thrusters - is there really any difference?

[kartonick]

hey, i was flying my viper equipped with 50k worth 3D thrusters for awhile now, decided to give better ones a go and bought 3A worth 10 times more, but i dont see an difference between these two, not the maximum speed nor the maneuverability. at all

is there any relialable data that can prove that besides cost, power draw and the rating letter itself there is a difference between the thrusters?

 

[vonvonbraun]

A massive difference

try with a lakon 6 and the max/actual ratio is super important

you have to keep you ratio high for great maneuvrability


on my cobra is about 2.3 and python 1.8

 

[TheDude1972]

When I switch I do notice a change, usually much faster maneuvering. Don't you see any improvement at all when using your directional thrusters?

 

[Lobstris]

Maximum boost speed increases a bit with better thrusters (and lighter ship mass from what I can tell). Going from D's to B's or A's on a Cobra made quite a noticeable change.

 

[Bokugo]

Got enough to try A grade thrusters on my ASP, immediately noticed vast improvements. I used to feel the ASP was like a slow hauler ship, now I feel more like a viper/cobra

And the best part imo, you arent actually buying anything in this game. You are just renting it for however long you want using money as collateral. You can just sell it back for pretty much what you paid for so their is plenty of incentive to experiment (within reason, more expensive modules means more expensive insurance)

 

[kartonick]

so i just now made a quick test between two thrusters:

A3 with a power draw of 3.720 worth 507 000
C3 with a power draw of 3.100 worth 56 000

maximum speed:

at maximum energy to engines:
A3 - 322 max speed / 403 boosted
C3 - 316 max speed / 395 boosted

at balanced energy:
A3 - 262 max speed / 402 boosted
C3 - 257 max speed / 394 boosted

as for the maneuvering:
ive made a full pitch roll using a keyboard button and targeted planet + mouse widget dot as a markers, ive measured the time it takes for a vessel to make full 360 degree roll.

at maximum speed:
A3: 21.73 sec
C3: 22.21 sec

at 50% speed (maximum maneuverability):
A3: 11.38 sec
C3: 11.65 sec

it was a quick test but is was pretty accurate taken the fact that on two retries there was barely few miliseconds difference (human error, reaction time).

is it really worth the money and power draw? conclusion is up to you.

 

[HeavyGroovez]

so i just now made a quick test between two thrusters:

A3 with a power draw of 3.720 worth 507 000
C3 with a power draw of 3.100 worth 56 000

maximum speed:

at maximum energy to engines:
A3 - 322 max speed / 403 boosted
C3 - 316 max speed / 395 boosted

at balanced energy:
A3 - 262 max speed / 402 boosted
C3 - 257 max speed / 394 boosted

as for the maneuvering:
ive made a full pitch roll using a keyboard button and targeted planet + mouse widget dot as a markers, ive measured the time it takes for a vessel to make full 360 degree roll.

at maximum speed:
A3: 21.73 sec
C3: 22.21 sec

at 50% speed (maximum maneuverability):
A3: 11.38 sec
C3: 11.65 sec

it was a quick test but is was pretty accurate taken the fact that on two retries there was barely few miliseconds difference (human error, reaction time).

is it really worth the money and power draw? conclusion is up to you.

A3 are lighter and will increase the jump range whilst giving you the best flight model available for the ship

 

[kartonick]

A3 are lighter and will increase the jump range

no, they both are 5t

i will do more testing on heavier ships, will post some more info later on, would also be nice to find someone willing to sacrifice few sidewinders to test the differences between shield hp and weapons damage

 

[HeavyGroovez]

no, they both are 5t

Fair enough, my bad. Been a while since I was in little ship.

 

[Yanaran]

is it really worth the money and power draw? conclusion is up to you.

It makes the ship faster and better, so yes it's worth it. 500k is nothing once you've progressed a few more weeks into the game.

It's only "not worth it" if you can't afford it. In that case nothing past D is, except the distributor.

 

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[Ravenov]

I had C thrusters on my Asp, downgraded to D to go exploring and gained about 5m/s across the board. Can only assume the decrease in mass outweighed the decrease in output. Both were of the same (ie correct for the Asp) class.

 

[TargetLost]

I think you should measure and compare the forward Acceleration to really see a difference.
From my experience the A accelerates much faster at least in the lower speed region.. but then it could be just a different mappint to the truster level input.