Planets are fast

cael · Aug 11, 2017

So i just had a mission to take someone to the crab nebula expedition. The planet it is attached to was moveing so fast that when it slowed me the planet was moveing faster than i could go at all. I had to go in its path the other way to get it. That was nuts

CMDR Cosmic Spacehead · Aug 11, 2017

Lol brilliant, like Mitterland hollow?

cael · Aug 11, 2017

Havent been there but if the thing orbits every 10 seconds then yes lol

CMDR Cosmic Spacehead · Aug 11, 2017

cael said:
Havent been there but if the thing orbits every 10 seconds then yes lol

Lol that might be quicker than Mitterland Hollow. What system is it?

Crank Larson · Aug 11, 2017

Which system/planet was it? Sounds like an interesting place to visit.

cael · Aug 11, 2017

CMDR Crank Larson said:
Which system/planet was it? Sounds like an interesting place to visit.

Epsilon Indi around a big purple gas giant

CMDR Cosmic Spacehead · Aug 11, 2017

Epsilon Indi?
That is Mitterland Hollow. Lol

Crank Larson · Aug 11, 2017

Well, it's now on my list of places to visit.

Though it's a long list, and I keep getting sidetracked...

cael · Aug 11, 2017

Yeah im there with you. Okay ill go here.... oh piece of candy

Red Martian · Aug 11, 2017

Mitterland Hollow is a terrific place to visit.

F4ANTOM · Aug 11, 2017

Not sure if its the same now, but Enceladus used to be faster than my ship when I exited supercruise, back in Horizons Beta. The only solution was to go ahead of it in supercruise, and let it 'crash' into me, and then it drops me relative to it, much like Mitterland.

Whats crazy about Mitterand's Hollow is New Africa is populated... can you imagine the tidal forces involved with a moon orbiting that quick that low? To be fair, they should both orbit each other at that range, but still. High Tide lasts 35 seconds!!!

Limoncello Lizard · Aug 11, 2017

F4ANTOM said:
Whats crazy about Mitterand's Hollow is New Africa is populated... can you imagine the tidal forces involved with a moon orbiting that quick that low? To be fair, they should both orbit each other at that range, but still. High Tide lasts 35 seconds!!!

Colonised by surfers.

Red Martian · Aug 11, 2017

Limoncello Lizard said:
Colonised by surfers.

This is my headcanon now.

Susanna · Aug 11, 2017

cael said:
So i just had a mission to take someone to the crab nebula expedition. The planet it is attached to was moving so fast that when it slowed me the planet was moving faster than i could go at all. I had to go in its path the other way to get it. That was nuts

The Crab Nebula Expedition started from Mitterland Hollow... What a place to start from! It was the first Expedition that I took part in and it was a great experience. Mitterland Hollow is a place you should really visit if you haven't been there. As you say, its an experience! Just fly around the orbit of Mitterland Hollow the opposite direction to the planet, its the only way to 'catch' it! Then find a cosy spot and watch the world spin around you every minute or so!

Morbad · Aug 11, 2017

F4ANTOM said:
Not sure if its the same now, but Enceladus used to be faster than my ship when I exited supercruise, back in Horizons Beta.

A huge number of planets/moons are like this.

If you drop out of SC far enough away to be in the star's, rather than the planet's, frame of reference you'll never be able to catch most of them without SC. Earth travels through space at 30,000 m/s. The fastest you can get any ship in the game is sub-900m/s.

Alec Turner · Aug 11, 2017

Just over two days left in the "Prison Brake" race (see my sig) in which you have to land on Mitterand Hollow, at speed!

[video=youtube_share;jOqx6XDeLq8]https://youtu.be/jOqx6XDeLq8[/video]

All are welcome and it's terrific fun!