Phew, took a while to get this post online. The forums seem slower than usual.
My question is about the engine speed formula. According to my limited knowledge of Aurora, the correct formula seems to be:
Speed = (Total Engine Output / Class Size) * 1000
When i run my 160 tons vessel with an engine of 4 power through the formula i seem to be getting different results. Aurora is telling me it's speed is 727 km/s while my calculator says 25.
I feel silly for asking this, but what am i doing wrong exactly?
EDIT: Alright, only just after posting i noticed i used the wrong variable when talking about Class size. Using the Target Cross Section variable i seem to getting the correct results.
This is not really what i'm looking for though, because i can only calculate the speed AFTER i applied the engine to the ship. Which i need to research first.
Is there any way to tell how fast a ship will go, without designing and researching the engine first?
Thanks in advance!