[FRDF] Vehicle propulsion

[aarona]

Its the same here (118 cpl diesel vs 110 cpl petrol), but it does make sense if you think like an oil company. If diesel is 15% more energy dense then you wont need to buy as much. Hence they charge more!

[m4rek]

How are we going to relate fuel usage to each engine. (Will we use just a simple power = petrol, or something more complicated which depends on some engine parameter, eg efficiency)

would it be possible to simply pull up engine stats that show fuel consumption and power output?

but this wouldnt really work for vehicles where you cant get these stats...

i say use a complex thing to calculate fuel consumption to its greatest detail (even things like going uphill) but simply give an estimated running cost/yr to the player in the details window.

[XeryusTC]

It would sure be nice to see that running costs have risen because the vehicle has traveled/struggled more. This would mean that vehicle makers have to give some kind of fuel consumption, and that running costs are made up of fuel costs/maintenance etc.
Ofcourse this would lend itself for a nice window with (useless) stats, fuel consumption per mile for example.

[Hyronymus]

But when buying a vehicle (new or second hands) you are interested in the average fuel consumption. I suggest we limit the information given when buying a vehicle to just the average. In a Vehicle Details window we can always add realistic fuel consumption data.

[m4rek]

that sounds cool, lets have that!

Locked until the DD discussion arrives at this issue.