[Spaceships] It seems that TL7 Chemical Rocket's acceleration is an overspec.

[Ulzgoroth]

Originally Posted by Pectus Solentis

Thanks for your generous explanation. But then, Is the G that Reaction Drive provides not an initial G? Then, How can I set initial G for my Reaction-Drive-Driven vessels?

It is an initial acceleration, and also a final acceleration, because while Spaceships doesn't entirely ignore the way decreasing rocket mass in flight affects delta-V, it does entirely ignore the way it affects acceleration.

[Pectus Solentis]

Originally Posted by Ulzgoroth

it does entirely ignore the way it affects acceleration.

well... understood.

[Aldric]

Originally Posted by Ulzgoroth

It is an initial acceleration, and also a final acceleration, because while Spaceships doesn't entirely ignore the way decreasing rocket mass in flight affects delta-V, it does entirely ignore the way it affects acceleration.

Could you calculate the acceleration every time you empty a fuel tank for example?

[Rupert]

Originally Posted by Aldric

Could you calculate the acceleration every time you empty a fuel tank for example?

You could, though if you're doing that you should probably also do a more precise and correct calculation of the delta-vee in each tank, as it increases as the vessel gets lighter too, and Spaceships treats is as constant just as it does acceleration.

At some point you may as well just do all the calculations from scratch, and use real rocket science. (But not me - that's too much effort given the minimal return I'd get.)

[Pectus Solentis]

Originally Posted by Aldric

Could you calculate the acceleration every time you empty a fuel tank for example?

Well, I understood that there will be a lot of calculation problem for computing accelerations of every times.

[Ulzgoroth]

Originally Posted by Pectus Solentis

Well, I understood that there will be a lot of calculation problem for computing accelerations of every times.

A lot, yes. Most of them are very simple if you wanted to do them, but they would add up.

The easiest approach would probably be to keep track of remaining delta-V and use that when needed to calculate remaining fuel fraction, then remaining total mass, then maximum acceleration.