Re: [FT] A thought on that vector movement problem

From: Beth Fulton <beth.fulton@marine.csiro.au>
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>just that an abstraction. Thus I really can't see the problem with
>movement, turn, push.

The difficulty is that a Drive 6 ship can end up moving a max of 8, not
6.

 Furthermore, as far as I can see all the
>modifications etc.

One simple modificaion

> suggested to fix this one (supposed) glitch
>also knock out a hell of a lot more maneuvres than just that one.

Such as?

>So why fiddle with it? After all its not really broke as it is,
>based on our experience its rarely used anyway (I think I've
>only ever seen Derek's battle line of NSL push, rotate or thrust

NSL doesn't usually have the Thrust rating to use it.  Thrust 4 or
higher
only.

>One more question though, does some of the resistance to the 'bad'
>move come from those used to cinematic or is more a case of it being
>just too grating for the physics-oriented to swallow?

I was the first (that I know of) to point out this move.  I greatly
prefer
vector.