Dredge: Best Engine Setup [Full Guide]

In today’s guide, I will showcase the best engine setup in Dredge for maximum speed. For those of you who don’t want to go through the details, and just want to know what the best setup is, here is the short version:

The best engine setup in Dredge is filling all the engine slots with Jet Engines after upgrading your ship all the way.

Using the engine stack with four Jet Engines is 10kn faster, but if you damage the engine stack, your speed is cut in half.

In comparison, losing a jet engine would cut your speed by only 12.5%. But despite this disadvantage, it’s still the best setup, in my opinion.

If you are interested in more Dredge information about the ins and outs of the game, check out our guide on all the best upgrades in Dredge.

Dredge: Best Engine Setup [Full Guide]

The oceans of Dredge hold many fish, secrets, and horrors. You will often find yourself running away to prevent hull damage, losing your cargo or passengers, or even your engine getting destroyed.

It is a scary time facing something like this, and with a weak engine, you will find yourself unable to escape intact and avoid the worst. Thankfully though there are some engine setups that can help make an easier escape.

And now, let’s get a bit more in depth with the best engine setup in the game.

Dredge: Best Engine Setup with Jet Drive Engines

As discussed above, the best engine setup in Dredge is to stack multiple Jet Drive Engines. This gives your boat maximum speed, at the risk of going down to half the speed if the engine stack is damaged.

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Engine Stacking: This is the term for using multiples of the same engine to achieve the desired result. As an example, if you have two engines that give you 10kn each your boat will have 20kn speed.

While it is true that this is not the absolute fastest configuration in the game, there are several reasons why it can be considered the best.

Bear in mind that if a big engine takes one point of damage, the whole engine shuts down. Having a few jets not only speeds you up, but it protects you from getting stuck with an engine failure.

These are the main reason players almost unanimously agree that this is the best engine setup in Dredge.

Research Parts: Every type of upgrade as you progress through Dredge will require the player to use research parts to create it.

The Jet Drive Engine will require only 1 research part while leaving the bottom part of the tech tree completely untouched, freeing up quite a number of Research Parts for unlocking other equipment.

Upgradeability: Another major pro for Jet Drive Engines is that their small size allows them to be easily installed regardless of how many engine space upgrades a player has performed.

Even if players are focusing on other areas of the ship, or are content with what they already have for the ship, and leave on continuous adventures. The Jet Engine will be an easy, and fast upgrade to stop by and add.

Damage: Lastly, there is damage. The biggest reason to opt for a Jet Drive Engine setup is that it is much more resilient to damage than a configuration that makes use of a larger faster engine.

If a bump ends up damaging an engine slot, losing the power of a single Jet Drive Engine is preferable to losing the power of an Engine Stack.

These are the reasons the Jet Drive Engine setup is the best engine setup, in Dredge.

Conclusion

Though smaller may not always appear to be better, Dredge has flipped the script and created a way for the smallest part to make the biggest difference in the game.

Though some players especially those in the later parts of the game may have figured out how to manage the increased stress, and engine heat from using Haste.

So a setup like this may not be something they have to try, but never dismiss a strategy that works without having any cons for the player using it.

Especially for the players that want to enjoy the game knowing that their engine has their back in dangerous situations.

If you want to look into more information about Dredge, check out our guide on all the sea monsters, and where to find them, in Dredge.

Let us know in the comments down below, which engine setup you prefer, and whether will you be willing to switch your current setup for this.

Nikiforos

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