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Is it possible to overload a ship with cargo to the extent that it would be unable to take off from a planet or landing pad?

John CreweVehicle Pipeline Director, Foundry 42 UK

So it's one of my classic answers. Yes, but it depends. Dedicated cargo ships, they're going to have their thrusters that they're built from the ground up to account for those sort of loads. But if you're taking, say, an Avenger and you fill it with the densest materials in the universe, it's probably going to struggle if it even gets off the ground at all. As you play the game, you're going to work out, because you know what you're putting in that has weight assigned to it. So you'll sort of start to learn that, oh, my ship, I can only fit in X kilos into this before the flight handling is affected. If I go over this, it's affected but manageable. If I go over this, it's a one-way trip. If I go over this, then I'm not even getting off the ground.

Calling All Devs›Parties, Scans & Cargo·
Published on this date.14 May 2018