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Tengu backwards?
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FlinchingNinja Kishunuba
Crunchy Crunchy
#1 - 2012-01-21 12:17:17 UTC  |  Edited by: FlinchingNinja Kishunuba
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I assume this is my Tengu flying backwards?

1. Why?
2. I kinda like it.
3. CCP you should turn the engines around and make it like this.
DarkAegix
Center for Advanced Studies
Gallente Federation
#2 - 2012-01-21 13:15:18 UTC
1. Broken cache stuff
2. Don't we all
3. Damn straight
Grimpak
Aliastra
Gallente Federation
#3 - 2012-01-21 13:48:47 UTC  |  Edited by: Grimpak
FlinchingNinja Kishunuba wrote:
3. CCP you should turn the engines around and make it like this.


yes, but I think that you'll find out that front-engine ships, besides having a "soft cap" on raw Horsepower before having their stability going bonkers, they are quite prone to understeer much more than rear-engine ships.


even when you apply a limited slip inertia dampner, you're still prone to understeering, so you'll crash your ship in the nearest rock that shows up in space when you rev up that thing.

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FlinchingNinja Kishunuba
Crunchy Crunchy
#4 - 2012-01-21 14:00:42 UTC
Grimpak wrote:
FlinchingNinja Kishunuba wrote:
3. CCP you should turn the engines around and make it like this.


yes, but I think that you'll find out that front-engine ships, besides having a "soft cap" on raw Horsepower before having their stability going bonkers, they are quite prone to understeer much more than rear-engine ships.


even when you apply a limited slip inertia dampner, you're still prone to understeering, so you'll crash your ship in the nearest rock that shows up in space when you rev up that thing.


But with the engines in front the ship will accelerate faster because the front moves first!
Grimpak
Aliastra
Gallente Federation
#5 - 2012-01-21 14:28:14 UTC  |  Edited by: Grimpak
FlinchingNinja Kishunuba wrote:
Grimpak wrote:
FlinchingNinja Kishunuba wrote:
3. CCP you should turn the engines around and make it like this.


yes, but I think that you'll find out that front-engine ships, besides having a "soft cap" on raw Horsepower before having their stability going bonkers, they are quite prone to understeer much more than rear-engine ships.


even when you apply a limited slip inertia dampner, you're still prone to understeering, so you'll crash your ship in the nearest rock that shows up in space when you rev up that thing.


But with the engines in front the ship will accelerate faster because the front moves first!



only if it's matari stuff. they build lightweight ships that, altho lack confort, are quite reliable and you can tune them up quite well.

you still get a bit of understeer here and there, and the engines lack torque, but they can get quite speedy.

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SexTrader
LOst BrotherhoOd
#6 - 2012-01-21 16:31:03 UTC
Besides, it would burn up in it's own flames unless you stack up the thermal resists.Smile

Clearing your cache will make it fly frontwards again.
Aamrr
#7 - 2012-01-21 17:56:22 UTC
Actually, that's generally not a problem. The Tengu an inherently high thermal resist to compensate for the unusual engine orientation. It's an amazing piece of engineering and is a testament to the ingenuity of Caldari...

...*Bwahaha.gif*
Valea Silpha
Sebiestor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#8 - 2012-01-22 02:36:20 UTC
I remember when my tengus flew backwards too.

Looks so much better.
Junzar Hoth
Psychedelic Orelords
#9 - 2012-01-22 21:53:13 UTC
My Loki does this too. But only with certain sub-system configurations.
Julia Allrian
Federal Navy Academy
Gallente Federation
#10 - 2012-01-23 08:27:01 UTC
I noticed that too, it is depending on the subsystems.

But it is not dependant on the fuel catalyst (what you would think). The tengu flys backwards if you fit the dissolution sequencer.

BR Julia
Lady Spank
Get Out Nasty Face
#11 - 2012-01-23 13:18:08 UTC
You have to clear your cache to fix it.

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Atticus Lowa
Lowa Corp Industries and Security
#12 - 2012-01-24 05:53:56 UTC
should totally make that an inspirational poster, CCP: WE DUN GUD! Big smile