Studded tyres for SRV’s

[Flimley]

Hello everyone.
For when I’m travelling on ice worlds, an option in my ships stores for studded or spiked tyres would be great.
Less slippy more hill climby.

Flimley

 

[ZAKALWEINC8876]

Whoa there, thats far too sensible!

I need to go sit down now, phew...

 

[Flimley]

Oh yes, what was I thinking. [haha]

Flimley

 

[c00ky1970]

you mean SRV outfitting!!!!!!!!!

 

[Flimley]

I sure do! And the ability to outfit on your ship also, to better enable the SRV to navagate it’s surroundings on various planet types.

 

[Lori Jameson]

Studded tyres? Madness!

(I like it.)

 

[Capt. Hook]

Only if it gets cup holders

 

[Solsticide]

And a spoiler.

 

[ZAKALWEINC8876]

I would, in all reality, 100% buy an srv raider kit. Then i would be like Mad Max in space. Oh yeah! I could try to prong a sentinel on the spikes, that might alleviate the boredom somewhat...

 

[Bob McBobblehead]

Studded types are to dangerous to use in Elite Dangerous. Planets in this game are hollow and would pop like a balloon.

 

[Aasgard]

Hello everyone.
For when I’m travelling on ice worlds, an option in my ships stores for studded or spiked tyres would be great.
Less slippy more hill climby.


Flimley

Can just imagine seeing those on a pimped Range Rover in Tesco’s car park

 

[Agony_Aunt]

Those are not really going to help when going at 100kph on a 0.1g planet. You would get much worse traction than you do with the wheels we have. Spikes will work ok on normal G planets. On a low G planet, you'd basically be having the tips of the spikes resting on the ice. The SRV itself is a pretty lightweight vehicle as well.

One thing to keep in mind is that 30 m/s is over 100km/h. On ice!

Give it a try some time, or if you don't want to risk it yourself, just watch some Russian dashcam videos that were filmed in winter. In Russia we put spikes on our tires.... they don't really help at 100km/h

In adverse conditions, kill your speed, not a CMDR.

 

[Flimley]

There we go, our first expert party pooper ^ [yesnod][haha]

Flimley

 

[ZAKALWEINC8876]

Those are not really going to help when going at 100kph on a 0.1g planet. You would get much worse traction than you do with the wheels we have. Spikes will work ok on normal G planets. On a low G planet, you'd basically be having the tips of the spikes resting on the ice. The SRV itself is a pretty lightweight vehicle as well.

One thing to keep in mind is that 30 m/s is over 100km/h. On ice!

Give it a try some time, or if you don't want to risk it yourself, just watch some Russian dashcam videos that were filmed in winter. In Russia we put spikes on our tires.... they don't really help at 100km/h

In adverse conditions, kill your speed, not a CMDR.

Aye he is right, i mean, it never worked on the motorbikes in James Bond, they got into a world of pain.

 

[Screemonster]

The real question is whether ice is really all that slippery on planets with temperatures below -100 degrees. A lot of the slipperiness of ice comes from whatever's touching it warming it up enough on the surface to create a fluid-film bearing.

 

[Alec Turner]

Nice!

And speaking of handling the SRV under challenging conditions ...

The Buckyball base-jumping festival starts on Saturday!

Buckyball-Racing-Club-presents-Falling-With-Style-An-SRV-base-jumping-festival-(19-27-May-3304)

 

[Flimley]

@Nicholas Nack.
In addition, some of the high G ice worlds would be more like solid rock due to the pressure. But, ya know I’d like some different tyres all the same. And perhaps a replacement pack for the two bay cargo on the back.... let’s have, missile launchers instead and one day drilling rigs.

flimley.

 

[Deep Thought 42]

Hello everyone.
For when I’m travelling on ice worlds, an option in my ships stores for studded or spiked tyres would be great.
Less slippy more hill climby.


Flimley

We also need directional thrusters to thrust down & help dig those Spikes into the ICE

 

[Jacques d'Orleans]

Those are not really going to help when going at 100kph on a 0.1g planet. You would get much worse traction than you do with the wheels we have. Spikes will work ok on normal G planets. On a low G planet, you'd basically be having the tips of the spikes resting on the ice. The SRV itself is a pretty lightweight vehicle as well.

One thing to keep in mind is that 30 m/s is over 100km/h. On ice!

Give it a try some time, or if you don't want to risk it yourself, just watch some Russian dashcam videos that were filmed in winter. In Russia we put spikes on our tires.... they don't really help at 100km/h

In adverse conditions, kill your speed, not a CMDR.

Pilots Federation Protocol RU150, Title III, Subpart G, Chapter 2651, Subchapter 16456/1, §8110:

Studded tires allowed from November 1 to first Monday after Easter.
Depending on the asteroid conditions this period may be extended.
Max. speed 15 meters per second for SRV vehicles.
Allowed are: Average saliency max. 1.5 mm and max. 50 studs per meter circumference in tires produced after July 1, 3302.
A snow shovel and a bag of sand weighing between 25 kg and 50 kg must be carried in the vehicle.
Exceptions for certain asteroid/ Icy bodies: Snow chains must be carried in the vehicle for at least two drive axle tires from November 1
to April 15.
The tread depth and pattern of retreaded tires should comply with studded tires even if they bear (M+S) symbol on the shoulder.
Studded tires allowed as long as the planetary/asteroid surface does not get damaged. Otherwise a regress is possible.
Vehicles with studded tires have to be labelled with a sticker.

Exception for Imperial Planets/Asteroids/Bodies: Foreign vehicles may be denied access if no snow chains are carried on board. Right hand drive only.

 

[Red Anders]

It already has studded tyres. Also those thrusters in the wheels seem to be aimed upwards to provide downward thrust.

(Note the hovering bronzite chondrite by the way, which is what this was actually a picture of )