Braben + Cobra + Docking video

It's gonna be impossible with a mouse. You need to do a slow roll to mathc the station, but rolling via keyboard = max roll speed, and rolling via mouse = you get a yaw too (because mouse controls usually have the 'yaw into roll' assigned on y axis), which will completely offset your trajectory. So.. er. Docking might be a complete pain with a mouse, moreso than normal flying already is.

It's not impossible - that's pretty much how the previous games worked anyway (joysticks back in the 80's had only on/off axis control, so it was always full rotation speed when you rotated). The point is not to rotate continuously, but tap on that keyboard key to stay aligned correctly.

Yup Susimetsa is right - you just need to tap tap tap the roll button to roll it a little, let go, roll a bit more, let go etc etc and you can stay aligned with the docking port.

If you play Euro Truck Simulator 2 and use the keyboard for driving you'd know - you tap tap tap the left and right steering to negotiate gentle curves on the road :)
 

Minti2

Deadly, But very fluffy...
okay, its hard to remain upset when it all looks so awesome.

So.. er, 3.0 Friday release then boys? ;)

:D saw your last post then this one, glad you felt better bud.

As an Alpha backer i have no problem with the public get a first taster before us, it was only one day and hopefully good publicity for ED....and we wouldn't have had a sneak preview from the pics and vids that came after, great teaser and agree with you excited that 3.0 could be with us today or soon.

As for the video, amazing! so much to play about with i wont know where to start!

One thing i really liked was DB giving the guy in the vid a tutorial throughout(although the guy seemed to find it quite natural and was very good)

it would be quite nice for some i suspect if there were some basic tutorials showing how to use side panels for instance and fire assignments etc, nicer still if it was DB voicing them!

Anyway again great video OP, thanks :)
 
Anyone here called "keep_scrolling" on Reddit?

Both this video and the PCGamesN article appeared on Reddit first last night http://www.reddit.com/r/elitedangerous

Looks like the E:D Reddit thread is waking up, worth adding it to your list of E:D bookmarks even if your not a redditor as its a handy little list of news articles.
 
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Awesome! Can't wait for the Alpha to be released. And also I can see how easy the basic walk in station portion could be implemented in the game.

At least when you can walk in the ship and exit it to look around when docked. That will be sweet!
 
What are those strange diagonal lines moving outwards around 1 o'clock and 11 o'clock on the screen/HUD?
 
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it will be interesting to see how well the docking screens and outfitting work with Oculus Rift, somehow I doubt those dialogues will be readable on the dev kit but that's no real issue.

I don't mind the external view in the station but I'm sure its a stepping stone to being able to walk to the outside in first person a bit further down the line.
 
Very impressive video and looks no problem with keyboard control to dock. I can foresee that using OR and voice commands to enable functions like requesting docking and lowering/raising landing gear, may be something worth configuring, or using the numeral keypad on the right as additional function keys for those functions, without having to view left/right.
 
What are those strange diagonal lines moving outwards around 1 o'clock and 11 o'clock on the screen/HUD?

Velocity / vector indicators. There should be some on the sides and top too, they help you judge where your ship is actually heading (less useful when in front of a stonking big station, ofc, but more useful when in empty-space).
 

Minti2

Deadly, But very fluffy...
You do realise that guy in the video was, in fact, a gurl! :eek:
Me thinks you're gonna get owned by a gurl! :D

Argh! your right, i was listening in bed this morning on my tablet and its not the greatest sound, just listened again on the computer and noticed straight away.....this is my defense, it wont help me of course and am doomed i know....how :eek::eek::eek: :D
 
thanks for the awesome video.

feel breathless here... the spacestation docking sequence is awesome.
Everything looks perfect to me.
Especially the 3rd person ship view to see what you can upgrade and where on the ship's hotspots.

Awesome, perfect, wonderful.. what else to say ?
let me roll back in my tongue and ....

...it's time for ROCK AND ROLL guys !!
 
Argh! your right, i was listening in bed this morning on my tablet and its not the greatest sound, just listened again on the computer and noticed straight away.....this is my defense, it wont help me of course and am doomed i know....how :eek::eek::eek: :D
I just thought you were one of those modern youngsters who use "guy" whether they speak of boys or girls... :)
 

Minti2

Deadly, But very fluffy...
I just thought you were one of those modern youngsters who use "guy" whether they speak of boys or girls... :)

Ah yes! thanks Susimetsa that was it, sick init :D

Truthfully at 46, am just old decrepit, bits falling off and hard of hearing! ;)
 
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