Thruster generate a force that will push your vehicle forward. They’re defined by a pair of nodes. The first node is the source, and will define the direction of the thrust force, which is applied on the second node.
They are used to represent jet engines and JATOs, and can also be used for testing purposes.
Thrust is calculated by multiplicating the value of the “control” by the factor, up to a maximum limit equal to the thrustLimit. For electrics whose value varies between 0 and 1, the factor will usually be the same as the thrust limit.
Required arguments
If the electrics
used for control only goes up to 1, this value should be equal to the thrust limit.
See the electrics page for more information.
If set to “auto”, control will be based on current velocity.
Example
"thrusters": [
["id1:", "id2:", "factor", "thrustLimit", "control"],
["jt5l", "jt6l", 50000, 50000, "jato"],
["jt5r", "jt6r", 50000, 50000, "jato"],
],
