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+1 good job.

Some clarification questions:

- Will we only see trails for our own ship or for all the ships around us? which leads to...

- Can we get some type of data on what type of performance impact they have on a system? For example with our current hardware will we always want them off during large fleet fights?

I also vote for you to have more time to make them look even more fantastic.

Missiles next?

Flying with trails for he first time in years was a very special moment (almost as powerful as the first time I saw this video http://youtu.be/maMjjUr6zIQ). I love EVE so much more now.

I couldn't thank you enough.

You get a hug and a beer if I ever make it to fanfest.

Now increase the speed of ships while on grid and in warp. (this would have minimal if not zero effect on gameplay)
The way ships move now while in warp feels weak and tame. Needs to be more like this http://youtu.be/sHyy6F_GgsM (tho I find that a little too fast)

Giving positive feedback.

Very nice, and some nice nerdy math stuff

and keep them comeing CCP

Since trails doesn't make sense on slow moving capitals, what about an engine wake? Maybe something like a slow pulse effect around them? Something to make those giant engines seem more massive when a freighter flys by you.

Sexy. Small things can make a big difference.

+like

I can see its use on most, if not all weapons systems.

Hybrid charges from a rail gun could have a near instantaneous "vapor trail" from the shot.

Lasers of course, both pulse and beam (beams should sweep a bit, by the way).

Auto Cannons should (implausibly enough) have tracers, and this system could be used to have the burst appear to "arc" as the auto cannons track their target.
Arty shells are rocket assisted and should have a very brief trail effect (not as instantaneous as rail charges, but brief).

Blasters are problematic. Their hybrid charges should appear as a blob or ragged sheet of raw energy (contained in their magnetic bubble) that splashes across the enemy ship. I don't know if that could be done with this system.

As always, color should vary by ammo type.

Drones and missiles are a given if the system overhead is low enough.

Mining lasers of all types is a given, and possibly salvages and tractors.

Nos/Neut looks pretty good as is.

Excellent work by the way. Nicely done.

Thank you for adding engine trail and going into depth into how much work it was to get it started.

With out your evil mathimatical equation and demonstration of of what you went though I realize it was not a simple solution. I could have thought it was a simple 1hour job to get engine trails re-installed.

These dev blogs go a long way to allow me to under stand how much sweat and Tears go into these project.

Though if you send me enough Jibber Jabber you could probably convince me a 5 min job took 1 year.. on the other hand I think there is the odd eve user who may be knowledgeable to call you bluff as their interest is similar to the work you do.

Now if you were talking SAFETY in construction - I would be hard to be convinced. From my time on enough shady construction sites to say Minmitar Ships look quite sound

On a side note - would be realistic to see Stations and capital ships with random drone duzzing around them keeping then constantly maintained. Or at least a guy in a space suite cleaning the space dust off the observation deck's windows.