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Thread: how do you like this reactor and engine
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IIscandar
Tue Mar 29, 2005 2:52 pm
#1
here is the latest, I finally broke 19k on a crafted reactor
LVL9 Reactor w/overcharger
Energy 19,049.9
Mass 50804.8
Granted this is pretty heavy but, I like the 19k+
LVL9 Engine w/overcharger
Speed 104.4 (I made a 104.7 but it sold before I could write down the specifics today)
Mass 32146.6
drain 2464.4
YPR .53
Do these compare to what you make with similar components?
Treychyyk
Wed Mar 30, 2005 7:46 pm
#2
What resources are you using in that engine? I'm using the best of most resources in it and second best in two of them and can't seem to get more than 104.3.
SandLizard
Wed Mar 30, 2005 7:48 pm
#3
hrm. I can't for the life of me break 104 on my engines, though I have crafted 19100 gen lvl9 reactors.
EDIT: By the way, what's the best PY rating you can get on your level 9 engines? I've barely broken 60 on pitch and yaw (ignoring roll) -- by putting all points to that instead of speed.
EDIT: By the way, what's the best PY rating you can get on your level 9 engines? I've barely broken 60 on pitch and yaw (ignoring roll) -- by putting all points to that instead of speed.
Message Edited by SandLizard on 03-30-2005 08:49 PM
TomoRainer
Wed Mar 30, 2005 8:45 pm
#4
It's hard to compare across servers, but that looks like a great engine and a very solid reactor. Are you on the server that had like the combined 1900 CD/OQ steel spawn?
IIscandar
Wed Mar 30, 2005 9:00 pm
#5
I'll make a couple more and then list the info on the resources and experimentation tonight.
Insidius
Thu Mar 31, 2005 2:15 am
#6
In my experience, I have never needed more than 14k reactor output.
Also, compared to YPR values, max speed is worthless to me (as long as I have above 80 speed, it's fine).
A 50k mass reactor is useless, in my opinion, except for inside Multiplayer Ships with spare tonnage, and even then, it's an unecessary part.
A max speed engine with YPR's in the 50's is also useless, in my opinion, again unless you're using it in a ship that doesn't need to turn much to function, i.e. a MP ship.
As it stands, until we can start crafting engines with comparable YPR's, I'll stick with looted engines.
Also, compared to YPR values, max speed is worthless to me (as long as I have above 80 speed, it's fine).
A 50k mass reactor is useless, in my opinion, except for inside Multiplayer Ships with spare tonnage, and even then, it's an unecessary part.
A max speed engine with YPR's in the 50's is also useless, in my opinion, again unless you're using it in a ship that doesn't need to turn much to function, i.e. a MP ship.
As it stands, until we can start crafting engines with comparable YPR's, I'll stick with looted engines.
Jarrel_Reafis
Thu Mar 31, 2005 3:16 am
#7
on the contrary. I have an 18k reactor (crafted) in my yt-1300 and It simply cannot run engine overload 4 without the reactor being overloaded (and even then the counter measures and warheads go down)
Dezrick
Thu Mar 31, 2005 3:32 am
#8
Engine and weapons overloads eat the reactor - the only real way to use them is with reactor overload. I believe that Engine Overload 4 increases reactor drain 1000% (i.e. a 2500 drain engine will increase to 25k drain) and the same for Weapons Overload 4, so it would be very easy to raise a POB to 75k+ reactor drain just on engines and weapons and Reactor Overload 4 only increases an 18k reactor to 25.2k output.
TomoRainer
Thu Mar 31, 2005 3:43 am
#9
I think you're right about EO4's drain, but it seems to me that RO4 bumps energy by 100%. I'd have to take a close look at my ship's loadout to confirm that, but I know a 1550 or so energy drain engine in an Interceptor that was taking around 12K energy total couldn't use a level 1 reactor (12430 energy or so) running RO4, but it could use a level 4 with 13750 or so. The numbers suggested a 100% energy increase in the reactors I was using.
Dezrick
Thu Mar 31, 2005 3:47 am
#10
You may be right if they've changed it - I've not checked recently. A few months back it was a 40% increase on RO4 and atthat time I checked it and that was correct (or as close as I could check it).
IIscandar
Thu Mar 31, 2005 1:38 pm
#11
Will have those resouce stats in the morning. I managed to create anotehr 104.7 speed one. 
What a crazy night.
IIscandar
Thu Mar 31, 2005 10:54 pm
#13
Engine Overdriver - Mark V
9 exp points to speed,
6 to energy m
2000
Rirew Hardened Arveshium Steel
CR 434 CD 912 DR 422 HR 911 MA 84 OQ 823 SR 383 UT 218
500
Agge Fermionic Siliclastic Ore
CR 896 DR 585HR709 MA 185 OQ 976 SR 128 UT 776
Result
Energy M 498
Engine Speed 14.50784
Mark V Starfighter Engine
10 points exp to speed
5 points to mass
add in Engine Overdriver - Mark V
Energy M. 498, Engine Speed 14.50784
1250
Durtetratadeic Chromium Aluminum
CR 397 CD 457 DR 387 MA 622 OQ 926 SR 618 UT 500
1250
Erewaunnine Class 7 Radioactive
DR 758 PE 974 OQ 934
1250
Carbehe Krammis Iron
CR 744 CD 446 DR 940 MA 539 OQ 995 SR 908 UT 921
1250
Feke Carbonite Steel
CR 629 CD 510 DR 924 HR 925 MA 360 OQ 976 DR 901 UT 936
Result
Armor 505.5
Hitpoints 1010
Energy Drain 2484.9
Mass 30476
ypr 51.7
Engine Top Speed 104.7
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