Hi all,
I've been playing DU since November and had mixed results with element damage.
I watched Markee's stream last week where his space only ship fell into atmosphere and plummeted to the ground at nearly 1000kmph. His vertical boosters slowed him down to around 500kmph before his ship crashed destroying outside elements but leaving his seat, container, fuel tank and core intact.
My friend was transporting some ore back to base travelling around 300kmph at less than 200m from the ground when something caught the ground. It destroyed almost every element on the ship including the core which was insulated in the centre of the ship. Elements all over the ship that had no contact with the ground were also destroyed.
I don't understand this. How is damage calculated? Is there actually anyway to insulate elements from damage?