Use of units within the game.

[Shocker_33 4]

Not to be pedantic but does anyone know why the developers decided to use 'grad/sec' for rotational velocity and 'grad' for the angular range of the turret (Firebird and Freeze only)?

It appears to be more accepted around the world to use radians or degrees instead of gradians.

 

For anyone curious, 1 gradian = 57.3 radians or 0.9 degrees

 

 

Whilst i'm being pedantic, you can tell that the turrets and hulls have been added over time and probably by different people because the appearance of the attributes section differs. Also a small number of attribute symbols differ. Not that it bothers me......i just thought i would point it out.

[king_beast88 19]

I prefer it it just said the time in seconds for a full 360 turn.

[Shocker_33 4]

I prefer it it just said the time in seconds for a full 360 turn.

 

First of all, grad/sec states the amount of gradians per second. Not the time it takes for a complete 360 degree(400 gradians) turn.

 

Secondly, i don't think you understand my question at all.

[king_beast88 19]

I prefer it it just said the time in seconds for a full 360 turn.

 

First of all, grad/sec states the amount of gradians per second. Not the time it takes for a complete 360 degree(400 gradians) turn.

 

Secondly, i don't think you understand my question at all.

 

O I understand your question but I gave an opinion not an answer.

[Shocker_33 4]

O I understand your question but I gave an opinion not an answer.

 

In that case, you do realise that grad/sec, rad/sec and deg/sec all state the amount of rotation per second. So your original statement "it just said the time in seconds for a full 360 turn." applies for all three of them. Without an explanation, then your preference for grad/sec doesn't seem logical. After 20 mins Googling 'gradians', it appears that the unit is obsolete.

 

 

Anyway, does anyone know why the developers used gradians?

[king_beast88 19]

O I understand your question but I gave an opinion not an answer.

 

In that case, you do realise that grad/sec, rad/sec and deg/sec all state the amount of rotation per second. So your original statement "it just said the time in seconds for a full 360 turn." applies for all three of them. Without an explanation, then your preference for grad/sec doesn't seem logical. After 20 mins Googling 'gradians', it appears that the unit is obsolete.

 

 

Anyway, does anyone know why the developers used gradians?

 

The logic would be 30secs m1 20secs m2 15sec m3 etc. they state the amount of rotation in a measurement that is not in secs its in an obsolete conversion of a measurement.