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TorpX · 10-28-14, 07:31 PM

I can't say just why you would get these kind of wonky results, but there is direct relationship between eng_power and drag.

If you have a sub with a eng_power of 1000 and a max speed of 10 there is a certain drag force at 10 knots. If you increase the eng_power to 2000, the drag will be greater. If you decrease it to 500, the drag goes down. There is no useable variable for drag. IOW, the game mechanics presume the vessel can reach the max speed specified, with the power specified, and adjusts the drag forces to fit.

The only other thing I can think of that might cause the odd results, is the Is_DieselElectric = True. If you changed that, it might mess things up.

I never tried making arbitrary changes to the surface eng_power, but the ratio between the surface and submerged eng_power values might be involved here.

10-28-14, 07:31 PM	#23
TorpX Silent Hunter Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 3,975 Downloads: 153 Uploads: 11	I can't say just why you would get these kind of wonky results, but there is direct relationship between eng_power and drag. If you have a sub with a eng_power of 1000 and a max speed of 10 there is a certain drag force at 10 knots. If you increase the eng_power to 2000, the drag will be greater. If you decrease it to 500, the drag goes down. There is no useable variable for drag. IOW, the game mechanics presume the vessel can reach the max speed specified, with the power specified, and adjusts the drag forces to fit. The only other thing I can think of that might cause the odd results, is the Is_DieselElectric = True. If you changed that, it might mess things up. I never tried making arbitrary changes to the surface eng_power, but the ratio between the surface and submerged eng_power values might be involved here.