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Funny thing, seems like configs are of no help when it comes to ACTUALLY CALCULATING the stabilizer distance. Between DistanceExpMult and DistanceTotalMult I have no idea what goes where. Whatever values I plug into it gives something completely unrelated to the ingame values. Feel free to...

Well, conduits use power, not much but it'll be noticeable if there's a lot of 'em, I think. Besides, there is already a dilemma of whether one should lay down some conduits and sculpt the hull to use them efficiently for better heat management or just leave a big slab of armor with "radiator...

starhaiden Valiant70 I kinda wonder if conduits could fit into it somehow. Like if heat works per block, rather than for the entire entity, conduits could have very high heat conductivity, thus allowing you to dump heat away from systems and stuff like crew quarters. Otherwise make them provide...

The stab.distance is actually calculated off the convex hull of the reactor, rather than it's "surface". Also I found that the number of stabilizers required is essentially reactor block count minus 10, with 10 being the biggest reactor size that doesn't need stabilizers. Source: my ass. Now...

Valiant70 Lecic So basically it's SHP, but comprised of individual systems' HP AND overall structural integrity of the ship? Sounds reasonable. I mean, even if most of the systems are intact, the ship will still fall apart because it has more holes in it than Schine's Vision™ of the game. Then...

I would like to see devs trying out more powerful, but also more complex weapons that can also be customized by the way they are built. Something flashy and destructive — something you'd put on your flagship next to the "I win" button. That was kind of implied to be possible, what with the...

On one hand, I love how "tangible" this weapon system is — you don't just dump blocks, you actually build your weapon, kinda. On the other, it seems like a mechanic too good to waste on a "melee" weapon that no one will ever use. Ever. Maybe instead we could turn it into a usable discharge-type...

It also worth noting that having a "built-in" jump drive eliminated any and and all hope for a less rеtаrdеd and more practical FTL engine. Instead of adding new mechanic they removed most of the old one. Sure, it had it's downsides, but this is just too much. In addition they killed the...

Ooh, is that a good suggestion thread? Time to take it over!* Honestly it's better to do a proper overhaul of the whole thing and make it so that you can slap the display onto any side of any block, even cover all it's sides in displays and collapse on the floor, drooling from the information...

Loading/unloading rails?

What's the bloody point in using shields then? Fancy shield hit effects? It's bad enough we have this "fuck anything bigger than a corvette and fuck stations with extreme prejudice" system looming over us, you want to kill every design that doesn't have meters upon meters of armor too? If you...

FYI currently reactor/stabilizer ratio is 1:1-5. 5-block reactor needs no stabilizers. That's some bullshit if you ask me. And the required distance is just the icing on the cake, as I haven't found a way to calculate it, which is literally the opposite of what Schine wanted. For those not in...

How about a filter instead? Like what we have now for block removal, only it renders invisible selected block group/everything but that block group. Like showing only/everything but the logic blocks, hull, selected systems and etc.

Seems like stealth will be the new go-to for defense, probably for stations too, at least for a while. This stands to show how important it is not to be seen.

No thanks.

My thinkbox hurts. Isn't that what you were doing just now?

Edymnion jw608 What you two suggest sounds a lot like an actual reactor with complex mechanics like heat management and etc. I'd love a complex alternative to the toddler-friendly new power system that you can minmax optimize to squeeze a lot more power through clever engineering. And "shaking...

Edymnion That's actually a pretty neat idea. Without stabilizers reactors output 50-100% more power but become highly volatile as a result. (Read: no reactor HP buff from stabilizers + AUX-like chain explosions) Stabilizers act as safeguards that reduce the output but make reactors much safer...

Not quite. Everything have been or will be scaled down for the new system. You shouldn't need that much power now.

It's more about having a good turn rate than anything really. It doesn't matter how you shape your reactors - you still have to place stabilizers x meters away from it's convex hull.