... the Supercruise Assist module will be capable of holding the course and navigate around bodies if the destination is obscured. According to the stream yesterday it sounds like it is only capable of maintaining speed, which would not only make the feature completely useless but actually harm the new player experience.
FDEV, please confirm that...
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...so it just press the 75% thrust button at 7 seconds? Isn't it easier to make the actual Too Fast/Slow down warning reliable instead?
My understanding is that if there is a clear line of sight between you and your destination then the SAM will automatically regulate speed and drop you at the location (or enter orbit) when close enough, however the pilot will need to manually account for astronomical bodies in the way.
In the Stream yesterday, Paige confirmed that it will not be able to navigate around bodies. You must find your destination un-obscured and then engage.
EDIT: I would have liked it to auto-nav around bodies; but not only would there have been an uproar from some elitists about "auto-flying" but I also wouldn't trust it. Remember auto-docking in beta? Yeah.
EDIT: I would have liked it to auto-nav around bodies; but not only would there have been an uproar from some elitists about "auto-flying" but I also wouldn't trust it. Remember auto-docking in beta? Yeah.
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It's an auto speed, not an autopilot, I think. I wouldnt really want an autopilot, that would harm the new player experience as they might never actually fly the ship.
The same could be achieved by limiting newcomers to 75% throttle...
Haven't watched it myself, but I understand on the livestream last night someone asked 'so is this like putting the throttle in the blue?' and Will said'yes, but people have issues doing that....'The same could be achieved by limiting newcomers to 75% throttle...
So it's literally just an auto Blue-Zone?
A nice free slots even for beginers then
A nice free slots even for beginers then
What happens if I enter supercruise assist and won't notice that my destination is obscured because I'm too far away?
Or what happens to the small course corrections needed if eyeballing from 1200 ls and later getting close and completely miss the target?
This assist seems quite... how do I put it... useless? Yes, I guess useless is the word I'd use.
Why not make it a HUD warning instead "reduce speed"? Oh, we have that already, right.
Or what happens to the small course corrections needed if eyeballing from 1200 ls and later getting close and completely miss the target?
This assist seems quite... how do I put it... useless? Yes, I guess useless is the word I'd use.
Why not make it a HUD warning instead "reduce speed"? Oh, we have that already, right.
AFAIK the supercruise assist is more like a 'cruise control' speed setting that will max out the speed until you come close enough to the destination that throttling down to the blue zone is required to not overshoot. The throttle adjustments are handled by the supercruise assist module. Any course corrections will have to be made by the pilot manually, as before.
So wait - are we annoyed at:
1) Easymode autopilot, or
2) it's not an autopilot, so pointless, or
3) it's a module slot and unbalances all the ships
Sharpening my pitchfork but unsure which unruly mob I'm joining
* probably best at this point to wait and see what is actually in the game
1) Easymode autopilot, or
2) it's not an autopilot, so pointless, or
3) it's a module slot and unbalances all the ships
Sharpening my pitchfork but unsure which unruly mob I'm joining
* probably best at this point to wait and see what is actually in the game
I don't quite get it why this small feature (basically one button press "75% speed") needs a module slot, neither where the big advantage for newbs is.
Guess I'm gonna go sharpen my pitchforks...
edit: Facta, all of them!
I was under the impression that it works like this:
ADC: Undocks you from the pad, takes you out of the station and returns control to you.
CMDR: You align with your destination, and enter SC. You ensure that your destination is unhindered by annoying things like stars, planets etc.
SCA: Will keep you in the blue and then drop you out of SC at the right moment.
If docking:
Bolognaise Sauces:
ADC: Undocks you from the pad, takes you out of the station and returns control to you.
CMDR: You align with your destination, and enter SC. You ensure that your destination is unhindered by annoying things like stars, planets etc.
SCA: Will keep you in the blue and then drop you out of SC at the right moment.
If docking:
- SCA: Returns control to the CMDR.
- CMDR: You will approach your destination, apply for docking and engage the DC.
- ADC: Will dock you at the pad safely and return control back to the CMDR.
- SCA: Will automatically enter orbit around a planet and return control to the CMDR.
Bolognaise Sauces:
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Maybe that's all it does, plus auto disengage. And that's fineThe same could be achieved by limiting newcomers to 75% throttle...
This is what I call engaging gameplay... Wait a sec.. What?!
All three!!!So wait - are we annoyed at:
1) Easymode autopilot, or
2) it's not an autopilot, so pointless, or
3) it's a module slot and unbalances all the ships
Sharpening my pitchfork but unsure which unruly mob I'm joining
* probably best at this point to wait and see what is actually in the game
I am not sure if it warrants the addition of a module...Maybe that's all it does, plus auto disengage. And that's fine
I truly hope AP is more than that. I've done the 75% throttle before, and our ship still drifts off target over time, even if you use the little dot to perfectly center a distant planet. There better be at least some "microsteering" to keep our ships on target.The same could be achieved by limiting newcomers to 75% throttle...