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350mm Railgun a bit confusing
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Siigari Kitawa
Operation Sleepless
#1 - 2011-12-19 06:59:26 UTC
It doesn't look right. First of all on the turret barrels (I am expecting those to be the barrels) there is no opening for the slug to come from. Also, there is a front face wall where two beveled bumps extend from seemingly matter.

So... fix?

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Thorn Galen
Bene Gesserit ChapterHouse
The Curatores Veritatis Auxiliary
#2 - 2011-12-19 07:33:07 UTC
You felt the need to post this in general Forums because posting a bugfix is not the same ?

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Surfin's PlunderBunny
Sebiestor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#3 - 2011-12-19 07:36:24 UTC
The fix is to use the 425mm Big smile

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Halcyon Ingenium
Caldari Provisions
Caldari State
#4 - 2011-12-19 07:38:34 UTC
Point the long end not attached to the mount at the bad guy.

By the way, since we're already talking, do you want to buy a rifter? I've got the cheapest rifters in Metropolis. If you can find a cheaper rifter, buy it!
iownuall123
Caldari Provisions
Caldari State
#5 - 2011-12-19 08:38:40 UTC
Railguns don't have barrels, those "barrels" you see are rails made out of metal that create a strong magnetic field, and they charge the projectile you fire with electricity, and that causes the projectile to accelerate down the open end of the rails and fly to/past your target.

:science:
Ocih
Space Mermaids
#6 - 2011-12-19 08:45:27 UTC
iownuall123 wrote:
Railguns don't have barrels, those "barrels" you see are rails made out of metal that create a strong magnetic field, and they charge the projectile you fire with electricity, and that causes the projectile to accelerate down the open end of the rails and fly to/past your target.

:science:


Another rail gun principle is to have rollers the length of the rods that accellerate at extreme high velocity using megentics and charged metal, the projectile is then launched in to the tube to be propelled at something.
DarkAegix
Center for Advanced Studies
Gallente Federation
#7 - 2011-12-19 08:53:15 UTC
The railguns used in the EVE universe are based on the principle that if furballs are accelerated to a high enough velocity, they can inflict great damage upon the target.

Unfortunately, as we've seen from the lack of railgun use in fleet engagements, this is not the case and furballs are not an adequate substitute for ammunition.
Nova Fox
Novafox Shipyards
#8 - 2011-12-19 09:28:21 UTC
Ah yes the minmatar had much more success venting me out the 'special' airlock in the gun. Apperanlty I dont have a 'magnetic' personality to be shoved out of the railguns special airlock.

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Logan LaMort
Screaming Hayabusa
#9 - 2011-12-19 09:47:18 UTC
Other guns also have a solid barrel, it's just a design sacrifice to keep the model poly down, because after all when they're mounted to your ship it's hard to notice even if you're zoomed all the way in. They should improve the texture though to give an illusion of the barrel.
Siigari Kitawa
Operation Sleepless
#10 - 2011-12-19 09:54:12 UTC
iownuall123 wrote:
Railguns don't have barrels, those "barrels" you see are rails made out of metal that create a strong magnetic field, and they charge the projectile you fire with electricity, and that causes the projectile to accelerate down the open end of the rails and fly to/past your target.

:science:

What open end?

www.siigarikitawa.com/images/railgunopening.jpg

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iownuall123
Caldari Provisions
Caldari State
#11 - 2011-12-19 10:59:20 UTC
Siigari Kitawa wrote:
iownuall123 wrote:
Railguns don't have barrels, those "barrels" you see are rails made out of metal that create a strong magnetic field, and they charge the projectile you fire with electricity, and that causes the projectile to accelerate down the open end of the rails and fly to/past your target.

:science:

What open end?

www.siigarikitawa.com/images/railgunopening.jpg


See the 2 horizontal bars sticking out of the front? That's where the projectile is loaded/fired. How it gets there, who knows, probably the same mysterious voodoo that concord uses.
Siigari Kitawa
Operation Sleepless
#12 - 2011-12-19 11:04:23 UTC
iownuall123 wrote:

See the 2 horizontal bars sticking out of the front? That's where the projectile is loaded/fired. How it gets there, who knows, probably the same mysterious voodoo that concord uses.

Where is the opening?!

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rodyas
Tie Fighters Inc
#13 - 2011-12-19 11:19:06 UTC
Buy the 350mm a nice dinner and take home to some smooth jazz, you will see the hole pretty soon after that.

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Siigari Kitawa
Operation Sleepless
#14 - 2011-12-19 11:21:56 UTC
Okay am I missing something? I honestly do not see an opening on the end of the barrel.

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Tanya Powers
Doomheim
#15 - 2011-12-19 12:21:44 UTC
Siigari Kitawa wrote:
It doesn't look right. First of all on the turret barrels (I am expecting those to be the barrels) there is no opening for the slug to come from. Also, there is a front face wall where two beveled bumps extend from seemingly matter.

So... fix?


Well the "barrels" you're looking for are on both sides of the gun it self
Siigari Kitawa
Operation Sleepless
#16 - 2011-12-20 00:58:08 UTC
Bump ;|

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Kuronaga
The Dead Parrot Shoppe Inc.
The Chicken Coop
#17 - 2011-12-20 01:05:37 UTC  |  Edited by: Kuronaga
There is no barrel.

The projectile is held inbetween the two metal bars that you keep confusing for barrels, charged, and released.

That's how railguns work.

Just... watch some video on railguns or something. It's clear you aren't getting this.
Slade Trillgon
Brutor Force Federated
#18 - 2011-12-20 01:14:30 UTC
Kuronaga wrote:
There is no barrel.

The projectile is held inbetween the two metal bars that you keep confusing for barrels, charged, and released.

That's how railguns work.

Just... watch some video on railguns or something. It's clear you aren't getting this.


Kind of like a high tech sling shot Bear


Slade
Morganta
The Greater Goon
#19 - 2011-12-20 01:16:44 UTC
Siigari Kitawa wrote:
Bump ;|


bump for what? more abuse?
rails use fields, not pressure, barrels are not needed.

anyhow, for all it matters your crew might as well be dropping cans of quafe in there
Siigari Kitawa
Operation Sleepless
#20 - 2011-12-20 01:47:03 UTC
Right, but the slug has to come from SOMEWHERE.

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