Engine tech handling

[Nobody]

Not sure if links inside the options work, so here is the link for option 2(now 1) again
I have no complete list for option 3(now 2) yet, but it would involve several levels for each of the (4 to 6) engine and drive systems. Almost all of this happens after 1910 though.

I'll start working on a tree for no.3 once I know its not a waste of time.

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Pinned for visability

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Here is a link I found to what proposal 3 would look like (correct me if I am wrong Nobody). It is not as fleshed out as the proposal for option two, but it does give an idea of what proposal 3 entails.

[Delta Force]

Does proposal 3 have separate technologies for the engines themselves (is the tree shown just for transmissions)?

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Nobody will have to clarify that

[Nobody]

Does proposal 3 have separate technologies for the engines themselves (is the tree shown just for transmissions)?

No, we can't do that (look there). Plus turbine and transmission system depend heavily on each other (e.g. slowly rotating large diameter ones for direct-drive, simple constant speed models for turbo-electric-drive and small high- and variable speed variants for geared and hydraulic drive systems).
It would be nice to separate the boilers, but as long as SpringSharp does not offer such an option, I don't think we can.



First draft. You can start researching if you have the predecessor, or if you have a tech on the same level/line. if there is no predecessor you can start right away.

	VTE		direct-drive T.		geared		turbo-electric			hydraulic
reference year	engine year	cruise range	engine year	shp limit per shaft	engine year	shp limit per shaft	engine year	shp limit per shaft	cruise range	engine year	shp limit per shaft
1895	1900
1902	1905		1903	10500
1905	1909	+5%	1905	20000	1909	15000	1908	10000	+	1910	10000
1909	1912	+10%	1907	22000	1912	25000	1911	25000		1914	30000
1913	1916	+25%	1909	25000	1916	30000	1915	40000		1918	35000
1917	1920	+40%	1912	28000	1920	41000	1919	50000	+20%	1921	42000
1922	1925	+40%			1925	45000	1921	60000	+25%	1925	45000
1927	1930	+35%			1930	50000	1923	70000	+35%	1929	48000
1932	1935	+35%			1935	55000	1926		+30%	1933	52000
1937	1940	+35%			1940	60000	1931		+25%	1938	55000
1942	1945	+30%			1945	70000	1935		?	1942	60000
1945	1950	+30%			1950		1939		?	1946	65000

[Tanthalas]

Honestly we have already agreed that a change is going to happen, so option one isnt an option realy the choices for the poll should have been options 2 and 3.  It looks however like option 3 is the winner (for this poll anyway)

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If its ok will Nobody, I would like to recast this poll as a strait runoff between option 2 and option 3. The majority are for change and I feel we should give those who prefered the N3 system the oprotunity to have there voice heard in which system is adopted.

[Nobody]

Sure if you can snip. I'm wasn't sure how to change the poll without accidentally deleting the whole thread.

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Will try, or I might just make a new poll. Appologies if I nuke all this.

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OK, the poll is now accurate. I did have to reset the vote counts, seeing as I eliminated a choice. Please vote again. A link to each proposal can be found in the question.

[KWorld]

Looks like some comments somehow got smoked as well.

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I did not intentionally erase anything.

[Tanthalas]

I did not intentionally erase anything.

A likley story... Course as its your story you can tell it any way you want to =P

as to the table, it looks functional anyway (even if it will make writing kind of a pain)