NEW PROPULSION ENHANCEMENT CONCEPT-APD (Afterburner Pulse Drive)

KingArthur · Post by **KingArthur** » Sun Jun 05, 2011 4:18 pm

The Afterburner Pulse Drive (APD), Begins with a Program Uploaded to the Ships OBC (On Board Computer) which Automatically Fires the Afterburner for a 1 sec. burst every 3.5 secs.This,Coupled With Inertia and the Ships Standard Engines Thrust, Increases Overall Speed of the Ship by 7.5% but Consuming 12% more Fuel than the Standard Engine Class being Used. The Afterburner Components. (Combustion Chamber,Thruster Nozzle,Etc.) Would have gone through a Ceramic Fusion Process, a very Time and Labour Intensive, as Well as Expensive, Process in which Thermal Reflective Ceramic is Fused to the Ships Afterburner Compoments Metal Alloys.This Resists the High Heat of Constant Afterburner Use.
This System Would be Perpetual , Engaged every time the Standard Engines are in Use. It Can not be Disengaged, though the Componet could Be Sold/Removed from the Frame.

This Componet would be much More Expensive than the Current Afterburner Drive System due to the Ceramic Fusion Process and it's ability to be used Constantly, in Essence, Increasing the Overall Speed of Any Engine Class in Any Frame.

[Edited on 6-5-2011 by InkedMike]

Post by **DaveK** » Mon Jun 06, 2011 3:47 pm

Where does this leave the IDS multiplier?

I love your ingenuity - just read the Condor thread

but please, please turn off the Capitalise Every Word button (aka Title Case) - it really is hard to read quickly

[Edited on 6-6-2011 by DaveK]

[Edited on 6-6-2011 by DaveK]

KingArthur · Post by **KingArthur** » Mon Jun 06, 2011 5:18 pm

My Assumption was that Use of The IDS Multiplyer Reduced the Overall Power Available to the Ship.I have Used it when I was Flying a Starmaster.I found it got Me Places Faster but Didn't Reduce the Distance Between Myself and a Hostile During Combat?Am I Wrong?

Dingo · Post by **Dingo** » Mon Jun 06, 2011 7:42 pm

KingArthur · Post by **KingArthur** » Mon Jun 06, 2011 7:49 pm

So I can use the IDS Scale WITHOUT Loss of ANY Power or Other Attributes of My Ship?

Dingo · Post by **Dingo** » Mon Jun 06, 2011 8:00 pm

KingArthur · Post by **KingArthur** » Mon Jun 06, 2011 9:30 pm

I still find Even with my IDS Scale at x2 I don't get any Closer to My Targets during Combat.Why is That?

Ravenfeeder · Post by **Ravenfeeder** » Mon Jun 06, 2011 10:52 pm

Maybe they are going faster than you! Try X3-4, or 5.

Dingo · Post by **Dingo** » Mon Jun 06, 2011 10:58 pm

yep.

Post by **DaveK** » Tue Jun 07, 2011 7:26 am

The little ships in this game are so small that you have to be on top of them before they are big enough to see - they also won't hang around to be shot up so they will do what you are doing - try to get in, a get a few hits and get out again

Are you saying you can't get close enough to hit them with primary weapons or that you can't get close enough to see the pilot inside his ship?

SeeJay · Post by **SeeJay** » Tue Jun 07, 2011 7:50 am

There is also the afterburner to give you an extra boost if you need it.

If you get close enough so they spot you, they will turn towards you.
Then you either shoot them, or start running, screaming for mum, LOL!:P

KingArthur · Post by **KingArthur** » Tue Jun 07, 2011 10:35 am

LoL.No...I Really don't need to See the Pilots Face.Without Using the IDS Scale I Find Weapons like the Banshee,Fusion,Atlas,Razor keep My Target moving In and Out of my Weapons due to a Lack of Speed.Using the Afterburner Does Works to Put me into Range, for a time.Then my Target Again Moved to the Fringes of my Weapons Range.

The Concept of the APD was predicated on, what I Now find to be a Mistaken Belief , that Using the IDS Scale Reduced Overall Power of Your Ship.

I Used IDS x2 last night in the Cerulean Warzone and It worked PERFECTLY.I was able to get as Close to My Target as I Needed, even Having to Throttle Back.Fuel Consumption seems to Increase Markedly.

I Think My Mind was still in "Civi" Mode when I created this Device.Plodding around in a Starmaster I would have Killed for a 7.5% Increase in Speed.lol.

Seems I may have made a Mistake in putting This Device Forward.Wouldn't be the First Time.lol.

Thanks Guys for your Insight into the IDS Scale.I believe it will be in Constant use from this Point On.

In an Unrelated Topic,SeeJay.How do I Place a Bottom Banner in The Position You have Yours?Mine would simply be Stylized Text..

[Edited on 6-7-2011 by InkedMike]

[Edited on 6-7-2011 by InkedMike]

Post by **DaveK** » Tue Jun 07, 2011 10:46 am

Not a mistake! - from now on I'm going to imagine that the IDS multiplier is based on your technology but vamped up to allow 5 independently settable levels. More in keeping with the storyline than (as it actually is) a balancing fix for gameplay.

I'm wondering about creating a technology encyclopedia - there are already explanations of the Fulcrum Drive available! It could be an appendix to the manual

SeeJay · Post by **SeeJay** » Tue Jun 07, 2011 10:54 am

Hi InkedMike.

Just put the following in your link to your pic in your control panel within [img]and[/img]
[img]link%20here[/img]

Nigel_Strange · Post by **Nigel_Strange** » Tue Jun 07, 2011 4:11 pm

Velocity in the game is less limited, though still somewhat limited. In this game (as in others) you could have a computer-controlled velocity modulator that allows you to enjoy safe combat speeds, which is one thing that IDS does. I almost never use IDS, though. I'm either cruising from jumps or I'm in combat, an therefore using afterburner.

Space fuel: it's cheaper than gasoline right now. You can fill up your tank for only a few hundred thousand credits.

KingArthur · Post by **KingArthur** » Tue Jun 07, 2011 4:17 pm

Seejay...Guess What!....I have no Idea how to Do what you gave Me...Suprised?LOL.

SeeJay · Post by **SeeJay** » Tue Jun 07, 2011 5:10 pm

From post: 108241, Topic: tid=7632, author=InkedMike wrote:Seejay...Guess What!....I have no Idea how to Do what you gave Me...Suprised?LOL.

LOL. No problem.

First you need an image.
Then you need to host it on the web somewhere.
(Photobucket is free, or I can host it on my site for you.)
Just send me an image you want to use.

Then in your User Control Panel/Edit profile.
Enter the link to that image in your signature
between [img]and[/img]

That's it!;)

[Edited on 2011-6-7 by SeeJay]

KingArthur · Post by **KingArthur** » Tue Jun 07, 2011 6:14 pm

LoL.ok, Ill send the Image (Text).lol. I Can't get on Multi-Player.Don't know Why.

Avenger · Post by **Avenger** » Tue Jun 07, 2011 6:42 pm

I never use my afterburner in combat, all I use is the toggle key between IDS and INERT to close the gap to get in cannon range with IDS and then strafe with INERT.

SeeJay · Post by **SeeJay** » Tue Jun 07, 2011 6:57 pm

InkedMike.

I emailed instructions!