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

Preset 2 (+67% Grip): Minimal Space Drift, Firm Retro-Braking & High-Grip Dogfighting

More than a feeeeeelinggggg! This optional pure-GMST override patch adjusts 19 ship flight and steering Game Settings (GMSTs) in THROWDOWN: Combat AI Enhancements, stepping Newtonian space drift, retro-thruster braking, throttle sweet-spot bounds, and rotational thruster torque 67% closer to vanilla handling for high-grip dogfighting with a subtle touch of inertia.

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)

• True Rotational Mass Scaling (1.13x Torque): Steps raw rotational thruster torque from Throwdown's 1.40x down to 1.1333x (fRotationalThrusterOffsetFactor = 0.5887, fSpaceshipMaxAngularAccel = 0.884, fSpaceshipMinAngularAccel = 0.283) and adjusts hull length/radius overrides (38.50m / 11.80m) while preserving 3R² + L² = 1,900 so your Ship Builder 0–100 Mobility stat remains 100% mathematically identical to vanilla.

• HUD Throttle Sweet-Spot Fix & Bounds (27%–73%): Sets bSpaceshipNormalizeThrottleSweetSpot = False (fixing the HUD sweet-spot bracket on high-speed ships) and steps the max-turn throttle sweet-spot window to 27%–73% (0.58 min-throttle / 0.55 max-throttle turn scaling).

• +67% Tighter Drag, Braking & Hard-Turn Snap: Steps linear space drag (fSpaceshipPhysicsLinDamping = 0.091), rotational damping (0.062), throttle-off auto-braking (fSpaceshipMinStopAcceleration = 3.65), reverse thruster scaling (0.51), angular acceleration scale (1.83), peak turn velocity scale (1.70), and hard-turn timers (0.36s trigger / 0.19 angle weight / 0.45s reset).

• 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_EvenTighterShipSteering.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.