How about a "time to target" warning bell?

[Dagwit]

As an experienced player, I don't see myself having much need for a Supercruise Assist module. The only time I would be likely to use it would be to stop myself overshooting my target while consulting the Codex.

And I don't need an autothrottle for that. All I would need is an option in the Systems Panel to set a warning to sound when time to target reaches a preset time to remind me that I ought to be getting my head out of the Codex and back to flying the ship.

So how about a "time to target"warning bell for the next update?

 

[Factabulous]

Yes, an afk bell so we can enjoy Netflix without bothering with the game at all

 

[Dagwit]

Well, at least when you're watching Netflix you can glance at the game window occasionally to see how close you are to your supercruise target. You can't do that in the Codex.

Maybe the solution is to present all the Codex information as a Netflix series, and add an in-game Netflix client.

Of course, then you'd need a warning bell to tell you when you were approaching your supercruise target.

 

[Northpin]

Oh, come on - even my microwave oven has a time to target bell which, i say, is much appreciated

On a more serious side note, i think that some modes (codex, camera. etc) should allow warnings or should have some bells ringing when a certain condition is happening
I faced the rebuy screen once because, while taking screenshots outside a station, somehow my ship ended up in the mailslot exclusion zone and none of the warnings reached me in camera mode. Lesson learned, but still

 

[Dagwit]

An alternative - I've just remembered I thought about this a while back - would be to display time to target at the top of the Codex page while you're in supercruise.

And I think Northpin's right about the need for warnings in camera mode.

 

[Stealthie]

Right, cos it'll be handy to have something to wake us up when our ship's arrived at it's destination.

 

[[Diplomacy] Carnegie]

Why limit it to an in-game notification? Have the option for the game to send me a text/email. That way I can enjoy flying my spaceship without even needing to be in the same room.

 

[CMDR Slee Piboi]

1C Advanced Discovery Scanner
1C Detailed Surface Scanner
1C Warning Bell Suite

I like the idea!

 

[Dagwit]

I'd like to think that an item of equipment whose sole function is to go 'ding' at the appropriate time could be added to a ship's systems without taking up an entire module slot.

Mind you, a lot of people think something similar about limpet controllers, and much good it does them.

 

[Vedmo]

Custom bell tones in the Frontier store?

If so, sign me up.

 

[metatheurgist]

Can the bell happen at 7s? Can it then reduce throttle to 75% for me too?

 

[Dagwit]

Can the bell happen at 7s? Can it then reduce throttle to 75% for me too?

No, but it'll come with a complImentary HOTAS so that you can set your throttle wherever you like!

Or not.

 

[Dagwit]

I'd better say this before anyone else does: It should come with multiple tones for multicrew, so you don't have to ask for whom the bell tolls.

 

[Enderby]

I'd better say this before anyone else does: It should come with multiple tones for multicrew, so you don't have to ask for whom the bell tolls.