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== Summary ==
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[[File:Starbase_devices_thrusters_box.png|400px]]
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Thrusters are a mandatory part of spaceships in order for them to be able to fly. At least one thruster is required in each ship.<br>

== Use ==
Thrusters determine which directions spaceships can be flown and at what speed, and they require power and propellant to function.<br> 
A cable drawn from the power source must be attached to the base of the thruster for correct distribution of power.<br> 

* There are three different thruster types available:
** Box thrusters
** Triangle thrusters
** Maneuver thrusters

== Basic information ==

* To be able to fly, a spaceship needs at least a one thruster.
** Box and triangle thrusters are big "main" thrusters and consist of multiple parts that need to be bolted together.
** Maneuver thrusters enable small movements of the ship such as adjusting yaw and pitch, though they can still be used as main thrusters on smaller ships.
** Thrusters need to be [[Bolt tool|bolted]] to a base plate that has access to propellant and electricity.

* Thrusters need to be in the same [[Data networks|data network]] as the FCU [[Flight control unit|flight control unit]].

* Thrusters require power to function.
** To get power, a [[Cable tool|cable]] has to be drawn from a power source, such as a [[Generator]] or [[Battery]] to the thruster's socket. 

* A thruster also requires [[Propellant|propellant]] to function.
** To get propellant, a [[Pipe tool|pipe]] has to be drawn between the device hardpoint and a gas container.

<!-- * Propellant consumption isn't linear with the sweetspot around 70-80% thrust. -->

== Thruster types ==

=== Box thruster ===
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[[File:Thruster_with_base.png|400px]]
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Box Thrusters with regular and corner base variants.

* Box thrusters provide 500 000 thrust
* At maximum thrust Box thrusters use 23.3 propellant per second and 140 electricity per second.
* The price for a box thruster is around 68,000 credits

=== Triangle thruster ===
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[[File:Starbase_Triangle_thruster_stacks.png|400px]]
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Triangle thrusters. The sides with a hexagon on them can be used to stack multiple thrusters to one base.

* Triangle thrusters provide 300 000 thrust
* At maximum thrust Triangle thrusters use 35 propellant per second and 17.5 electricity per second.

=== Maneuver thruster ===
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[[File:Starbase_maneuver_thruster.png|400px]]
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Small thrusters meant for maneuvering the ship.

* Maneuver thrusters provide 50 000 thrust
* At maximum thrust Maneuver thrusters use 11.7 propellant per second and 5 electricity per second.

== Resource efficiency ==
Graphs showing thruster resource efficiencies per thrust level, electricity per second (eps) in blue and propellant per second (pps) in orange.
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[[File:Box_Thruster_Usage.jpg|400px]] [[File:Triangle_Thruster_Usage.jpg|400px]] [[File:Maneuver_Thruster_Usage.jpg|400px]]

== Device fields ==

To learn more about how to use fields, consult these wiki pages:
* [[Universal tool|Universal Tool]]
* [[Data networks|Data networks]]
* [[YOLOL|YOLOL]]

{|class="wikitable"
! YOLOL field
! description
! range
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! '''ThrusterState'''
| Requested output of the thruster
| 0 - 10 000
|-
! '''ThrusterCurrentThrust'''
| Current output of the thruster
| 0 - 10 000
|}


[[Category:Devices and machines|Thrusters]]