Difference between revisions of "Small Thruster"

Revision as of 09:14, 11 March 2017

Large Ship / Station

Small Thruster

 

Components

Required

 

 

Steel Plate

10

 

Construction Component

20

 

 

Thruster Components

80

 

Large Steel Tube

8

 

Construction Component

40

 

Steel Plate

15

 

 

Mass (kg):

0

 

Integrity:

0

 

Build time (seconds):

15

 

Active power consumption (MW):

3.36

 

Idle Power Consumption (MW):

0.000002

 

Force magnitude (N):

288000

 

Airtight:

Yes - depends on orientation

 

Power Consumer Group:

Thruster

 

Dimensions (W x H x D):

1 x 2 x 1

Small Ship

Small Thruster

 

Components

Required

 

 

Steel Plate

1

 

Construction Component

1

 

 

Thruster Components

1

 

Large Steel Tube

1

 

 

Mass (kg):

0

 

Integrity:

0

 

Build time (seconds):

12

 

Active power consumption (MW):

0.201

 

Idle Power Consumption (MW):

0.000002

 

Force magnitude (N):

12000

 

Airtight:

Yes - depends on orientation

 

Power Consumer Group:

Thruster

 

Dimensions (W x H x D):

1 x 2 x 1

Overview

This block is a smaller variant of the Large Thruster, otherwise known as the ``Ion Thruster``. It moves a ship (grid) in the opposite direction of the exhaust point. The Small Thruster provides small amounts of thrust, but are cheap to construct up front compared to their larger counterpart, Large Thruster.

As of patch 01.022, Large Thrusters will damage anything behind them for up to 7 blocks in a cross pattern. If the space directly behind the thruster is clear, then the blocks on the side will not take damage.

• For more information on all thrusters and their mechanics, see Thruster.

Usage

Ion Thrusters are used to move a ship (grid) in a specific direction, and also used to stabilize it's position with inertial dampeners. In order for a grid to be entirely stable, thrusters must be placed in the front, back, left, right, top, and bottom positions.

Large Thrusters don't require any type of fuel other than energy sources such as a Large Reactor in order to function. They can run on any amount of power, however their full potential can only be used with larger amounts of power.

Media

Tips

• If your ship is completely still in space, your thrusters will remain in standby mode and only will draw bare minimal amounts of power.

Known Issues

See Also

• Large Thruster
• Thrusters

Programming

• Action List - Small Thruster

Update History