Warp Drive

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    I think it is kindof dumb that an extremly small ship can go just as fast (or faster) than a large ship. So why not add a warp drive! It would need one "warp core," as well as warp thrusters. It would let a ship go very fast, but would use up a lot of power. The speed increase would be calculated something like this:

    (n = base speed, t = warp thrusters)

    n*(((t/5)*0.01)+1)

    basically, this means that for every 5 warp thrusters your speed will be increased by 1%. This means that you need 500 warp thrusters to go 2x the normal speed. The warp core and warp thrusters would cost a lot, so you would need a lot of money to upgrade your ship with it. Why would you do that unless it was on a large ship? how could you fit enough warp thusters on a ship unless it was a large ship?

    Please add the ability to warp!
     
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    Not to hate, but the idea of warp/FTL travel has been done hundreds of times if you care to look, and the idea that a big ship should be able to outrun a little ship is bad, because right now little ships are worse in every way than a big ship, and speed is their only redeeming quality. If anything small ships need a speed BOOST over bigger ships. The idea for warp is fine, except it should be based on mass, not just a set number.

    Again, sorry to hate, but someone needed to say it.
     

    Mariux

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    It was suggeted millions, if not trillions of times...
     
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    We actually have plans regarding speed and ftl.

    FTL - (starts around 09:25)

    Large/Small thruster dynamics - (starts around 18:25)

    Lots of other questions are covered in this playlist as well if you have the time to listen to it all,

    Thanks for playing!
     

    NeonSturm

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    FTL - (starts around 09:25)

    Large/Small thruster dynamics - (starts around 18:25)



    Added &t=09m25s &t=18m25s to your links. :)
     

    Lecic

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    do people even read the suggestions section before posting an idea
     
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    Okay, whenever you make an object bigger in Starmade what do you do? Add more thrusters, then making it easier for the mass to resist inertia. That\'s the whole point of the rule in Starmade that says you need more thrusters to accelerate faster.
     
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    oh my GOSH UGH these kind of topics make me want to rip all my hair out

    are people seriously this blind they cant read the rules