swl295
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Post by swl295 on Jul 15, 2015 18:49:39 GMT -6
My question is, how do you do one? Create an updated design and then upgrade to it?
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks.
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swl295
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Post by swl295 on Jul 15, 2015 19:11:57 GMT -6
Question was, how does one do an engine overhaul? I have several ships on my roster now that have the "O" annotation. How do I get rid of it?
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Post by darkrenown on Jul 15, 2015 19:17:39 GMT -6
From your in service list, right click the ship and go to Open design for rebuild. You can save the design without any changes and then rebuild to that for a fairly quick/cheap overhaul.
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swl295
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Post by swl295 on Jul 16, 2015 2:52:54 GMT -6
Thanks!
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Post by Sven on Jul 18, 2015 14:42:52 GMT -6
What exactly happens if you do not overhaul the engines?
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Post by elouda on Jul 18, 2015 14:58:21 GMT -6
I've seen ships loose speed in battles due to messages about 'old engines'. I presume it might also increase the chances of them needing yard time in strategic mode randomly, and possibly make raiding more risky.
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jma286
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Post by jma286 on Jul 18, 2015 18:43:20 GMT -6
You need to click the "Upgrade machinery" button next to the speed indicator. That will make the machinery the newest you've researched, meaning it weighs less and is more reliable.
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Post by elouda on Jul 19, 2015 1:05:59 GMT -6
You need to click the "Upgrade machinery" button next to the speed indicator. That will make the machinery the newest you've researched, meaning it weighs less and is more reliable. Pretty sure this is different to whats being asked here. By doing this you are replacing the machinery completely - which can be worth it at times, but is very expensive. By just doing an overhaul, as described above, you are still keeping the old stuff, but doing a much more extensive period of maintenance, to extend its life (hence you get rid of the (O) tags). This is generally fairly afforable, but wont get you any more speed, or weight savings. |
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Post by jma286 on Jul 19, 2015 7:06:18 GMT -6
You need to click the "Upgrade machinery" button next to the speed indicator. That will make the machinery the newest you've researched, meaning it weighs less and is more reliable. Pretty sure this is different to whats being asked here. By doing this you are replacing the machinery completely - which can be worth it at times, but is very expensive. By just doing an overhaul, as described above, you are still keeping the old stuff, but doing a much more extensive period of maintenance, to extend its life (hence you get rid of the (O) tags). This is generally fairly afforable, but wont get you any more speed, or weight savings. Ah, interesting. When a ship gets old I either mothball it or upgrade it. |
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Post by cartras on Jul 23, 2015 2:37:53 GMT -6
Is there official word on how to do an engine overhaul? It feels like doing a rebuild with no changes is not really ideal or straightforward, but perhaps that is just a game play thing? I have a lot of ships with the (O) behind their speed so would like to figure this out.
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Post by elouda on Jul 23, 2015 3:12:32 GMT -6
Is there official word on how to do an engine overhaul? It feels like doing a rebuild with no changes is not really ideal or straightforward, but perhaps that is just a game play thing? I have a lot of ships with the (O) behind their speed so would like to figure this out. I don't know, I don't think it was in the manual anywhere, it just seems intuitive to me - by 'rebuilding' it with no changes, I understand that as going through a doing through maintenance to make sure everything worn out or old is replaced, and the ship is back in a similar condition (atleast as far as machinery and components go) as when new. The time taken (3 months) also seems reasonable for that amount of work. It certainly does get rid of the (O). |
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