speed 100 in shipyard 30 in the water

[Padds]

trying to put together my first t4 build got myself a tugboat , im getting only a fraction of the speed the shipyard told me i would. is this that odd power stat that hasnt mattered before and i need some funnels/ intakes?

and second question re intakes and funnels does it make any difference which you sue or how many like do you need one funnel per intake ?

[The Haney]

You've got to do the math, unfortunately.

Anchovy Trawler has 225k base engine power and 30 knots base speed. Let's make an example:

You add enough flat speed to hit 90, but without adding more engine power, let's say you only *actually* hit 60. That's 66% of your top speed. That means you only have 66% of the required engine power. You would need to add 76,500 engine power, for a total of 301,500. This should in theory allow you to reach your top speed of 90.

Allegedly the type of engine power (outboards, funnels, intakes) can make a difference, but I haven't personally noticed that yet.

[Padds]

thanks that actually make sense ;)

[M.O.S.S]

The other issue you have to look into it is the tonnage (weight) your ship has. Adding additional parts to a ship’s hull will start to negate the speed . It is a trade off, It's possible to play around with it but the weight to increase speed is always going to be something to look at.

[Kick_McCan]

Yeah bro is exactly right. Or you can do what most of us do which is completely ignore the base speed numbers and consider them more a 'suggestion' than anything based in empirical evidence, and fart around with fans, funnels and intakes until you get the speed you want :)

[The Haney]

Yeah I mean I've never actually DONE the calculations for a ship; just slap on funnels until you zoomzoom, but if ya want to do maths there's the maths :D