Pilot Archive
Thread: mass question
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Vivendi
Fri Oct 29, 2004 1:22 am
#2
I was wondering that nyself. It doesn't seem to, but i think it makes your ship less agile. Thats a bit hard to measure than speed though... :/
Nariss
Fri Oct 29, 2004 1:24 am
#3
As far as I am aware, and likely to be wrong, mass is only there as a measure for the
addition of parts to limit how insane you can make something like a syck 
Kalaf
Fri Oct 29, 2004 2:55 am
#4
Mass "seems" to have no actual effect on speed. As an example I have a T.I.E. Fighter that has only about 70% of it's max allowable Mass in equipment. But my max speed is still what the engine rating reads. Even though you would think a lighter mass with same thrust would have a bit more speed.
Kalaf
anotherfool
Tue Jul 12, 2005 2:49 pm
#5
What effect does a components mass have on your ship. ie If you ship has 180k mass and your components are high mass but do not exceed the ships maximum does it make any difference?
Sar-larid
Tue Jul 12, 2005 2:53 pm
#6
It's just the determination of the maximum weight you can fit in a ship. A 180k mass ship with 179.8k mass filled won't handle any differently than the same chassis with 1k mass filled(except for the difference in the engine used, 
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TomedNor
Tue Jul 12, 2005 2:58 pm
#7
Sar-larid wrote:
It's just the determination of the maximum weight you can fit in a ship. A 180k mass ship with 179.8k mass filled won't handle any differently than the same chassis with 1k mass filled(except for the difference in the engine used,
Not weight, weight doesn't matter in space. Now, if you change "weight" to "ammount of stuff" (well, mass would really be the best word, but considering the question....) then that would be exactly right.
Sar-larid
Tue Jul 12, 2005 3:01 pm
#8
TomedNor wrote:
Not weight, weight doesn't matter in space. Now, if you change "weight" to "ammount of stuff" (well, mass would really be the best word, but considering the question....) then that would be exactly right.
Sorry, I've never been out in space, so I just equate weight and mass(these ships DO land)because it's easier for most people to understand,
Kyodor
Tue Jul 12, 2005 3:26 pm
#9
Main reason, because people don't really know what weight really means.
Weight is the pull of gravity on a object;
Mass is a fixed measurement of the amount of matter in question.
To answer the OP and confirm the posts of others: Load it up to the teeth. Your ship won't handle any different.
Weight is the pull of gravity on a object;
Mass is a fixed measurement of the amount of matter in question.
To answer the OP and confirm the posts of others: Load it up to the teeth. Your ship won't handle any different.
R9D14
Tue Jul 12, 2005 4:29 pm
#10
the actual mass numbers are prettybad. An A-wing weighs as much as an M-1 Abrams 65k kg= around 150k lbs I think and that means 75 tons. an abrams weighs about 120k lbs
R9D14
Tue Jul 12, 2005 4:32 pm
#11
mass isn't weight but weight is mass... kind of.... You'd think volume would be a better way to measure things in space sincemass or denisty for that matter wouldn't have a terribly large effect on a ship.
Kryxal
Tue Jul 12, 2005 6:37 pm
#12
Assume the ship is built with something to counter the effects of inertia up to a certain mass, if it makes you feel better...
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