Docking - Does anyone find it fun?
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I use the timer approach, when I get down to about 8 seconds, I tell the computer 75%, this puts it nicely in the sweet spot just moments before the safe message appears.
Love to land myself. Never owned or would want own a DC.
As for supercruise approach, I am wondering if something has changed since the 2.4 update? Before, the 75% thing worked a treat and was a doddle on approach. In fact I could push the boundaries a little and come in a little hotter however since 2.4 my ships now seem to be getting pulled in by gravity or something. 75% no longer slows the ship down and in fact there has been many occassions where I've cut the throttle completely as it seemed to be coming in too hot to find the speed still going up even with the throttle set at zero or full reverse resulting in an inexplicable overshoot. I overshot probably 1 in 100 approaches before 2.4, now its probably more than 50% of the time unless I slow down to 75% with the timer at around 10 to 15 seconds which is much higher than the 7 secs it used to be.
Anyone else had this?
As for supercruise approach, I am wondering if something has changed since the 2.4 update? Before, the 75% thing worked a treat and was a doddle on approach. In fact I could push the boundaries a little and come in a little hotter however since 2.4 my ships now seem to be getting pulled in by gravity or something. 75% no longer slows the ship down and in fact there has been many occassions where I've cut the throttle completely as it seemed to be coming in too hot to find the speed still going up even with the throttle set at zero or full reverse resulting in an inexplicable overshoot. I overshot probably 1 in 100 approaches before 2.4, now its probably more than 50% of the time unless I slow down to 75% with the timer at around 10 to 15 seconds which is much higher than the 7 secs it used to be.
Anyone else had this?
Depends what you dock with
No, I have had the same SC approach as you, and I haven't noticed any change. The only time I have overshot a destination since 2.4 has been due to my own inattentiveness.
I use the DC when I feel lazy, or just want the music that it comes with. It also helps with smuggling runs, go full speed through the slot and then engage the DC and turn off silent running, works like a charm.
Wierd. I will have to video whats going on. Its not like the throttle isn't registering as the needle goes right back on screen as normal but instead of the speed bars slowly dropping to meet it they get bigger on approach as though I'm accelerating!!
Hey guys,
I gotta ask, does anyone find docking to be a fun experience? To me, as a new player, it seems like it was designed to be as stressful and difficult as possible. Approach a rotating space station, maybe from the wrong side, line up with a tiny slot, match rotation, fly in, and land on a tiny pad that may be behind you - all while a timer is counting down and knowing that if you mess up badly, you'll be fined or your ship will be destroyed.In short, it's a pain in the butt. Does anyone else feel this way, or, did you when you first started playing?
I guess I need a docking computer!
What do you think??
Maybe not fun, but certainly easy, with a tiny amount of practice. Parking your car is not fun either but as the pilots say "Taking off is optional, landing is mandatory".
IDK, I always barrel in full tilt boogie till I hit that sweet spot at 5-6 seconds; unless I have a potential tail, and then it's max speed till I whip around the planetary body the station's orbiting and bleed off my speed that way. I don't think I ever look at the lines during approach, and this has been generally working for me since forever.
As I said thats what I always did and never had an issue. I generally pride myself on my supercruise approaches. Something is certainly afoot if it still works that way for you.
If docking was similar to the scene in Armageddon or Interstellar where you have to match the rotational speed and orientation of a station then I'd be all for it. But as it is its just boring and simple with a hotas. Docking computer all the way.
I enjoy docking. Nailing a landing with FA-off is a challenge.
It's not for an experienced player, but when I first started playing this game, it was a pain in the butt.
Docking is easy if you have experience with similar controls (say, X3 game series).
Docking is usually hard if you have no experience of flight sims or space sims. I have seen this with 10+ people -- adults and kids.
Docking can be fun for a while, but the fun does wane away. Speed docking may be fun a bit longer.
Docking computer can be fun too. It's so relaxing.
But whatever your situation is, the Docking computer is part of the game. Use it if it fits your play style.
Docking is usually hard if you have no experience of flight sims or space sims. I have seen this with 10+ people -- adults and kids.
Docking can be fun for a while, but the fun does wane away. Speed docking may be fun a bit longer.
Docking computer can be fun too. It's so relaxing.
But whatever your situation is, the Docking computer is part of the game. Use it if it fits your play style.
