This Shelton Slide also allows you to run from enemy's at full afterburn without burning any fuel. I afterburn to full speed, then hold the tilde button and hold my speed without expending any fuel. I can even swing around and shoot at enemy's giving pursuit. I think it detracts from the...
Still don't follow this explanation...
Then why do I slow down when my afterburners run out of power? Does my ship automatically fire thrusters to slow down? If so what is the explanation for this?
That sounds very plausible to me, but doesn't make sense given the physics displayed in the game. If I hit afterburners I should speed up and not slow down unless I change my direction or manually slow down. Since you slow down when your afterburners run out of power it would make sense that...
I haven't seen this posted yet. I find that if I burn my afterburners until I'm going full speed, then press the button for strafing and hold it I can maintain my full speed without burning any energy. I also like to turn my ship around and fire at people who are chasing me. It's pretty cool...