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Improved breaks
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Yolo
Unknown Nation
#1 - 2013-10-22 04:51:08 UTC
I find my ship has a hard time getting to a complete stop.

Would it be possible to get more powerful breaks so we can actually stop our ships.

as an example my current ship (Dominix) has a top speed of 148 m/s

Accelerating from 0 - 148 m/s takes 42 seconds.
Decelerating from 148 - 0 m/s takes 59 seconds.

That is 40% longer to stop, does inertia work slower in reverse?

- since 2003, bitches
Alvatore DiMarco
Capricious Endeavours Ltd
#2 - 2013-10-22 04:55:43 UTC
Remind me where the brakes on a ship are located, again?

If you want to decelerate faster, reduce its mass.
Yolo
Unknown Nation
#3 - 2013-10-22 04:59:11 UTC
Alvatore DiMarco wrote:
Remind me where the brakes on a ship are located, again?

If you want to decelerate faster, reduce its mass.

Reducing its mass will still make it stop slower than it speeds up.

- since 2003, bitches
Baali Tekitsu
AQUILA INC
#4 - 2013-10-22 05:07:31 UTC
Yolo wrote:


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Malcolm Malicious
Suddenly a Covert Cyno
The Initiative.
#5 - 2013-10-22 05:09:50 UTC
Yolo wrote:
Alvatore DiMarco wrote:
Remind me where the brakes on a ship are located, again?

If you want to decelerate faster, reduce its mass.

Reducing its mass will still make it stop slower than it speeds up.


Visually, it makes sense. You don't see any ships with main reverse engines.
Caldari 5
D.I.L.L.I.G.A.F. S.A.S
Affirmative.
#6 - 2013-10-22 06:59:03 UTC
They could always do a 180 flip and main burn, like a Battlestar Gallatica Viper in combat :P
Jint Hikaru
OffWorld Exploration Inc
#7 - 2013-10-22 09:44:35 UTC
Yolo wrote:


That is 40% longer to stop, does inertia work slower in reverse?


When you are in 'space' with bigger thrusters on the back of the ship then on the front, that's the way things happen.

Granted i know we are in liquid space or whatever.

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Abdiel Kavash
Deep Core Mining Inc.
Caldari State
#8 - 2013-10-22 11:19:50 UTC
Super secret pro tip:

If you want to slow down faster, don't just mash ctrl+space. Double-click behind your ship to start heading in the opposite direction as if you wanted to turn around. For some reason this slows you down faster than just stopping. When your speed approaches zero, hit ctrl+space to come to a full stop.
Maximus Aerelius
PROPHET OF ENIGMA
#9 - 2013-10-22 11:42:15 UTC
Abdiel Kavash wrote:
Super secret pro tip:

If you want to slow down faster, don't just mash ctrl+space. Double-click behind your ship to start heading in the opposite direction as if you wanted to turn around. For some reason this slows you down faster than just stopping. When your speed approaches zero, hit ctrl+space to come to a full stop.


This and nicely put.

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Lloyd Roses
Artificial Memories
#10 - 2013-10-22 12:01:15 UTC
Emergency stop should leave a tar trail in space.