[Space/Spaceships] Getting the velocity/Delta V I want with the tech I want

[scc]

Originally Posted by Anthony

Sounds like you're adding in the wrong place. For multi-star systems, you need to sum L/R^2 for all stars before taking the 4th root.

I just want to check that I've implemented this right

Sum the L/R^2 values for the stars other the planets primary, take the quad root and multiply by 278, then add that to the heating value from the primary, or do I sum the L/R^2 for all stars including the primary, take the quad root and multiply by 278?

[Anthony]

Originally Posted by scc

I just want to check that I've implemented this right

Sum the L/R^2 values for the stars other the planets primary, take the quad root and multiply by 278, then add that to the heating value from the primary, or do I sum the L/R^2 for all stars including the primary, take the quad root and multiply by 278?

The latter.

[scc]

OK, that' reducing the heating effect of the other stars to pretty much nothing, does that sound right?