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User:Vasiln/minecarts
Impulse Ramps
- Do you need to connect the track on the higher z-level, or can all designations be done on the lower?
No designations are needed higher up.
- Can you cover the ramp up with a hatch? Bridge? Flooring?
Impulse ramp continues to work when covered with hatch cover, floor, or bridge.
- Do you even need empty space one z level up?
No. Cover it all up, it still works.
- Will pushing onto an impulse ramp give it impulse?
Yes.
- How far will a single ramp push a minecart?
Far. At least 30 tiles. At least 79 tiles.
- How many impulse ramps does it take to reach derailing speed?
Having two impulse ramps in three tiles will do it.
More than one.
- Does an obstructed minecart sitting on an impulse ramp maintain impulse?
A little bit. To clarify the situation: obstruct the exit from impulse ramp tile with a door; send the minecart around; wait a sec; open the door. What happens? Minecart moves exactly one tile.
- Can you build furniture on top of an impulse ramp?
Nope-- counts as blocked. Nevermind. That's only for doors (and similar). Floor based constructions are allowed-- bridges, hatches, floor grates. That will take some testing...
- What happens when you rebound into a hatch cover? Can you get enough velocity to reverse course?
Yeah, it rebounds. Hard to predict how far. Seems to accelerate, but then ended in middle of course.
- Is there a way to build two impulse ramps directly adjacent?
Not that I can see. Might be some weird things you can do with constructions, but otherwise, ends up making t-junctions.
- Can you get impulse by dropping (via hatch) onto a ramp?
Yeah, works fine.
- How many impulse ramps do I need to climb one z-level?
Two does the trick, one isn't enough.
Things built on top of an impulse ramp
- Retracting bridge, open: impulse ramp works as normal
- Retracting bridge, closed: appears to work just as if bridge wasn't there
- Hatch cover, closed: just as if hatch cover wasn't there
- Floor bars, closed: ditto
- Floor grate, closed: ditto
- Raising bridge, closed (off), based on adjacent tile: keep in mind "closed" here means flat rather than raised. Ditto anyways.
Oh well, that's the way it goes.