Freelancer Algebra

    I tried searching the forum, and didn't find what I needed, so I'm posting this question.


    What are the formulas for figuring out the engine speed and weapon re-fire rates? Also, I feel like there are other important formulas that I'm missing so if you know others, could you please post them too? Thanx in advance.

    weapon refire rate is coded in weapon_equip.ini:
    refire_delay = x, and refire rate is 1/x.
    Ex. "refire_delay = 0.25" is 4 shots per second


    engine speed is coded in engine_equip.ini (or... emmm... i didn't remember exactly), they're easy to find - list of parameters for each ship archetype (linear_drag, etc), but in orig. FL this types are equal to each other (because all max. speeds = 80).
    X / Y = 80, now find X and Y (48000/600 maybe) :D

    Engine speed is the speed in m/s multiplied by 600.
    Refire rate in the inis is the delay between two shots. E.g. 1.666666 means 6 shots by second

    Quote from "Lordadmiral Drake"

    Engine speed is the speed in m/s multiplied by 600.
    Refire rate in the inis is the delay between two shots. E.g. 1.666666 means 6 shots by second


    It's been ages since I did the engines, but if I'm wrong, wasn't it output divided by drag?
    Also, how do you figure that 1.66-> 6 shots per second?

    Ok, here we go, i've finally found it.


    Ship Speed:
    ..\Data\Equipment\engine_equip.ini


    [Engine]
    ...
    max_force = 81600
    linear_drag = 680
    ...
    linear_drag affects "mass" of ship (in engine force and speed calculations), so max_force will be divided:
    81600 / 680 = 120 m/s max speed


    [Thruster]
    ...
    max_force = 28000
    ...
    and, if we turn on the thruster (st_equip.ini), the speed will be: (81600 + 28000) / 680 = 161,1 m/s.

    Quote from "Alfa Astrix"


    Oh, mistake. It must be 0.xxxxxx in the ini. E.g. refire_delay=0.16666
    It must be 1 divided by what you want the refire rate to be.