Re: [FT] Hull boxes & DCPs
From: "Oerjan Ohlson" <oerjan.ohlson@t...>
Date: Tue, 8 Jun 1999 06:51:09 +0200
Subject: Re: [FT] Hull boxes & DCPs
Aaron wrote:
> (Okay, I know I'm a bit behind. Deal. ^_- )
<g>
> >>If you bias the placement, it affects your DC capabilities (as if a
mass
> >>101 ship doesn't already) ;-)
> >
> >Actually I designed it to be efficient for the drives and hull; the
free DCP
> >was a happy but unintended bonus.
>
> "Efficient for drives and hull"? I guess it does net you, say, an
extra
> PDS or armor box, but it's a bit... odd.
It's an effect of rounding hull and engine Mass separately instead of
adding them first... you can gain up to two "free" Mass for equipment
in some hull/engine configurations in this way, while losing as much in
others <shrug>
Later,
Oerjan Ohlson
oerjan.ohlson@telia.com
"Life is like a sewer.
What you get out of it, depends on what you put into it."
- Hen3ry