Pilot Archive
Thread: Ludicrous Speed
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aboynamedsue
Wed Oct 05, 2005 2:29 pm
#1
Does anyone have a maxed out Mark V engineAND a maxed out Mark V booster. I know the max speed on the Mark V is 120.0 and the max on a Mark V booster is 51.0. Fastest Mark V booster I can make is 50.4 so far with the minerals I have. That puts me at 1680 cruising speed and 2184 boost. The max speed using crafted components would then be 2190. Anyone ever achieve this yet? Just curious if it's been done yet. I know that people have gone over this speed by bug or by RE engine, but I'm curious about doing it with crafted components.
thanks
JanuHull
Wed Oct 05, 2005 2:30 pm
#2
Meh, 119.1 speed engine and a 49.0 speed booster. 1725 with EO4 in a Nova Courier.
Darkknight109
Wed Oct 05, 2005 2:31 pm
#3
.....I am soooooo putting one of these super-charged engines in my Decimator.
Loki_Ashaman
Wed Oct 05, 2005 2:38 pm
#4
Darkknight109 wrote:
.....I am soooooo putting one of these super-charged engines in my Decimator.
Its very pretty... until the loosy booster runs out and you drop to zero.
mclouj
Wed Oct 05, 2005 8:06 pm
#5
Loki_Ashaman wrote:
Darkknight109 wrote:
.....I am soooooo putting one of these super-charged engines in my Decimator.
Its very pretty... until the loosy booster runs out and you drop to zero.
...and suddenly you can't change yaw or pitch...
Zade_Taerin
Thu Oct 06, 2005 6:21 am
#6
... and up becomes down and left becomes right...
mclouj wrote:
Loki_Ashaman wrote:
Darkknight109 wrote:
.....I am soooooo putting one of these super-charged engines in my Decimator.
Its very pretty... until the loosy booster runs out and you drop to zero.
...and suddenly you can't change yaw or pitch...
JanuHull
Thu Oct 06, 2005 6:37 am
#7
Zade_Taerin wrote:
... and up becomes down and left becomes right...
mclouj wrote:
Loki_Ashaman wrote:
Darkknight109 wrote:
.....I am soooooo putting one of these super-charged engines in my Decimator.
Its very pretty... until the loosy booster runs out and you drop to zero.
...and suddenly you can't change yaw or pitch...
Yeah, when the boost kicks out, the system is basing the maneuverability computations on your actual velocity versus your supposed maximum velocity, resulting in negative maneuverability modifiers. You'll notice that at moment your boost cuts out, your YPR is pretty sweet, and it gets worse the closer you get to your non-boost maximum, until it hits, causing your speed to 0 out from a math error in the system which causes it to reset.
scooterjes
Thu Oct 06, 2005 6:44 am
#8
actually in my decimator i prefer a ultra high manu engine i have a 78'ish ypr enine in my deci its only 96'ish speed but it manuvers like a dream
JanuHull
Thu Oct 06, 2005 7:04 am
#9
scooterjes wrote:
actually in my decimator i prefer a ultra high manu engine i have a 78'ish ypr enine in my deci its only 96'ish speed but it manuvers like a dream
I have a macro that cuts my throttle to .56 with my speed engine, and you should see some of the tells I get about how well it handles. Too many people get into a POB, then rev it up to max and wonder why it flies like a brick.
Obed
Thu Oct 06, 2005 7:20 am
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JanuHull wrote:
scooterjes wrote:
actually in my decimator i prefer a ultra high manu engine i have a 78'ish ypr enine in my deci its only 96'ish speed but it manuvers like a dream
I have a macro that cuts my throttle to .56 with my speed engine, and you should see some of the tells I get about how well it handles. Too many people get into a POB, then rev it up to max and wonder why it flies like a brick.
Amen. The only time I fly at max speed in my Decimator is when I'm high-tailing it to the space station. Otherwise right around 50% is where to play.
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