Goonhub
07-04-2016, 05:41 PM
I think I've fucked up the engine more times than I've gotten it to work for more than a few minutes.
I'm under the impression that the reason hellburns work with broken pipes is that the heat increases the pressure faster than the pipes can purge them. This also assumes that broken pipes are still connected as though they were intact, but vent their contents very quickly. Would also explain why pipes break in every segment in heller burns and not in one place where all the gas would fly out.
I used to think that the room itself would work as a pipe, where the pressure in the pipe would equalize with the room and thus still allow gas transport, but this doesn't seem to be the case, burst pipes seem like a one way flow.
I've tried plasma, nitrogen, and co2, separately, as the hot loop gas.
Plasma sets the world fire the moment anyone barges into engineering or the oxygen tank pops, killing either me or the engine the process -- but that's just because I'm a heckburn noober, its the best of you know what you're doing.
CO2 killed the engine in record time and i don't know why because I'm afraid to test it again. Might be related to how plasma-oxygen fires generate co2, and that ample ventilation vents co2 but not the ploxy flames? But then why do other gases work just fine? I dunno!
Nitrogen is my favorite; it doesn't turn Engineering into an impenetrable castle with a moat of fire, it only needs ventilation to keep the burn mix from exploding, and it still produces a frickload of power.
I haven't tried oxygen in the hot loop because that's insane. I kinda want to try n2o just to see it'll kill Mr Rathens faster.
Cold loop, I haven't noticed much difference -- it either gets cold and runs the engine or it doesn't. It'll also get really really hot and give you a hard time on the cooling catwalk.
Also mind the welder tank in the pod bay on the south end of engineering, it will explode. I've never been caught in the blast though, almost always just a tile off from being slightly warmer than usual.
Kind of a side note, but working the engine for even a short while sends my body temperature into the millions. Doesn't do much other than make me eat a burn patch every few minutes though. Heck of a lot nicer than turning to ash like all the crowbars and transfer valves. I'm guessing it's a byproduct of the billion degree gas spraying out of the pipes, and that only fire can set mobs on fire, no matter how hot or flammable they are.
I'm under the impression that the reason hellburns work with broken pipes is that the heat increases the pressure faster than the pipes can purge them. This also assumes that broken pipes are still connected as though they were intact, but vent their contents very quickly. Would also explain why pipes break in every segment in heller burns and not in one place where all the gas would fly out.
I used to think that the room itself would work as a pipe, where the pressure in the pipe would equalize with the room and thus still allow gas transport, but this doesn't seem to be the case, burst pipes seem like a one way flow.
I've tried plasma, nitrogen, and co2, separately, as the hot loop gas.
Plasma sets the world fire the moment anyone barges into engineering or the oxygen tank pops, killing either me or the engine the process -- but that's just because I'm a heckburn noober, its the best of you know what you're doing.
CO2 killed the engine in record time and i don't know why because I'm afraid to test it again. Might be related to how plasma-oxygen fires generate co2, and that ample ventilation vents co2 but not the ploxy flames? But then why do other gases work just fine? I dunno!
Nitrogen is my favorite; it doesn't turn Engineering into an impenetrable castle with a moat of fire, it only needs ventilation to keep the burn mix from exploding, and it still produces a frickload of power.
I haven't tried oxygen in the hot loop because that's insane. I kinda want to try n2o just to see it'll kill Mr Rathens faster.
Cold loop, I haven't noticed much difference -- it either gets cold and runs the engine or it doesn't. It'll also get really really hot and give you a hard time on the cooling catwalk.
Also mind the welder tank in the pod bay on the south end of engineering, it will explode. I've never been caught in the blast though, almost always just a tile off from being slightly warmer than usual.
Kind of a side note, but working the engine for even a short while sends my body temperature into the millions. Doesn't do much other than make me eat a burn patch every few minutes though. Heck of a lot nicer than turning to ash like all the crowbars and transfer valves. I'm guessing it's a byproduct of the billion degree gas spraying out of the pipes, and that only fire can set mobs on fire, no matter how hot or flammable they are.