Posted by: Victuz
« on: October 26, 2012, 01:48:25 PM »That's why engines as a percentage of total tonnage is a good strategy. All technology and power modifiers being equal, a 6,000 ton ship that has 1,500 tons of engines will move just as fast as a 12,000 ton ship with 3,000 tons of engine. Both of those being 25%
Yes but that's assuming the same engines are used, now that designing them works somewhat differently, different specialisations of ship might benefit from different engines (be it size or power to tonnage ratio). That's why I wanted to point it out.