placement of thruster?

[BUCK]

Hi guys, quick question:

if i wanna do a roll with my space ship, is there a rule in placing the thrusters? like more to the side of the ship or could i place them more into the center? whats more useful/efficient? or does it even matter?

A)
(Thruster)-------------------Center-------------------(thruster)


Or


B)
(thruster)-------Center-------(thruster)


Pls help me :D

[frag2k4]

Thrusters don't roll ships you need a gyro for that, thruster placement has no bearing aside from forward, backwards, up, down or strifing left and right.

More gyros will increase the speed of rolls, yaw ect though unless a ship of 100+ blocks long their placement is also not a real issue.

[Spaceman Spiff]

@frag2k4 is absolutely correct. Thrusters are directional only; they will not torque your ship if they're not balanced. Be sure, however, that you put at least one in every direction so you'll be able to fully control your ship.

And as the frag-ster said, you'll need one or more gyroscopes for controlling your ship's yaw, pitch, and roll. The closer they are to the ship's center of mass, the more efficiently they work, but the difference isn't very significant.

[frag2k4]

The.....Frag....ster..... lmao

[Spaceman Spiff]

Hey, I was just goin' with the flow there.

[Mojo]

I think the Spiff-ster and Frag-ster covered it well for ya! :)

[Spaceman Spiff]

[BUCK]

Originally posted by frag2k4:

Thrusters don't roll ships you need a gyro for that, thruster placement has no bearing aside from forward, backwards, up, down or strifing left and right.

More gyros will increase the speed of rolls, yaw ect though unless a ship of 100+ blocks long their placement is also not a real issue.

so that means, i just place thrusters where i want and place the gyros more to the middle?

[frag2k4]

Originally posted by BUCK:

Originally posted by frag2k4:

Thrusters don't roll ships you need a gyro for that, thruster placement has no bearing aside from forward, backwards, up, down or strifing left and right.

More gyros will increase the speed of rolls, yaw ect though unless a ship of 100+ blocks long their placement is also not a real issue.

so that means, i just place thrusters where i want and place the gyros more to the middle?

Yes you can place them anywhere on your ship to no negative effect, gyros are better in the center of gravity though this isn't a major issue either though a rule to remember is this.

In space you need to have thrusters in all 6 directions, if dealing with a ship that runs in just atmosphere you only need 5 directions, thrusters to push you down are just dead weight and power drain. Pressing C will lower your ship anyway.