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Post by RiftandRend on Dec 11, 2017 0:14:36 GMT
I don't know if this should really go in technical support, but I can't seem to make a custom AI that makes ships nose forward as their combat orders. Seeing as there are no stock doctrines that use nose first, I don't actually know what the order would be called. The in-game "Orient Broadside" order is simply called "Broadside" in the doctrine document, and I was wondering what the equivalent "Nose Forward" would be. Obvious things like "Nose Forward" and "Nose-Foreward" don't work.
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Post by RiftandRend on Dec 9, 2017 2:26:41 GMT
Yes. The radiators on the station are made of lithium, which is 1/5th the cost and mass. Regarding you drones, the weak lasers on the cutter may be enough to kill them before they reach effective range. selenium is veryyyyy cheap. and the exit temperature can be higher The output temperature can be 38 degrees higher with selenium, which is irrelevant considering that the polonium-210 RTGs they cool only output at 370K. Increasing the output temperature to the melting points of either lithium or selenium reduces the power output by 80%. Selenium's increased density means that at the minimum radiator thickness its lower cost per kilo is offset by the minimum mass. If the drone's weapons only fire at 100 m/s I doubt they can hit a maneuvering target even if they approach at 1.8 km/s.
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Post by RiftandRend on Dec 9, 2017 1:56:30 GMT
Yes. The radiators on the station are made of lithium, which is 1/5th the cost and mass. Regarding you drones, the weak lasers on the cutter may be enough to kill them before they reach effective range. there is no effective range with those. you just get into battle at about a kilometer per second, deposit the rods, and hope that they actually hit something What is the muzzle velocity of their guns?
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Post by RiftandRend on Dec 7, 2017 23:06:57 GMT
Huh, I looked for it before posting. Must have missed it. I built an missile using that fuel chemistry. Exquisite performance from a chemical system, combined with strictly superior volumetric density compared to Hydroflourine. Im am aware that the Fluorine-Lithium Borohydride combustion reaction exists. I have used it myself. I simply forgot that the Fluorine-Lithium reaction was modeled and didn't see it when skimming the compendium.
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Post by RiftandRend on Dec 7, 2017 1:08:49 GMT
You certainly aren't wasting our time or shitposting. If you like making them, keep doing it.
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Post by RiftandRend on Dec 7, 2017 0:57:35 GMT
Here is my submission, coming in at 70.4 tons and 244 kc. I have cut its cost down to an absolute minimum, and the only possible savings beyond this point would be reducing the number of carried drones. Mass can be further reduced by 1 ton, but at the cost of 10 kc. did you try selenium radiators? Yes. The radiators on the station are made of lithium, which is 1/5th the cost and mass. Regarding you drones, the weak lasers on the cutter may be enough to kill them before they reach effective range.
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Post by RiftandRend on Dec 6, 2017 1:33:34 GMT
Here is my submission, coming in at 70.4 tons and 244 kc. I have cut its cost down to an absolute minimum, and the only possible savings beyond this point would be reducing the number of carried drones. Mass can be further reduced by 1 ton, but at the cost of 10 kc.
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Post by RiftandRend on Dec 4, 2017 23:34:26 GMT
Some questions. Is that the old Tungsten Carbide Cobalt with 5.1 GPa of tensile strength? How heavy is that railgun. What is the cost? Just looking at that screenshot, I would recommend reducing the capacitor size and trying to make it more efficient. Brute forcing it by adding more power is not an effective strategy. Thanks for the feedback so far. I've been able to increase the range, velocity, efficiency & fire rate while reducing mass by 167 tons. The only negative is the reduction in turn speed but as this is a long range weapon it is of negligible consequence. However I have not been able to effectively reduce the size of the capacitors while maintaining reasonable performance. Is there an Ideal Capacitor radius to height ratio? I don't think there is an ideal ratio for capacitors. Also, what kind of payload is that weapon shooting? Payloads are glitchy and reduce stress on the projectile and barrel via magic.
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Post by RiftandRend on Dec 4, 2017 23:29:20 GMT
A Fluorine lithium reaction might be good as well. This can already be found in the section for lithium propellant. I thought you would be aware of it? Well if not, try also the fluorine lithium hydride reaction, which is pretty ridiculous (>5km/s) and does a similar thing to your idea of reacting lithium with water, except the hydrogen comes bound to the fuel instead of the oxidiser. Huh, I looked for it before posting. Must have missed it.
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Post by RiftandRend on Dec 4, 2017 5:07:14 GMT
The spread looks a little high, sacrificing some speed for accuracy may be beneficial. You may want to test it to see how it fares in combat with dodging. That also looks heavier than most ships... Apparently it is 335 tons.
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Post by RiftandRend on Dec 4, 2017 0:03:01 GMT
or Zirconium Copper, VCS is only better because it has a higher top velocity cap compared to Zr-Cu Rails, inside of 100km/s Zr-Cu is better Rails? I'm talking about armatures.
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Post by RiftandRend on Dec 3, 2017 8:12:14 GMT
Some questions. Is that the old Tungsten Carbide Cobalt with 5.1 GPa of tensile strength? How heavy is that railgun. What is the cost? Just looking at that screenshot, I would recommend reducing the capacitor size and trying to make it more efficient. Brute forcing it by adding more power is not an effective strategy. I'm away from my computer ATM. I wasn't aware there was an "old" or "new" Tungsten Carbide but I'll check tomorrow. Assuming it's the old one whats the best replacement material? IIRC it's 335 tons, I don't remember the cost. Thanks for the suggestion, I'll play around with the size of The capacitor a bit. Although I will admit part of the "secret" of this build was min-maxing the capacitor separation against a few other variables. A good replacement would be VCS or Amorphous Zirconium Steel.
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Post by RiftandRend on Dec 3, 2017 5:34:32 GMT
Not just oxygen, H20. Hydroxides are lighter molecules than Per/oxides and the reaction also produces hydrogen gas. A Fluorine lithium reaction might be good as well. Do reactions between alkali metal and water be more energetic than with oxygen? If not, then the performance would be worse. Not necessarily. The Dicyanoacetylene Ozone reaction is the most energetic chemical reaction known to man but has lower exhaust velocity than LOH H2 due to the relatively large molecules it creates. The molar mass of the products is as significant as the reaction energy.
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Post by RiftandRend on Dec 3, 2017 4:46:08 GMT
Do you think the Alkali Metal-Water reactions would be any good for combustion rockets? The reactants are both dense and cheap. I already have both Sodium-Oxygen and Caesium-Oxygen. Honestly their performance is straight out of the solid fuel category but the flames looked pretty cool. Itβd be interesting to see lithium, potassium and rubidium reacting with oxygen and their rocketsβ performances. Not just oxygen, H20. Hydroxides are lighter molecules than Per/oxides and the reaction also produces hydrogen gas. A Fluorine lithium reaction might be good as well.
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Post by RiftandRend on Dec 3, 2017 4:23:02 GMT
Do you think the Alkali Metal-Water reactions would be any good for combustion rockets? The reactants are both dense and cheap.
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