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[Ritter Cuda]

is there a list of engine size with the number of heat sink slots available ?

[Mawai]

Engine size divided by 25 ... fraction rounds down is the number of heat sinks that an engine can hold.

Every engine will have 10 heat sinks ... if these can not be fitted in the engine then they must be placed on the mech.

Engine weights in MWO have been modified by reducing the weight by one ton for every heat sink that won't fit in the engine. Thus the needed heat sinks can be fitted but the overall weight of the engine plus the 10 required heat sinks does not increase.

Engines equal to or larger than 275 will have space available for additional heat sinks in the engine. The number of these extra ones is the total number of heat sinks the engine can hold less the 10 required heat sinks that are implicitly in the engine.

Edited by Mawai, 09 November 2012 - 08:24 PM.

[Ritter Cuda]

Mawai, on 09 November 2012 - 08:23 PM, said:

Engine size divided by 25 ... fraction rounds down is the number of heat sinks that an engine can hold.

Every engine will have 10 heat sinks ... if these can not be fitted in the engine then they must be placed on the mech.

Engine weights in MWO have been modified by reducing the weight by one ton for every heat sink that won't fit in the engine. Thus the needed heat sinks can be fitted but the overall weight of the engine plus the 10 required heat sinks does not increase.

Engines equal to or larger than 275 will have space available for additional heat sinks in the engine. The number of these extra ones is the total number of heat sinks the engine can hold less the 10 required heat sinks that are implicitly in the engine.

so a 250 will have 10 hs and 275 will have +1 space correct?

[SteelPaladin]

Ritter Cuda, on 09 November 2012 - 08:27 PM, said:

so a 250 will have 10 hs and 275 will have +1 space correct?

Got it in one.

[Gravaar]

Thontor, on 09 November 2012 - 08:44 PM, said:

and all engines require at least 10 heat sinks

so a 245 requires you to put one outside the engine

a 150 requires you to put 4 outside the engine..

and so on

Yes that is correct

Edit for typo mistake

Edited by Gravaar, 10 November 2012 - 12:54 AM.

[DogmeatX]

Just a query, so engine heatsinks = size / 25. Why would you then want to go for heavier/faster engines e.g. 250 has 10 heatsinks, 255 also has 10.. you'd not save any slots for additional heatsinks I presume?

So the only reason for 255 would be extra speed? 250 is the best size engine if you want all 10 heatsinks in the engine and not on the chassis?

[TOTA]

Thontor, on 09 November 2012 - 08:44 PM, said:

and all engines require at least 10 heat sinks

so a 245 requires you to put one outside the engine

a 150 requires you to put 4 outside the engine..

and so on

How would this work in the case of the double heatsinks? Would a 275 engine hold 11 double heatsinks or would you need 325 engine to hold 11 double heatsinks since a double heatsink takes 3 slots?

Edited by TOTA, 11 November 2012 - 10:42 AM.

[Valder]

TOTA, on 11 November 2012 - 10:38 AM, said:

How would this work in the case of the double heatsinks. Would a 275 engine hold 11 double heatsinks or would you need 325 engine to hold 11 double heatsinks since a double heatsink takes 3 slots?

Double heatsinks work exactly the same when it comes to engines. 275 holds up to 10+1 if you pay for the weight, 300 holds up to 10+2.