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Engine
Description
An engine is an absolute necessity for any ship that wishes to travel faster than 1km/s. The top speed of a ship is given by
Power / Size * 1000 km/s
Any number of engines can be mounted on a ship. Engines with 0.5 or less power modifier and with size larger than 25 HS are classified commercial.
Usage
Speed is one of the most important aspects of a ship. Superior speed means higher capacity per time for cargo ships, and a battle fleet with higher speed has a significant advantage, able to dictate the range of the engagement, intercept the other force, or can disengage a hostile force. All engines use fuel to operate, limiting cruising range, with high powered engines consuming more. Engines create a thermal signature, one that can be detected by Thermal Sensors, so having high-powered or many engines on a spy ship is not advisable. By dropping your ships speed, or by designing engines with Thermal Reduction, yo can reduce the size of your ships thermal signature.
Components
Engine Technology
| Technology | Conventional | Nuclear Thermal | Nuclear Pulse | Ion | Magneto-Plasma | Internal Confinement Fusion | Magnetic Confinement Fusion | Inertial Confinement Fusion | Solid-core Anti-matter | Gas-core Anti-matter | Plasma-core Anti-matter | Beam Core Anti-matter | Photonic |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Power per HS | 0.2 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 25 | 32 | 40 | 50 | 60 | 80 | 100 |
| RP cost | - | 2,500 | 5,000 | 10,000 | 20,000 | 40,000 | 80,000 | 150,000 | 300,000 | 600,000 | 1,250,000 | 2,500,000 | 5,000,000 |
Power/Efficiency
| Modifier | 0.1 | 0.15 | 0.2 | 0.25 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1 | 1.25 | 1.5 | 1.75 | 2 | 2.5 | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fuel per EPH | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.05 | 0.1 | 0.18 | 1 | 1.75 | 2.76 | 4.05 | 5.66 | 9.88 | 15.59 |
| RP cost | 30,000 | 15,000 | 8,000 | 4,000 | 2,000 | 1,000 | - | - | 1,000 | 2,000 | 4,000 | 8,000 | 15,000 | 30,000 |
Fuel Consumption
| Modifier | 1 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.25 | 0.2 | 0.16 | 0.125 | 0.1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RP cost | - | 1,000 | 2,000 | 4,000 | 8,000 | 15,000 | 30,000 | 60,000 | 120,000 | 250,000 | 500,000 | 1,000,000 | 2,000,000 |
Thermal Reduction
| Signature (%) | 100 | 75 | 50 | 35 | 25 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RP cost | - | 1,500 | 3,000 | 6,000 | 12,000 | 25,000 | 50,000 | 100,000 | 200,000 | 400,000 | 750,000 | 1,500,000 | 2,500,000 |
Engine Size
Engine Size ranges between 1-50 HS. Fuel consumption is reduced by 1% per HS
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