Engine boost needs to be disabled inside stations!!

[Nomadski]

I think flight assist should deactivate, and auto boost activate as you go thru the dock.

Sort the men out from the boys.

 

[CATPAIN KIRK]

I think flight assist should deactivate, and auto boost activate as you go thru the dock.

Sort the men out from the boys.

Moreover, physical copies of the game should ship with this:

Spoiler

 

[Sargon]

Perhaps car manufacturers should limit the accelerator pedal for when cars pull into a garage? I mean, one could accidentally press it to the floor and go 'splat' all over the back wall, next to the washer and dryer...

One word... well actually two... "Key Bindings" gotta memorize them.

 

[Zvanya]

I think flight assist should deactivate, and auto boost activate as you go thru the dock.

Sort the men out from the boys.

The laugh I got out of that was worth a +1

 

[Krait_79]

I understand the posters fustration when in the moment,
But as posted above, there must be a limit to how much you want to be
cushioned (hold by the hand). If you make a mistake it's ok IMO that it
have a cost, that way you will probably learn somthing.
There are stuff i do and do not do ingame as i gradually learn whats dangerous
and whats reasonable safe.
As said above PLEASE don't dumb the game down.

So we should do away with flight and rotational assist then. Because that dumbs the game down more than the game recognising a situation where it is unlikely the player meant to press a key.

 

[B1M2D3]

Did this in a fully loaded Lakon 6 after I, 'thought', all my bindings were set up properly on new x55. Not sure how it happened to this day as all I remember doing was moving the throttles forward a tad. Needless to say, the only thing bound to boost now is va.

 

[Paden]

I thought everyone would run through a few pre-flight checks on take off & landing.

1. Fuel topped up prior to requesting launch.
2. Doors to manual (Mrs. Middleton will do this for you if you ask nicely).
3. Tray tables and seat backs upright.
4. Key bindings not capable of making you look silly.
5. Cerebrum present in cranium before igniting engines.

6. Bag of pickled onion monster munch secured firmly between your legs.

 

[Riedquat]

Funny thread.

 

[Paden]

Perhaps car manufacturers should limit the accelerator pedal for when cars pull into a garage? I mean, one could accidentally press it to the floor and go 'splat' all over the back wall, next to the washer and dryer...

One word... well actually two... "Key Bindings" gotta memorize them.

Many years ago, my brother's mate tried to drive his dad's Volvo with his legs crossed and managed to drive it through the back of the garage wall. Moral of the tale... FD need to release some Volvo Interstellar starships.

 

[[VR] Mad Mike]

It was just a routine flight in my Hauler. The last delivery to earn the credits which would finally enable me to purchase a Viper. I lifted off from the pad, retracted the landing gear and then....... oh what's that engine boosting noise, oh it's me, oh ffffffffff.. splat!

Yes I had unfortunately accidentally brushed the key that boosts the engines and before I could unleash a wailing 'Noooooooooooo' of despair I had redecorated the station interior in an interesting shade of guts. So thanks to the rather expensive cargo I was carrying I am now back to my humble Sidewinder beginnings!

So yes please do something about this so no other poor souls have to suffer so harshly for a moment of sheer misfortune/ stupidity!

I have to disagree......

not that it isnt crazy annoying, as it has happened to me, and it is...... as is accidentally ejecting all cargo when coming into land (that wasnt my fault either, goddam ghost key presses on my flight stick)

but ultimately that is about flying as a human being imo.... we make mistakes, which is part of the "fun" of the game.

Dont get me wrong, if they nerf it they nerf it, I am not that bothered, but, ideally I think we should be as responsible for our own demise as possible imo.

I want to have to be careful when I fly, just like I would in a real ship (which I know is a nonsense in itself. in over 1000 years time it is unlikely any of it would be human controlled but that would be a dull game indeed!).

 

[BigDuke6ixx]

So we should do away with flight and rotational assist then. Because that dumbs the game down more than the game recognising a situation where it is unlikely the player meant to press a key.

What actions have you taken to ensure this doesn't happen to you again?

 

[Krait_79]

What actions have you taken to ensure this doesn't happen to you again?

Well I changed the key binding to be as far away from anything else as possible. Problem is I do need it so it is bound to a button on my joystick which is next to the throttle increase. So the potential for a lapse of concentration and another disaster is still there!

 

[moonsword]

First I thought also that this is a good apply but now I think the boost should not be disabled within a station.

What if you need the boost in the station to get out of it as quickly as possible?
And second... how should a space station influence your ability to turn your boost on and off?

 

[dognosh]

Well I changed the key binding to be as far away from anything else as possible. Problem is I do need it so it is bound to a button on my joystick which is next to the throttle increase. So the potential for a lapse of concentration and another disaster is still there!

Sorry, but did you read the replies on your own thread ? :S
When you deploy your landing gear the over ride kicks in, if you have set it. So bind it that way and you will never boost when your gear is out !

 

[Aleksej]

Well I changed the key binding to be as far away from anything else as possible. Problem is I do need it so it is bound to a button on my joystick which is next to the throttle increase. So the potential for a lapse of concentration and another disaster is still there!

I have it on my throttle as well, the button is to be pressed with a thumb, however as it is to be pressed bottom-up I cannot press it accidentally.

 

[Krait_79]

Sorry, but did you read the replies on your own thread ? :S
When you deploy your landing gear the over ride kicks in, if you have set it. So bind it that way and you will never boost when your gear is out !

Yes and did you read my OP where I said it happened AFTER I had retracted my landing gear?!

 

[CATPAIN KIRK]

So the potential for a lapse of concentration and another disaster is still there!

Well - it only happened to me once about a month ago, but probably that's because I've concluded that it might be a good idea to not let my concentration lapse again.

Works surprisingly well - even when flying dead drunk.

 

[Stoo]

Whenever I pull in to a petrol station, the turbo on the car isn't magically disabled. Learn to pilot properly and you won't end up in a fiery mess.

 

[BigDuke6ixx]

Use Voice Attack to engage boost and it will never happen again as long as you remember not to say 'boost' inside the station.

 

[Krait_79]

Whenever I pull in to a petrol station, the turbo on the car isn't magically disabled. Learn to pilot properly and you won't end up in a fiery mess.

No but then a turbo charger on a car isn't going to suddenly propel you at 300 mph across the forecourt if you touch the accelerator. It's not an issue of piloting more an issue of control layout. Modern airliners have numerous fail safes built in. It's not unreasonable to expect an advanced spaceship to have the same or at least an option of turning it off other than an override when your gear is down.