Template:Engine mechanics

Engines provide thrust for your ship while thrusters effect your ships ability to turn. In order to control a ships thrusters a ship requires a cockpit with an attached navigation selector.

Engines effect a ships acceleration and the rate at which the ships travel drive spins up but will not effect its maximum speed. Speed is determined by the ship type itself. The acceleration of a ship is a function of its mass and its thrust so lower mass ships will accelerate more quickly as will ships with more thrust. Engines can only face backward and will not effect the turn rate of a ship in any way.


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! Name ! Thrust ! Energy/s ! Cost ! Size
 * XL engine
 * 25200
 * 21.65
 * 378.00
 * 9 x 40
 * Large engine
 * 10048
 * 9.81
 * 157.00
 * 7 x 22
 * Medium engine
 * 6016
 * 5.88
 * 94.00
 * 6 x 15
 * Small engine
 * 3008
 * 2.94
 * 47.00
 * 6 x 15
 * Engine Z-500
 * 59360
 * 51.01
 * 890.40
 * 18 x 56
 * Engine Y-405
 * 20480
 * 17.60
 * 307.20
 * 12 x 29
 * Engine X-312
 * 8480
 * 7.28
 * 127.20
 * 6 x 20
 * Engine V-275
 * 4640
 * 3.99
 * 69.60
 * 3 x 13
 * Engine U-134
 * 1280
 * 1.10
 * 19.20
 * 2 x 7
 * }
 * 69.60
 * 3 x 13
 * Engine U-134
 * 1280
 * 1.10
 * 19.20
 * 2 x 7
 * }
 * }

Thrusters effect the turn rate of a ship. The further from the center of the ship that a thruster is mounted the more of an effect it will have on the ships turn rate. Heavier ships with require more thrust to make maneuverable. Thrusters will not effect the acceleration of ship in any way even if they are backward facing.


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! Name ! Thrust ! Energy/s ! Cost ! Size
 * Tiny thruster
 * 288
 * 0.64
 * 9.60
 * 2 x 4
 * Small thruster
 * 576
 * 1.28
 * 19.20
 * 6 x 4
 * Thruster C-12
 * 270
 * 0.52
 * 9.60
 * 2 x 3
 * Thruster D-24
 * 720
 * 1.41
 * 25.60
 * 6 x 3
 * Thruster E-38
 * 2295
 * 4.49
 * 81.60
 * 11 x 7
 * }
 * 2295
 * 4.49
 * 81.60
 * 11 x 7
 * }