my morning tea!"

Oh yes, I see an infinity of potential for this. I anticipate robbing capital ships of their lunches for years to come when they deem me dangerous enough to send hundreds of millions of credits in metal after me.

[Doom]

Engine Killing is a perfect example of this, as the power regen will happen and people will still be moving at 350m/s...

no it wont

if your ship moves above 200 power does not regen...however...below 190 is nice speed for BS isnt it?

that can be abused...

[BaconSoda]

Power regen does not occur over 200kps....Tested n true

Oh, well, my bad! Still, though, this worries me:

no it wont

if your ship moves above 200 power does not regen...however...below 190 is nice speed for BS isnt it?

that can be abused...

Yes! But, like I said, testing makes the world go round! We need to test and complain! Though, nicely complain...

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[8:32:45 PM] Dusty Lens: Oh no, let me get that. Hello? Oh it's my grandma. She says to be roleplay.
[12:49:19 AM] Elgatodiablo: You know its nice that you have all that proof and all, Bacon... but I just don't believe you.