The Docking Computer thread.

DMP TRK DRVR

DMP TRK DRVR
ACTUALLY.. as in real life when a task becomes remedial we allocate them to automation .. I do other things while I'm auto docking.. Re: the space shuttles functions are automated as well to an extent.. "I" Like it.. it is how the future would be . LOL SUCH passion
 
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Stealth Gamer92

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mavrac said:
No offense guys, this is a SIM. Landing is great. And so easy I guarantee I can land faster than that thing. But to each there own I guess. I really hope frontier doesn't look at this as we as a whole don't like to control our ships, and when planet landings come we have to watch it. That will ruin the game for me completely. I didn't buy this to watch the computer do the cool stuff
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I'm with you, I can dock twice as fast as the computer on a bad attempt where I'm haveing bad luck.
 
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TheSirDingo

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What you do is get inside the slot where scans wont happen then throttle down so the auto dock happens. I use this AI all the time when smuggling and nvr get fined bc I manually fly in base but allow myself to be docked by it.
 

GG7

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I ALWAYS use mine even though I could do it myself. I seriously doubt though if this was a real world situation that they would allow most people to manually dock their ship in a busy space port with traffic coming and going all the time. I would be VERY surprised if a Docking Computer wasn't mandatory for such operations.

So, if you want to get picky about which way is the most realistic, I would have to go with the Docking Computer every time.

Besides, it saves a bunch of time and I am usually writing notes about various system encounters and locations while my ship lands itself at my next stop.
 

GG7

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TheSirDingo said:
What you do is get inside the slot where scans wont happen then throttle down so the auto dock happens. I use this AI all the time when smuggling and nvr get fined bc I manually fly in base but allow myself to be docked by it.
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You just need to get within 7.50 km of the station for the station to give you docking permission. When I drop out of Hyper-cruise, I usually hit BOOST once, sometimes twice without advancing the throttle, and while the ship is boosting, I ask for docking permission. As soon as that is given, the DC will kick in and take over control of the ship. With some practice, you can do all the steps in one smooth elegant motion and you don't loose a beat from arrival to landing.

Waiting till you are though the slot is silly.and a waste of time. If you point towards the docking end of the station before you boost, the DC rarely does anything wrong. Besides that, I LOVE the homage to 2001 when it takes control too. Whoever thought of that was brilliant! :)
 

dayrth

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Now that SJA has worked her magic it is brilliant! Don't go afk when engaging it though, It still can't account for the idiots out there who would ram you (either by accident or design).
 

BO55 VXR

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Hell Razor5543 said:
I still want to see what the "Advanced Docking Computer" can do. The SDC is very effective.
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The fact that the DC is "Standard" would elude to the fact that there is/well be a better one... My thinking though is that it couldn't do much more apart from being able to engage system-wide (i.e.from jump-in point) and requests docking permission for you.
 
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Rauminen

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I have one mostly for nostalgic reasons. It costs the same as it did 30 years ago, and plays the same music. :) Although back then 4.5k was much harder to get :D

Usually just get through the letterbox myself though, can't stand it fiddling about when I can just boost straight in myself. Once inside however I usually let it take over an listen to the Blue Danube a bit.
 

Hell Razor5543

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I posted this in "The Docking Computer thread";

There is something to remember here. We are talking about the STANDARD docking computer! What is it going to be like when SJA finishes, and FD release (after many days of admiring viewing) the ADVANCED docking computer? I can see it now...

You trigger the ADC when you are within range of a major station. First, your ship stops moving. Then the ADC takes control of every other computer system in range, and, perfectly choreographed with the 'Blue Danube Waltz', all the small ships start waltzing around, while the larger vessels start running their engines to enhance the music. You ship deploys any light weaponry, and starts using them as conductors batons (well, the ADC is now in control, so it is the orchestral conductor. Fortunately, as the ADC is in control of ALL systems you will not get a fine, and no vessels will get hit). Then the station start flying towards you, manoeuvring itself so that it flies over your ship, with the mail slot perfectly aligned (also in perfect time with the music). Then it positions itself so that the landing pad is just below your ship. There is another command sent by the ADC (depending on circumstances) which I will get to. Then your ship lowers the undercarriage, and the pad then connects with the ship. Finally the ADC, before shutting down, issues the commands to allow everything to go back to its correct place.

Remember the command I said I would get to? Well, if the planet that the station is orbiting is inhabited, and the dark side is facing you when you next launch, the city lights will read "This show was brought to you courtesy of Sarah Jane Avory. We hope you enjoyed it."!
 
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jacozilla

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The SDC is awesome - both for docking approach and pad landing, or just used for pad landings.

any claim you can do it just as well is imo false. A human player can enter the mailslot just as well and likely a bit faster for rotational stations since current version has a small delay while it queues up.

but for outposts, no possible way. A human cant see from the entry angle we enter half the time whether our assigned landing pad is top or bottom of outpost halves. Easily adjusted for yes, but we spend time the SDC automatically knows where pad is and instantly boosts on that correct vector.

and for rotational stations, the pad landing after entering station is usually faster with SDC, especially for traders with big ships because again a) SDC instantly knows where pad is while we sometimes have tomscan the upper or lower back end dpending which way our homing beacon guides but doesnt always exactly show.

this isnt to suggest if you take joy in hands on flying you shouldnt do so - to each their own. I just like the advantages the sdc gives me in bio breaks and faster cargo route turn around times.

the advanced docking computer will be the one that perfectky plots your silent running approach for smuggling. :)
 

Captain Fizz

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jacozilla said:
...any claim you can do it just as well is imo false....
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I can dock quicker manually than the DC... Would you like video proof?

Asides from the 'holding pattern' which is getting removed in 1.4 I believe...
As long as there's nothing on the radar I can zip through at whatever speed I like (not 100M/s) and use the pad itself as a brake.
(Thrust down into it)

The bigger the ship the less of a disparity, I do use the DC but mainly only when already through the mailslot and for outposts (as there is no holding pattern delay on the outposts) but I can (and do if wanting to get there quickly) dock faster than the DC.
 

septantrionalis

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jacozilla said:
any claim you can do it just as well is imo false.
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I can definitely do it faster than the SDC but the SDC is much more graceful. I go full speed and slam right into the docking bay to stop. It reminds me of that docking scene from the "So Beautiful and So Dangerous" plot of the 1981 Heavy Metal Movie. Sure, I lose some shield points, but you can't argue with the results. :D
 
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