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[D35tr0y3r]

can someone help me out because i built a big build with 2 massive cannons onboard and built a generator and so on but i cant find a way to make my build faster because at the moment my car does a max speed of 16 kmph which is ridiculous and i put 8 wheels on it but don't know if i should put bigger wheels on it or build an engine because so far as i have tested the more wheels you put on the slower and heavier it gets and i don't understand why

[D35tr0y3r]

also i want to try and avoid putting an engine onboard as it will decrease my power score by 1 which i cant afford as i have used every single power score point and i will have to remove a weapon and change it for a worse one

[NoSignal-K]

I think you dont have enough tonnage. If you look at the infos of that vehicle, there should be red numbers.
Different wheels have different tonnage they add to the vehicle. Also the cabin gives you some tonnage. Using an engine would add tonnage too, but you dont want that.

Upgrade your wheels, upgrade your cabin or take off armor.

[NoSignal-K]

There are 2 engines which dont use energy by the way. The Hardcore (special) and the Hot red (epic) engine.

[ICountFrom0]

The intersting thing in this statement is "had to take off one item to put engine" ... says that destroyer is right up against the part count.
Might have to grind engies a bit more.

[D35tr0y3r]

thanks for your replies and i looked around on youtube and i found that tonnage is completely different to power and max capacity. Well i put 8 medium wheels on my car making the tonnage up to max and i took off some armour to reach max capacity however i discovered my problem lied in the power as acceleration had been decreased significantly

[Unbearable]

remember too that ST tires have less carry load then normal tires. But you need at least 2 ST tires for the steering so choose wisely. Granted tank tracks can carry a lot but less speed so its a toss up what you prefer.

[D35tr0y3r]

yes but i put 8 wheels on and that made tonnage go up to max

[DivineEvil]

Yes, Maximum mass is an overall limit on the mass of the vehicle, that mainly depends on your cabin and can be improved by lighter engines. If your mass exceeds the maximum, you will get red numbers and wont be able to enter the match.

Tonnage is the ability of your chassis to carry the mass effectively. If you don't have enough wheels to carry your weight, you will get progressive engine power and max speed penalties with orange indicators.

Power, engine power or conventionally throttle, is your ability to accelerate the vehicle mass and climb slopes effectively. Heavier cabs and engines has lower max speed and greater engine power. Having heavier or more movement parts divide engine power between them, which stacks multiplicatively.

Overall, you'd want to build to meet your max mass (otherwise you'd want lighter cab) through movement parts and engine with matching tonnage. If you have an engine and wheels that in total give you more tonnage than your maximum mass, then you're wasting free mass and engine power for nothing.

[D35tr0y3r]

so im going to build an engine and wait till i can build a either bigger cab or bigger generator so i can build the razorback so i can have a super heavy build

[amour95]

Try this https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2111612004