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QUESTION - How do the ships break???
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To Be Me
Doomheim
#1 - 2013-11-01 23:52:04 UTC
I dont see any propulsion engines pushing the ship in the opposite way to stop its velocity.

So Im curious as to how ships break/slow down in eve .. LOL

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Starbuck05
Abiding Ormolus
#2 - 2013-11-01 23:54:04 UTC
Its magic!

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Mr. Orange
Band of Freelancers
#3 - 2013-11-01 23:54:40 UTC
To Be Me wrote:
I dont see any propulsion engines pushing the ship in the opposite way to stop its velocity.

So Im curious as to how ships break/slow down in eve .. LOL



Space Anchors.

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Unsuccessful At Everything
The Troll Bridge
#4 - 2013-11-01 23:55:54 UTC  |  Edited by: Unsuccessful At Everything
Are we really going to debate the physics of a fluid universe space submarine game again?

Magic.

Its done by ******* magic. ******* magic comes out of one side, does some magic **** on the other side, and bippity boppity who gives a **** the ******* ship stops because ******* reasons.


Edit: Seriously? in the time it took me to write that, some other ******* said magic too?

Theres your ******* answer. Double checked for accuracy. Magic.

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Erotica 1
Krypteia Operations
#5 - 2013-11-01 23:57:41 UTC
How a ship breaks and how a ship brakes are two entirely different questions.

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PotatoOverdose
School of Applied Knowledge
Caldari State
#6 - 2013-11-02 00:00:20 UTC
When a spaceship wants to brake, it opens its intakes and collects shiptoasts from the local environment. The shiptoasts add considerable mass to the ship, thereby reducing its velocity to near zero. When it needs to move again, it ejects these shiptoasts into the forumspace, thus returning to normal mass.

It should be noted that certain modules, like the MWD or 1600mm plates interfere with or otherwise reduce the efficiency of these shiptoast intakes, and so it takes you longer to slow down with those modules equipped.
Abdiel Kavash
Deep Core Mining Inc.
Caldari State
#7 - 2013-11-02 00:03:59 UTC
Ships generally break when you apply sufficient firepower to them.
ShahFluffers
Ice Fire Warriors
#8 - 2013-11-02 00:05:19 UTC
Fun answer: MAGIC!

Less-than-fun answer: lore-wise has to do with the warp drives. They affect subspace even when not in use and it acts as "drag" on a ship.

Real reason: the DEVS decided to use fluid Newtonian physics model because actual zero-G physics are a ***** to maneuver in.

How did you Veterans start?
CATPAIN KIRK
State War Academy
Caldari State
#9 - 2013-11-02 00:08:05 UTC
Abdiel Kavash wrote:
Ships generally break when you apply sufficient firepower to them.



I think the OP maent BRAEK, just as in DRAEK.

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Erotica 1
Krypteia Operations
#10 - 2013-11-02 00:10:34 UTC
CATPAIN KIRK wrote:
Abdiel Kavash wrote:
Ships generally break when you apply sufficient firepower to them.



I think the OP maent BRAEK, just as in DRAEK.

Gamma Nazeis Roll...


Given your name, I ask that you don't post in the "1 and 1/2 months later" thread where the OP hates cats, though we call her the crazy cat lady for her infamous quote of how she wants me to die in real life.

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Johnny Marzetti
Imperial Shipment
Amarr Empire
#11 - 2013-11-02 00:13:29 UTC
Ships slow down due to drag from those white flecks of stuff you see passing by when you're moving. I call it spacepoo but I'm sure there's a technical term.
Sirinda
Ekchuah's Shrine Comporium
#12 - 2013-11-02 00:15:06 UTC
Usually, ordnance is involved.
vyshnegradsky
The Legion of Spoon
Curatores Veritatis Alliance
#13 - 2013-11-02 00:21:55 UTC
The ships shields act in a similar way to a stasis webifier. The energy barrier is directed in such a way as to oppose the motion of the ship. :roleplay:

Personally though, I use my crew of leprechauns to add copious amounts of gold to my ships to increase mass and slow it down.

This one's a bit over the edge guys.

Locked for breaking... well, pretty much all the rules.

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TigerXtrm
KarmaFleet
Goonswarm Federation
#14 - 2013-11-02 00:34:00 UTC
Magic. Because ships with engines on all sides would look crap.

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Diomedes Calypso
Aetolian Armada
#15 - 2013-11-02 00:37:13 UTC
I've never bought fuel for any of my ships.. I figure the girl working the hangar likes me and fills the ships for free.


- while we're on the mysteries-of-the-universe subject

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Dr0000 Maulerant
Union Nanide and Tooling
#16 - 2013-11-02 00:45:03 UTC  |  Edited by: Dr0000 Maulerant
Good question OP! And for all the other questions you never wanted an answer to..

Please see my thread Q&A with Doctor 0000

Somehow it's still more popular than T&A with Doctor 0000.

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Malcolm Shinhwa
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#17 - 2013-11-02 00:45:06 UTC
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And other science facts,
Just repeat to yourself "It's just a show,
I should really just relax
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Viziam
Amarr Empire
#18 - 2013-11-02 00:58:14 UTC
TigerXtrm wrote:
Magic. Because ships with engines on all sides would look crap.

Or you could just put the engines on one side and rotate as necessary.

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Nam Dnilb
Universal Frog
#19 - 2013-11-02 00:58:19 UTC
Ships break by moderating their Infinite Improbability Drive. The "thrusters" you see are really just a exhaust system for the reactors.
stoicfaux
#20 - 2013-11-02 01:13:06 UTC
Nam Dnilb wrote:
Ships break by moderating their Infinite Improbability Drive. The "thrusters" you see are really just a exhaust system for the reactors.



Not even that. Exhaust would imply that mass is being ejected which implies that ships contain an infinite amount of stuff to shoot out as flame from faux-thrusters.

But what is really odd is why hasn't someone put (huge) truck-nuts on a thorax?

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