I need to land on this planet to complete a mission everytime I try it just crashes and the only thing the docking computer will do is put it into orbit I've done a scan of the planet I can see the place on the planet and it says rude unavailable I've got the extra pack installed that should let me land on the planet but for some reason I can't what am I missing
I need to land on this planet to complete a mission everytime I try it just crashes and the only thing the docking computer will do is put it into orb
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Sounds like you're using supercruise assist. That's all it will do. You need to fly down to the planet and then activate the docking computer.
Everyone keep your heads down, grammar police are about
What you're targeting looks like an outpost. No landing pads there unfortunately so a docking computer won't help you. Planetary bases with landing pads have a different icon to the one you have selected.
You have to target the station on the planet, and fly down to it. It's pretty simple, but since you don't have a grasp (yet) of the fundamentals you are going to struggle. Visit the tutorial that deals with planetary landings.
Of course, it's possible you have loaded up the basic game, instead of Horizons, since accepting the mission but that is less likely. More a need to understand what you are doing and how you do it. Dangerous Discussion can't give you a tutorial on ..... every ..... single ..... feature of this game .... some things you have to work out in the tutorials and ask in the Newcomers threads.
Of course, it's possible you have loaded up the basic game, instead of Horizons, since accepting the mission but that is less likely. More a need to understand what you are doing and how you do it. Dangerous Discussion can't give you a tutorial on ..... every ..... single ..... feature of this game .... some things you have to work out in the tutorials and ask in the Newcomers threads.
On a text only medium, proper grammar is necessary to communicate clearly and accurately. Lack of voice inflection and facial and body language, requires correct grammar.
Otherwise, expect some confusion.
This is exactly why i hate having to communicate in text with anyone who grew up with a smart phone. Most have the language skills of a grade schooler.
Non native English speakers get a pass for trying.
Can't wait till we get onto neutron star boosting and finding Colonia.
Take note of the "+" on the name of the base. OP will never be able to land at the station itself.
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OK, so here's what you need to do. You can select the base to land next to it doing a manual landing. How you do this will depend on the gravity of the moon/planet.
If it's below 0.5g, fly towards the planet and try to keep the angle of descent at around 25 - 30 degrees to make life easy. Eventually you'll hit glide altitude where you'll approach the surface. Once you've exited glide, throttle down immediately to stop. Then get your bearings, throttle up into the blue zone and approach the base.
Find a suitable place outside any exclusion zone (you'll know when you hit one), cut the throttle and gently descend to about 100m. Deploy landing gear and look for a blue dot on the surface under the HUD image of your ship where the radar was a moment ago. If it's not blue, increase throttle gently and look for a flatter area. Once you have a blue dot, cut throttle and very slowly descend until you've hit the ground and your engines shut down.
Then deploy your SRV and drive over to the base.
If gravity is above 0.5g just approach at a shallower angle (15- 20 degrees) and be a little more gentle with the controls.
Bit of practice and you'll be fine.
If it's below 0.5g, fly towards the planet and try to keep the angle of descent at around 25 - 30 degrees to make life easy. Eventually you'll hit glide altitude where you'll approach the surface. Once you've exited glide, throttle down immediately to stop. Then get your bearings, throttle up into the blue zone and approach the base.
Find a suitable place outside any exclusion zone (you'll know when you hit one), cut the throttle and gently descend to about 100m. Deploy landing gear and look for a blue dot on the surface under the HUD image of your ship where the radar was a moment ago. If it's not blue, increase throttle gently and look for a flatter area. Once you have a blue dot, cut throttle and very slowly descend until you've hit the ground and your engines shut down.
Then deploy your SRV and drive over to the base.
If gravity is above 0.5g just approach at a shallower angle (15- 20 degrees) and be a little more gentle with the controls.
Bit of practice and you'll be fine.
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Edit: Lol - the link points to the wrong video, but is it nearby
That SRV Control link is going to come in handy soon
I'm unsure if the next question will be 'how do I deploy the SRV' or 'how do I scan this base - it keeps shooting me'.That SRV Control link is going to come in handy soon
Assuming an SRV is on board 
Yeah, thought it'd be important to separate the bit about the SRV out.Assuming an SRV is on board
As for issues, lets not forget, "I drove off 2km from my ship and it flew away. How do I get it back?" That had me stuck for a few minutes when it first happened.
The other classic (had it happen to me this week) is "the base killed my ship, I'm stuck here in the SRV ... what do I do?". But lightspeed is right, next problem will be no SRV
god that old GUI realy was rubbish.. time they redid these videos...