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[The Verge]

From what I know(aka searching sarna), all mechs use a fusion engine.
Fusion is supposed to generate heat, and boil water(or coolant) to make turbines turn, and generate electricity.
If coolant is also connected to heatsinks AND weapons AND the fusion engine, then dumping it over the weapons and heatsinks WITHOUT a flow-back system, then the fusion engine MIGHT go critical due to a loss in pressure, and/or with only using 65% coolant left.
A fusion engine with only 65% coolant would generate more energy, and charge the weapons faster, but at a 25% chance of blowing the engine, and 25% heat increase due to weapon use.

Basically, using coolant should be last ditch, OH **** DAT ATLAS moment. not a sniper advantage, or an alpha advantage, but the last thing you want to do to kill an enemy. It shouldn't use tanks or any command console, or weigh anything since this is a soft change to a mechs internal capability to hose it's own heatsinks in coolant.

Or, just make it so it Over-pressurizes the coolant lines, and overloads the coolant pumps to move the coolant faster, but with a minor risk of critical internal damage.

AND TEHN ERYBODY BE HAPPY

Edited by V3rg3r3, 09 March 2013 - 07:49 PM.

[BlueSanta]

V3rg3r3, on 09 March 2013 - 07:48 PM, said:

From what I know(aka searching sarna), all mechs use a fusion engine.
Fusion is supposed to generate heat, and boil water(or coolant) to make turbines turn, and generate electricity.

Boil coolant? Really?

I stopped taking you seriously after that.

[RedDragon]

No to coolant. I hope this poll survives, but I fear it will get locked like all the others because PGI wants to collect all feedback for consumables in that swamp they call a feedback thread.

[The Verge]

BlueSanta, on 09 March 2013 - 09:08 PM, said:

Boil coolant? Really?

I stopped taking you seriously after that.

yes, to generate steam, which generates energy. what, you didn't take 9th grade physics?

[BlueSanta]

V3rg3r3, on 10 March 2013 - 09:33 AM, said:

yes, to generate steam, which generates energy. what, you didn't take 9th grade physics?

YOU WOULDN'T BOIL COOLANT.

[Alois Hammer]

V3rg3r3, on 10 March 2013 - 09:33 AM, said:

yes, to generate steam, which generates energy. what, you didn't take 9th grade physics?

Did you miss the part where the fluid boiled is in a separate circulation system from the coolant used to keep things under control?

[Kell Commander]

I voted no to the artillery requiring a command console because I want the artillery in the game and if you have to pay for it that should be enough.

I voted no to the coolant because it is a ******* that appeared in MW3 and needs to go away. Never mentioned in lore ever, and is too game changing in my opinion. I loved MW3 for the most part but this will give a PPC Stalker an extra shot before shutting down from overheat. Only an Atlas or another Stalker can survive that.

V3rg3r3, on 09 March 2013 - 07:48 PM, said:

From what I know(aka searching sarna), all mechs use a fusion engine.
Fusion is supposed to generate heat, and boil water(or coolant) to make turbines turn, and generate electricity.
If coolant is also connected to heatsinks AND weapons AND the fusion engine, then dumping it over the weapons and heatsinks WITHOUT a flow-back system, then the fusion engine MIGHT go critical due to a loss in pressure, and/or with only using 65% coolant left.

HOLY CRAP CORRECT SCIENCE!

Edited by Kell Commander, 11 March 2013 - 04:47 PM.

[Alois Hammer]

Kell Commander, on 11 March 2013 - 04:47 PM, said:

HOLY CRAP CORRECT SCIENCE!

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Alois Hammer, on 10 March 2013 - 12:13 PM, said:

Did you miss the part where the fluid boiled is in a separate circulation system from the coolant used to keep things under control?

[Kell Commander]

Alois Hammer, on 11 March 2013 - 07:29 PM, said:

-headdesk-
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You ever hear of a boiling water reactor? They exist.

[BlueSanta]

Kell Commander, on 11 March 2013 - 07:49 PM, said:

You ever hear of a boiling water reactor? They exist.

WATER, not coolant.

[BlueSanta]

I have submitted the current results of this poll to the developers in the Consumable Feedback thread HERE.

[Kell Commander]

BlueSanta, on 11 March 2013 - 07:57 PM, said:

WATER, not coolant.

WATER IS THE COOLANT! What is it about that you can't figure out?

[flying1ace]

Definitely have coolant as equipment.
What the heck did artillery get introduced?!
How does this help the game?1!?!?!?1
Unless this is a 1 time thing, and only one person a team has it,
OK. But as long as it is not over powered.
Command console. Absolutely. Period.

[Alois Hammer]

Kell Commander, on 12 March 2013 - 12:05 PM, said:

WATER IS THE COOLANT! What is it about that you can't figure out?

And the coolant water is in one set of pipes circulating through the heat control system, while the water being heated to produce energy is circulating through a different set of pipes through the energy producing portion of the reactor.

What is it about this easily-googled icon of simplicity that evades you? A Chimpanzee possesses the intellect needed to process it...

Edited by Alois Hammer, 12 March 2013 - 02:55 PM.

[Kell Commander]

Alois Hammer, on 12 March 2013 - 02:54 PM, said:

And the coolant water is in one set of pipes circulating through the heat control system, while the water being heated to produce energy is circulating through a different set of pipes through the energy producing portion of the reactor.

What is it about this easily-googled icon of simplicity that evades you? A Chimpanzee possesses the intellect needed to process it...

I was referencing the boiling water reactor if you actually read my posts. In a boiling water reactor there is no secondary cooling system. The core actually boils the coolant. Also, I spent 6 years working in the engine room of a nuclear submarine. I know how reactor systems work (pressurized water and boiling water) so don't take me for a fool. The only real difference between a fission plant and a fusion plant (if we could get one working) would just be one is nuclear fission and one nuclear fusion so either cooling system would work.

[BlueSanta]

I've got 95 votes so far. I would really appreciate 100, at least! Bump!