How to spot binary systems

Celvin Aarden

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Fellow explorers,

I'll get right to the point - I'm on an expedition in the Orion nebula, and well... I jumped to a binary system and proceeded to fly straight through a star with the Rift on my face. Not at all a pleasant experience, I assure you. This disaster resulted in what I can only describe as star divers PTSD; I'm truthfully very nervous every time I charge my frame-shift drive. I obviously need to get back to inhabited space to wind down a bit, so I need advice:

How in the world would I spot such a system on the Galaxy map? When I looked, all I could see was the biggest star in the system. I'd rather not place my bets on me surviving another plasma bath, so any tips would be appreciated.

Thanks!
 

Sugarat

Sugarat
That happens, but not that often tbh.. selecting realistic view on the map will show if it's a binary you're jumping to tho'.. :)
 

Celvin Aarden

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Sugarat said:
That happens, but not that often tbh.. selecting realistic view on the map will show if it's a binary you're jumping to tho'.. :)
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I tried that, but no luck - I suspect the stars were so close that they merged on the map, maybe? There was literally no visible space between them when viewed from the cockpit.
 

Sugarat

Sugarat
Could be.. I don't worry tbh.. took heat from a binary once.. had lots of entries onto binaries that caused no problems

..a few that scared the bejesus out of me, but flying thru' a secondary star or indeed entering a system close enough to take damage is rare imo :)
 
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iain666

iain666
Just watch out for the ones without the scary bit...

I hit one where the close partner was a brown dwarf and my temps dropped after I exited hyperspace (almost) like normal and there was no insta-scooping to warn me. Then the temperature started nudging back up slowly enough that I didn't realise it was happening until it was too late and I took some module damage before I got clear.
 

frostypaw

frostypaw
You have to actively select the star on the map in realistic view to get it to show you, sometimes it's a bit stubborn as I found out after diving right through one star and out in front of the other.... didn't fry anything but spent the next hundred jumps checking in panic, mostly not worried since *fingers crossed*

that dwarf twin sounds evil.
 

Roqinn

Roqinn
After I ran into a star and died from heat once, I stopped letting it bother me (much). It doesn't happen that often and most (read 75% of the time or more), you have time to get out from in between them before you turn into a crisp. Now I view it as a thrill that doesn't happen enough! LOL I'm half a galaxy away and at 52% and not worried about making it back without dieing. Like we have said, it is a rare occurrence.

Just pay attention to when you jump into a new system and be ready to move if the stars are close.
 

osser

osser
The real bad ones are very rare. I've seen 2 in my 5 months out that were instant cook heat damage -- oh      , pop HS aim for the black and run like hell.
I'm always nervous when it gets to a 3-4 star system.. that gets me ready to evade.
From what I've read the realistic map does nothing to aid in close stars. it's hit and miss.. aka urban legend.

you have to deal with it when it comes (and it will)

Fly safe as you can
 

[VR] optimal_909

[VR] optimal_909
Cmdr Frawd Digger said:
In my 8500 odd jumps I have never taken damage from a binary. The main danger to my modules is scooping while tired....fall into a sun every so often.

Frawd
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Same here, never had any issue, though once I flew through a star while entering the system. I never brake before jumping either, life is too short for that. :)
 

newman1702

newman1702
Cmdr Frawd Digger said:
I just jump...no praying involved, being an atheist and all :)

In my 8500 odd jumps I have never taken damage from a binary. The main danger to my modules is scooping while tired....fall into a sun every so often.

Frawd
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You got lucky. In my 14k jumps I had several close encounters including binaries and heating up, and most of those did not involve any damage, but rarely you can be dropped in such a way that it just takes long to get out of the danger area. This is what heatsinks are for :)
 

racer1

racer1
In 350kly travelled I had my first experience of this last night.

Jump in no problem but my heat was rising way more than it should. As I maneuvered away from the star I realised I was between 2 very close companions.

Lost 1% hull and 5% off modules on average, heat peaked at 140%. Didn't get thrown out of SC.

It is extremely rare.
 

Traveller_GG

Traveller_GG
Been there, seen it, done it and sounded like I jumped through a helium giant. It's more scary than dangerous for the vast majority of cases. Just enjoy the adrenaline rush [noob]
 

Whiterose

Whiterose
When I learnt about the binary and realistic map thing about a 15 months ago, I thought cool I will give that a go. It lasted two systems before I couldn't be bothered to do it again, and went with the "if I die it is destiny" approach.
 
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Mengy

Mengy
Cmdr Frawd Digger said:
I just jump...no praying involved, being an atheist and all :)

In my 8500 odd jumps I have never taken damage from a binary. The main danger to my modules is scooping while tired....fall into a sun every so often.

Frawd
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Everyone prays to God when in foxholes! Or when sandwiched between stars!! :D


I've taken heat damage a few times from jump ins, its even sadder when I completely forget to activate the heat sinks I have installed. Back when I started exploring I blew up my starter Sidewinder flying too close to a star, it dropped me out of supercruise and I kept trying to jump out, which of course heated the ship up, and me being the green newbie that I am just kept cooking the ship trying to figure out what to do. By the time I realized my ship was melting it was too late, BOOM.


I'm a little more experienced now. A little.....
 

Cmdr Frawd Digger

Cmdr Frawd Digger
optimal_909 said:
Same here, never had any issue, though once I flew through a star while entering the system. I never brake before jumping either, life is too short for that. :)
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Yup, I come in at full speed and adjust trajectory on the fly...

newman1702 said:
You got lucky. In my 14k jumps I had several close encounters including binaries and heating up, and most of those did not involve any damage, but rarely you can be dropped in such a way that it just takes long to get out of the danger area. This is what heatsinks are for :)
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Yes, I think I have been lucky. I have had close calls with several binaries and even trinaries, but not going through them or getting stuck between them thankfully.

Frawd
 
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