Silly Cars

swordtart · 05-27-2022, 02:19 AM

Got a citation for that Racer.

CVWD rounds all extra cells together, if Combat Garage does as well then it indicates there is an alternative interpretation.

Compare rocket boosters "1 space per 100lb or fraction thereof" could also be interpreted this way, but we later get "The rocket could be divided up into a number of separate rockets which could be fired separately so that all the acceleration does not have to occur at once". I take that to mean 5 x 20lb rockets is still only 100lb of rockets and 1 space, not 5 20lb rockets taking 1 space each.

% space increases became complicated once fractional space components became a thing. Originally it was a mathematical convenience, but that ship sailed when we had mini-rockets, sloping and streamlining combinations etc.

Of course if you don't have anything that you can usefully put in that 0.9 of a space then rounding is irrelevant.

Since gaining extra range has marginal benefit in the vast majority of games, I am disinclined to say that to increase the range of a 1 space cycle plant by 50% you need to fit something the same size as the plant unless someone can show a good argument to the contrary.

05-27-2022, 02:19 AM	#29
swordtart Join Date: Jun 2008	Re: Silly Cars Got a citation for that Racer. CVWD rounds all extra cells together, if Combat Garage does as well then it indicates there is an alternative interpretation. Compare rocket boosters "1 space per 100lb or fraction thereof" could also be interpreted this way, but we later get "The rocket could be divided up into a number of separate rockets which could be fired separately so that all the acceleration does not have to occur at once". I take that to mean 5 x 20lb rockets is still only 100lb of rockets and 1 space, not 5 20lb rockets taking 1 space each. % space increases became complicated once fractional space components became a thing. Originally it was a mathematical convenience, but that ship sailed when we had mini-rockets, sloping and streamlining combinations etc. Of course if you don't have anything that you can usefully put in that 0.9 of a space then rounding is irrelevant. Since gaining extra range has marginal benefit in the vast majority of games, I am disinclined to say that to increase the range of a 1 space cycle plant by 50% you need to fit something the same size as the plant unless someone can show a good argument to the contrary.