THROWDOWN - Tightest Ship Steering Patch (v2.6.0 — 19 GMSTs)

Preset 3 (Vanilla Steering Feel): Crisp Base-Game Drag, Braking & 1.00x Rotational Mass + Throwdown Speed, Boost & AI

More than a feeeeeelinggggg! This optional pure-GMST override patch adjusts 19 ship flight and steering Game Settings (GMSTs) in THROWDOWN: Combat AI Enhancements, restoring base-game linear space drag, retro-braking, throttle sweet-spot bounds (30%–70%), and 1.00x vanilla rotational thruster mass while keeping Throwdown's +25% top speed, 2.85x afterburner boost, and full AI combat overhaul.

COMPLETE CATALOG & STEERING PRESET BREAKDOWN:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Z79HSxmZjYlqQtZHjjkHd7f4vFV0bZKVV1Yx_BrifDs

What's New in v2.6.0 (Expanded from 10 to 19 GMSTs)

• Fixed Over-Torqued Turning — True 1.00x Vanilla Rotational Mass: In v2.5.4, Preset 3 restored fSpaceshipAngularAccelScale = 2.00 without stepping down Throwdown's 1.40x thruster torque, accidentally producing +40% over-torqued angular acceleration. v2.6.0 restores all 5 rotational thruster and angular acceleration GMSTs (fRotationalThrusterOffsetFactor = 0.50, Length = 40.0m, Radius = 10.0m, MaxAngularAccel = 0.78, MinAngularAccel = 0.25) to exact 1.00x vanilla values!

• HUD Throttle Sweet-Spot Fix & Vanilla Bounds (30%–70%): Sets bSpaceshipNormalizeThrottleSweetSpot = False (fixing the HUD sweet-spot bracket on high-speed ships) and restores vanilla 30%–70% sweet-spot bounds (0.50 min/max throttle turn scaling).

• Crisp Base-Game Drag, Braking & Turn Response: Restores vanilla linear space drag (fSpaceshipPhysicsLinDamping = 0.125), vanilla throttle-off stopping power (fSpaceshipMinStopAcceleration = 5.00), vanilla reverse thruster scaling (0.60), vanilla angular acceleration scale (2.00), vanilla peak angular velocity scale (1.50), vanilla hard-turn reset duration (0.50s), tight rotational damping (0.070), and snappy 0.30s hard-turn engagement (0.20 angle weight).

• Keeps Full Throwdown Speed, Boost & Combat AI: Preserves Throwdown's +25% top forward speed, 2.85x afterburner boost (10% micro-boosts), player aim-assist cones, faster shield regen, EM shield-piercing, all 11 unlocked AI dogfight maneuvers, wide v2.6.0 standoff distances, and all 305 Ground Combat & Stealth settings.

Load Order & Compatibility

• Place Reaper_Throwdown_TightestShipSteering.esm AFTER (BELOW) Reaper_Throwdown.esm in your load order.

• Choose only one Throwdown steering/flight patch (or load them all—the last one wins anyway, so... good job?). Contains zero scripts and is safe to install, switch, or remove mid-playthrough.