Re: [FT] Accel/Decel in cinematic movement

On Wed, 20 Jan 1999 14:57:37 -0500 (EST), -MWS- writes:
>On Wed, 20 Jan 1999, Ken Martin wrote:
>[snip]
>> Hey, guys, I'm taking a poll.
>> 
>> I have a question about when acceleration is applied in Full Thrust
>> cinematic movement.	Does it affect the ship's velocity in the turn
in
>> which the thrust is used, or does it affect the ship's velocity for
the
>> *next* turn?
>[snip]
>
>Hmm - and here I thought that the rules were very clear on this point. 
I read
>them as affecting the next turn's velocity.  FAQ MAN!!!!!! <g>
>

Which is really strange, since every game I've played (and the PBeM
games I've been in) have said it effects this turns speed.

eg.

Turn 0
X position - 85.0
Y position - 53.0
Heading 9 (i.e. due west)
speed 6

Orders for turn 1 - 0+2

Turn 1
X position - 77.0
Y position - 53.0
Heading 9 (i.e. due west)
speed 8

so 8 units moved on turn 1.  (this example taken from Vanguard's Cruise
http://www.cs.colorado.edu/~seidl/vanguard)

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