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Talk:Thruster

2024-11-14T19:22:22Z

Morse:

How speed depands on time, mass and thrust? At least for equilibrium speed tell me, how depends on thrust and mass?
I thought equilibrium speed is proportional thrust/mass, but experiments show it's not true. Not liear, but growing dependense on this ratio.

- I looked into it. The calculations seem to be complex. There is a quadratic equation there (force of friction = a*V^2 + b*V + c), and both platform mass and platform width go there in every component as coefficients in a non-trivial way. I tried to derive it by measuring the speed of the platform in different conditions, but got bored. Too much work for no real benefit. But I did find some useful information:
* The closest planet always pulls you by 10km/s.
* Platform mass is almost irrelevant. Yes, you shouldn't be afraid to make you platform bigger.
* Platform width, on the other hand, is VERY important. The slimmer is your ship, the faster it goes.
It is probably worth putting somewhere on the wiki, because it is not obvious that what you really need to look at when building a platform is its width (which is not even shown to you), but I have no idea where exactly. Maybe somebody more stubborn than me will derive the correct formula. I have all the measurement data, if anybody is interested.
--[[User:Morse|Morse]] ([[User talk:Morse|talk]]) 19:22, 14 November 2024 (UTC)

== Please add explanation for data sheet. ==

It seems that, if you understand the basic mechanic, the datasheet probably makes sense but, if you don't, it's just a bunch of columns of numbers. Specifically, how does one know the Filled Fluid Reserve, and how does one plan for it to be their ideal chosen amount?

Talk:Scrap

2024-11-04T21:17:51Z

Morse:

== Scrap reycling recipe icon ==

I added the icon for the scrap recycling recipe, but I'm still learning the ropes here trying to get it to look a bit better format-wise. [[User:Deusxmachina|Deusxmachina]] ([[User talk:Deusxmachina|talk]]) 17:59, 4 November 2024 (UTC)

- Most icons from the game are already uploaded, you should use them instead. [[File:Scrap_recycling.png]] --[[User:Morse|Morse]] ([[User talk:Morse|talk]]) 21:17, 4 November 2024 (UTC)

Talk:Asteroids

2024-11-04T15:08:28Z

Morse: Created page with "== Do we need 4 separate pages for the asteroid chunks? == Not sure if asteroid chunks warrant four separate pages. I suggest everything asteroid-related can be merged into one page, while everything related to the processing can go into the crusher page."

== Do we need 4 separate pages for the asteroid chunks? ==

Not sure if asteroid chunks warrant four separate pages. I suggest everything asteroid-related can be merged into one page, while everything related to the processing can go into the [[crusher]] page.

Asteroids

2024-11-04T15:01:47Z

Morse: added asteroid stats

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[[File:asteroids_anim.gif|right]]'''Asteroids''' are floating minerals found in space. There are four types of asteroids in [[Space Age]]: metallic, carbon, oxide and promethium. They are immediately seen when the player is present at a [[space platform]]. If a space station is being boosted through space with a [[thruster]], asteroids are encountered much faster. When an [[asteroid collector]] is present at a space station, small [[Asteroids#Asteroid Chunks|asteroid chunks]] can be collected for its chunks of resources. The resources collected from asteroid chunks can be fed into a [[crusher]], grinding the chunks into useful resources.

When traveling through space, the space platform can enter a dangerous asteroid field, where many asteroids can hit the player's platform and destroy it. This means that [[turret]]s with well-stocked ammunition and asteroid collectors should be properly placed around a platform to ward off the asteroids.

== Asteroid Types ==

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Name !! Info
|-
| Asteroid Chunks
| Can be grabbed by the [[asteroid collector|collectors]].

Do not have health and are instantly destroyed on contact with the space platform. Do no damage.
|-
| Small Asteroids
| Do not spawn naturally. Produce chunks on destruction.

Do small damage on contact with the space platform.

* Health: 100

[[Damage#Resistance|Resistances]]:
*Electric: 100%
*Explosion: 50%
*Fire: 100%
*Laser: 20%

|-
| Medium Asteroids
| Spawn in space and in orbit af planets other than [[Nauvis]]. Split into small asteroids when destroyed.

Do medium damage. Can destroy several foundations before expiring.

* Health: 400

Resistances:
*Electric: 100%
*Explosion: 30%
*Fire: 100%
*Laser: 90%
*Physical: 10%

|-
| Large Asteroids
| Spawn in space beyond [[Fulgora]]. Split into medium asteroids when destroyed.

Do large amount of damage. Can go right through the space platform destroying everything on its path.<br>Because of the high flat physical resistance, [[gun turret]]s are ineffective against them.

* Health: 2000

Resistances:
*Electric: 100%
*Explosion: 10%
*Fire: 100%
*Laser: 95%
*Physical: 2000/10%

|-
| Huge Asteroids
| Spawn in space beyond [[Aquilo]]. Split into large asteroids when destroyed.

Will absolutely destroy the space platform if it is not equipped with a turret<br>that can overcome its enormous flat physical resistance, e.g. a [[railgun turret]].

* Health: 5000

Resistances:
*Electric: 100%
*Explosion: 99%
*Fire: 100%
*Laser: 99%
*Physical: 3000/10%

|}

== Asteroid Chunks ==

'''Asteroid chunks''' are the smallest asteroids found in the game. They are the only source of resources in space, so a platform should be equipped with [[asteroid collector]]s and [[crusher]]s to have any kind of sustainability. Just like any asteroids, they come in four variations:
* '''Metallic''' - can be processed into [[iron ore]]. After the advanced asteroid processing is researched, can also produce [[copper ore]].
* '''Carbonic''' - can be processed into [[carbon]], and later additionally into [[sulfur]].
* '''Oxide''' - can be processed into [[ice]], and later additionally into [[calcite]].
* '''Promethium''' - cannot be processed, goes directly as a component to the [[promethium science pack]].

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