What is the different between TR1, TR2, TR3, etc. and is there much different between their levels?asked by Princjeps Trajan
TL;DRThruster Rating is a power band where even a low-end higher-rated thruster outputs more than the best of the lower rating, though steps aren't linear and can be geometric for larger sizes.
TR1, TR2, TR3, and so on is what we're calling the "Thruster Rating." The thruster rating is really a power-band. Not all TR1's are the same. Ones by a better manufacturer, ones that are overclocked, ones that are slightly higher grade couldprobably put out more thrust than say a cheap, low-end TR1. But you are pretty much guaranteed that a TR2 will be at a higher "band" than the TR1. So if you step up to a TR2, even the low end of that will put out more than the highest end TR1. Also when you go from TR1 to TR2 to TR3, don't assume that it's a linear progression. Especially on some of the later thruster ratings, those can be geometric. So when you're moving up to the capital ship sizes, a TR6 could be double what a TR5 is for instance. So you should think of TR1, TR2, TR3 more like a car engine where you have a V8, a V6, a V4, or a V12. Obviously the ones with more cylinders probably put out more power. They can easily put out more power than a 4-cylinder, but a 4-cylinder can still be fairly powerful and obviously there is a lot of variety in the power 4-cylinder engines can put out. That's kind of the idea with thruster ratings. A TR1 represents a band of thrusters or a certain level, TR2 is a step up, and TR3 is beyond that.