[FIXED]Big list of suggestions

[Eric.B]

All right, checking over old forum posts for the 1.18 fixin' of the engine specs. I double checked all of these, here's the results.

a) Available research at 1900 (start of game).

Still need to starting years and skill ratings, but I won't hold the rest of this thread back for that.

b) Old engines are too powerful
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The weakest engine you can make is 0 HP @ 213RPM, 8nm (6ft-lbs) Torque at 149rpms...

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[quote]c) Many of the engine weights and dimensions and other numbers of different engine layouts don't add up.

Stroke/bore changes have fixed many issues with power.

Exponential sliders make smaller engines more expensive if you try maxing out sliders, thus forcing you to bump up the cylinder count.

I made a minor adjustment to length and double checked against real numbers. Straight 8's aren't common anymore, but the one I could get data for, 1950s Buick Straight 8 had a length of 34" a year 2000 2L I4 from GM has a block length of 23 inches. Both engines have a bore of low 80mm range. Increasing the bore will in effect get the Straight 8's numbers closer to double the i4's.

a) Power and torque numbers are all out of whack.

This should be fixed for 1.18. Although HP rating might be little low in some cases. I was within 10% of realistic numbers for 90% tested engines.

b) Bore and stoke limits should be higher.

This should already be fixed. I double checked just in case, max in 1900 is 184x184mm. It decreases over time however.



Anyhoo I think I covered everything mentioned in this thread. Marking it as fixed for 1.18!