HoverBoost
Multiplier on the throttle ceiling of a hovering unit whose path continues straight ahead.
- Applies to
- global rules
- File
rules.ini- Section
[General]- Value
- floating point
- When omitted
1.3
A value above 1 never raises a hover unit’s top speed; its Speed= still fixes what full throttle is worth. A hover unit’s throttle is the fraction of that speed it is using, and the drive caps the throttle at a ceiling. This value multiplies the ceiling while the next two steps of the unit’s path point the same way, and the result is capped at full throttle.
On a straight run the ceiling is already full, so a value above 1 changes nothing there. Within a cell of the destination the ceiling is half of full, but the path has two more steps in the same direction there only if it doubles back. On ordinary moves a value above 1 therefore has no effect. While the unit turns, the ceiling is zero and no multiplier raises it. HoverBrake covers when the ceiling drops.
A value below 1 lowers the ceiling on every straight run, so the unit crosses open ground below its top speed.
HoverAcceleration, HoverBrake