Most of the time, not some of the time, I have a real problem with the cargo scoop radar. You get a bit of light on your dashboard and the scoop radar becomes washed out, so now you can't see the target to align with. Because of this I usually have to do repeated runs at the object or just give up. Surely the dev's must have come across this problem, it's seems weird to have this happen in a game that is well established.
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Newcomer / Intro Problem with cargo scoop radar.
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What ship? I find some far easier to scoop with than others - I think it was the Python that always seemed to have issues. But as ^^^ says, get a collector limpet controller.
As advised roll to get the dashboard in shadow, this will help in many of the ships but not all, the problem is that some have reflective surfaces in the cockpits which will also reflect a diffuse glow from the holograms themselves which makes the detail difficult to see. The Saud Kruger ships are notorious for this.
I sometimes think the makers of the Collector limpet controller bribe the cockpit designers not to fix this to encourage people to use collectors rather than scoop.
I sometimes think the makers of the Collector limpet controller bribe the cockpit designers not to fix this to encourage people to use collectors rather than scoop.
Dolphin is the worst for this - an actual reflection directly in the way that can't be eliminated by rolling as it is from an internal light.
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That is true, but the problem with Elite is that there are thousands of these little easy-to-fix annoyances. So the probability that it will be yours that's fixed soon is quite small.
That is true, but the problem with Elite is that there are thousands of these little easy-to-fix annoyances. So the probability that it will be yours that's fixed soon is quite small.
I know what, I will close my eyes and wish very hard for it to be fixed. That should do it.
I know what, I will close my eyes and wish very hard for it to be fixed. That should do it.
Who knows.
That tactic is probably as successful as any other.
In the meantime, like it was said, you can try a different ship. Some are fine, some have these "petty" problems, some are objectively hard to scoop in due to their awkward cargo hatch placement,...
... and so you buy limpets - problem solved
And I will/have bought limpets, but it's a nostalgia thing, scooping was a big part of original Elite and it revisits the good feeling of scooping in goodies from outer space.
In my experience of working with developers, nothing makes them roll their eyes or laugh in your face like suggesting something is an "easy fix"
Ian Phillips
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In my experience of working with developers, nothing makes them roll their eyes or laugh in your face like suggesting something is an "easy fix"
As a developer myself, I prefer the 'withering glance'