If your "Newtons Needed Before Gravity Generator and Mass Blocks" is giving you an "Error" make sure you have only 1 of either the "Minimum Acceleration" or "Time Until Max Speed" filled in. |
The "Gyroscopes" field is optional. If you enter a number into it the calculations will include the weight and energy costs. |
I've skimmed over headlines about the ability to increase the max speed. I'm not sure if this helps, but it was simple to implement so here it is. Also future proofing for vanillla. ***fingers crossed*** |
Adjust the "Gravity Field %" based on the average you believe you have reduced the volume of the gravity fields being used by your gravity drive. I've not yet built anything but small ships so give me some suggestions on what defaults it should have based on ship mass. If you leave the field at 100% size there will be little to no difference between the space and energy efficient options. |
Bugs: Insufficent thrust on Energy efficent low mass super high thrust designs Space efficient formula fails past 100 mass blocks |
To do Add cost of additional reactors into the equations. Find photo explaining grav gen field controls. Improve graphing of large/high thrust ships. |
Gravity Drive Calculator - Work in Progress |
Minimum Accleration (m/s/s) | | < Only fill in 1 of these variables | And all of these > | Max Game Speed | 104.7 m/s |
Time Utill Max Speed (s) | 5 | Default Max Game Speed is 104.7 m/s | Ship Mass before placing Grav-Drive Blocks | 6,000,000 kg |
Gyroscopes (Optional) | 1 | | | Gravity Field Size | 5.00% |
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| Newtons Needed Before Gravity Generator and Mass Blocks | 126,026,804 N | |
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| | Manual | Space Efficient | | Energy Efficient |
| Gravity Generators | 30 | 18 | Gravity Generators | 71 |
| Mass Blocks | 9 | 15 | Mass Blocks | 4 |
| Gravity Drive Mass | 312,628 kg | 235,708 kg | Gravity Drive Mass | 641,220 kg |
| Total Ship Mass | 6,312,628 kg | 6,235,708 kg | Total Ship Mass | 6,641,220 kg |
| Total Newtons Needed | 132,186,430 N | 130,575,726 N | Total Newtons Needed | 139,067,147 N |
| Total Newtons | 132,300,000 N | 132,300,000 N | Total Newtons | 139,160,000 N |
| Acceleration | 20.96 m/s | 21.22 m/s | Acceleration | 20.95 m/s |
| GD Electrical Consumption | 6.25 MW | 9.51 MW | GD Electrical Consumption | 4.41 MW |
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