Newcomer / Intro Is my ship too heavy?

[Ransurias]

I recently purchased and upgraded a Viper. I'm sitting at 99T out of a 150T maximum, and my thrusters are optimized for 100T. Fair enough -- but how much maneuverability, speed, and/or acceleration am I going to lose if I add another 9T for military armor? While I'm at it, I'm also wondering what the hell my maximum mass is all about -- right now, it's sitting at 105 / 150T, with my current mass at 99 / 150 T. Does this have something to do with my ship's optimal mass for maneuverability as well?

Edit: One more question. I'm looking at a new shield generator of the same class and a better rating. It weighs 3 T less than my current module, but for some crazy reason, the 105 / 150 maximum mass display changed to 102 / 150. Why?

 

[Commander Edison]

Degrees of guesswork here, since I haven't gone over the optimal mass ratings at any point yet, but I do know from cargo hauling that it has a big effect on jump range. So it would follow that speed and agility would take a fair hit too.

As for the numbers for max mass, I think they include possible cargo. Do you have 6t of cargo space by any chance?

 

[Ransurias]

Degrees of guesswork here, since I haven't gone over the optimal mass ratings at any point yet, but I do know from cargo hauling that it has a big effect on jump range. So it would follow that speed and agility would take a fair hit too.

As for the numbers for max mass, I think they include possible cargo. Do you have 6t of cargo space by any chance?

I do have 6 T of cargo space, in fact. I'm not entirely certain what this has to do with anything, though.

Edit: Nevermind. Suddenly, a lot of things make more sense. Thanks so much.