The DC only boosts over 3KM away from the station, haven't had the problem at all since I firstly didn't boost after exiting supercruise and secondly got within 3KM prior to engaging the DC. Saying that, yes the DC should be able to handle the ship from further out and be able to handle the boost etc.
Imperial Cutter and docking computer is a joke.
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The DC only boosts over 3KM away from the station, haven't had the problem at all since I firstly didn't boost after exiting supercruise and secondly got within 3KM prior to engaging the DC. Saying that, yes the DC should be able to handle the ship from further out and be able to handle the boost etc.
Blah, blah, blah.
I don't use the the computer because X, I use the the docking computer because Y.
Just play the game and stop worrying about what others are doing. The game is boring, docking computer takes you away from a few seconds of boredom (escape from the escapism), for some people, simple.
I don't use the the computer because X, I use the the docking computer because Y.
Just play the game and stop worrying about what others are doing. The game is boring, docking computer takes you away from a few seconds of boredom (escape from the escapism), for some people, simple.
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But you still have to play the game and if Robigo is smuggling (sorry, never been to that system, so correct me if I'm wrong) then it also requires some piloting skills. If someone exploited Robigo missions they were not fresh Sidewinder pilots. Fresh Sidewinder pilots wouldn't be able to get to Robigo in the first place, not mentioning surviving whilst doing the missions. So implying they must have no piloting skills is more likely to be a statement based on envy than actual facts...
True.
But I took a few weeks to get to my first 10 million, I could get a newb to 10 million in 2 days now. Not the same. When you see a harmless CMDR flying a Cutter, or Corvette you know the games balance has gone awry.
BTW.. What Envy? I am not banned from Robigo, I can still trade there, I'm not Elite in trading, I don't have vast funds. I could go there today and grind and get my first Elite, but why?
Oh right, so I can afford the Cutter/Corvette, end game.
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One simple complaint about a badly adjusted function and 5 pages of rant about bad flying. Sigh.
The Cutter needs 7A thrusters to handle its mass whilst having the DC activated. Go for higher thrusters or align it manually to the slot before kicking in George.
This was written before, I just want to make that clear. I did a bug report about it here in the forum some time ago and several others did so, too.
As Cutter pilots are usually busy killing newbies and only a few are trading, there's a good chance this maladjustment will be fixed as fast as the 10% refuel bug.
The Cutter needs 7A thrusters to handle its mass whilst having the DC activated. Go for higher thrusters or align it manually to the slot before kicking in George.
This was written before, I just want to make that clear. I did a bug report about it here in the forum some time ago and several others did so, too.
As Cutter pilots are usually busy killing newbies and only a few are trading, there's a good chance this maladjustment will be fixed as fast as the 10% refuel bug.
<.< there's something odd about landing on planetary bases - once (so far) I got landing permission onto SMALL pad with a Cutter. Certain the ship actually did land and dock though - surprisingly enough it didn't break or hit anything (albeit the front landing gear was atop the flight control building).
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Please tell me you tried to go into the hangar!
Didn't cross my mind to try that XD
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The DC is a viable tool, especially for traders. When using my DC on my T-7, I'm setting up the return trip, looking at other opportunities and pricing on various web trade tools on my second screen. It speeds up the turnaround time significantly. HOWEVER, I'm still monitoring the flight and can override the DC if things start to go wrong in seconds. Does not happen often, the DC has improved a lot since the first iterations. When the DC is active, there are no SPEEDING alerts regardless of your velocity.
The issues I see with catastrophic DC use are people activating it then going to the loo, or making a cuppa, or tucking in the kids upstairs, or whatever. They are away from the screen and not watching what's going on. They come back and see a rebuy screen. That isn't the DC's fault.
This is the same thing that will happen when Google's automated cars are available for general public use. People will be on a highway sleeping behind the wheel, or drunk, boffing in the back seat, sitting on the roof rack, or doing other moronic acts that they will sue over when they get into an accident. "It wasn't MY fault, it was the car."
You can't fix stupid and no unsupervised technology is ever 100% safe.
The issues I see with catastrophic DC use are people activating it then going to the loo, or making a cuppa, or tucking in the kids upstairs, or whatever. They are away from the screen and not watching what's going on. They come back and see a rebuy screen. That isn't the DC's fault.
This is the same thing that will happen when Google's automated cars are available for general public use. People will be on a highway sleeping behind the wheel, or drunk, boffing in the back seat, sitting on the roof rack, or doing other moronic acts that they will sue over when they get into an accident. "It wasn't MY fault, it was the car."
You can't fix stupid and no unsupervised technology is ever 100% safe.
If you had I wonder if the station would have tried to take the pad (with the Imperial Cutter on it) into the hanger, or if you would have received a request to open your cargo bay so that they could move the station within it!
Two reasons this post is daft:
1. Robigo billionairs have docked while boosting through the letterbox more times than most, and are perfectly capable of docking manually
2. Using a docking computer is like using cruise control in your car. It's not that you can't do it manually, it just gets a bit old after a while. Personally I plan my next route while the docking computer does its thing.
That being said, I don't have one on my newly acquired Cutter yet as it behaves so differently to the other ships that I find myself enjoying learning to dock at higher and higher speeds with it
Once mastered I'm sure I will fit a Docking Computer again!
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Two reasons this post is daft:
1. Robigo billionairs have docked while boosting through the letterbox more times than most, and are perfectly capable of docking manually
2. Using a docking computer is like using cruise control in your car. It's not that you can't do it manually, it just gets a bit old after a while. Personally I plan my next route while the docking computer does its thing.
That being said, I don't have on on my newly acquired Cutter yet as it behaves so differently to the other ships that I find myself enjoying learning to dock at higher and higher speeds with it
I can dock with FA off, not boasting or being bigheaded, but just trying to give you the picture i have no issues docking at all......BUT i still have a DC on my Cutter and use it AFTER i have gone through the toast rack and that's for the same reason Viking has stated above!
Yeah this is pretty important if you want to keep your docking speed up. As mentioned I haven't used it on the Cutter yet, but with an Asp I used to just boost through the slot and shut the throttles off, letting the docking computer sort the mess out while I prepared my next destination in the galaxy map
Works a treat for smuggling.