Top tip of the day...
- Thread starter sohara
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...If you are looking at the side of a station and it appears to be rotating 'UP', the entry is on the left hand side
In other words:
From the FAQ suggestion thread.
I still find the old trick from Elite ][ works wonders.
Look for a panel where opposite edges are moving in different directions. That panel is either the one with the docking port, or the back wall. Either way you now know where the axis of rotation is.
Next align yourself with on that axis. When you work out which side the docking port is on pick a point on that axis about 10km out from the station and fly to that. When you know where the docking port is stop flying at the station, but at a place that gives you room when you get there to turn.
When I get this right I find I have to make almost no corrections to line up with the port. Easy peasy; lemon squeezy.
Speed wise I find I can fly full throttle to just before the turning point. I reduce speed to best turning speed and request docking. Flip back to the front view, and turn onto the station, and make any any adjustments to line myself up.
Like most things in life. It'a all about giving yourself time to react.
Look for a panel where opposite edges are moving in different directions. That panel is either the one with the docking port, or the back wall. Either way you now know where the axis of rotation is.
Next align yourself with on that axis. When you work out which side the docking port is on pick a point on that axis about 10km out from the station and fly to that. When you know where the docking port is stop flying at the station, but at a place that gives you room when you get there to turn.
When I get this right I find I have to make almost no corrections to line up with the port. Easy peasy; lemon squeezy.
Speed wise I find I can fly full throttle to just before the turning point. I reduce speed to best turning speed and request docking. Flip back to the front view, and turn onto the station, and make any any adjustments to line myself up.
Like most things in life. It'a all about giving yourself time to react.
Thanks for that marvellous contribution to community spirit. I'll get back in my box.
As far as I can tell, the entrance doesn't point to the planet. In fact, in the Piratey/Miney system, it points away from the planet.
I've only been playing for a week and have been having all sorts of trouble finding the docking port quickly. I find your tip helpful; you can stay out of the box. Thanks!
Sorry to mkten and any others who took offence at my post - if the tone came across as abrupt it was not intended, my bad that I posted in haste just as I was called away from the keyboard. Nothing I wrote was meant to be a swipe at the existing answer, just an expansion of it. You'll note from the ellipses that I cut Cathy's post a bit, and it does mention the direction of movement too but I didn't think it was necessary to include it as that part had already been covered.