7 seconds vs loop of shame.
- Thread starter B.Roberts
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To be honest it is possible to hit 0:01 and still not overshoot. A lot depends on the mass of planet the station is in orbit around and how close you cut to it when approaching the station. Essentially, without a planet to slow you down tho' - once you go under 0:06/0:05, then on a straight line approach you're gonna start accelerating rapidly and overshoot (you can hear it in the audio - which is actually the best feedback you can get once you get to learn the warning sounds). Once you start to hear that accelerating sound there's two things you can do about it. One is to cut close past a planet between you and your destination, the other is extreme pitching. You can just pitch up and down to bleed off some speed but a more elegant and controlled method is the corkscrew or "death helix" where you basically apply fully pitch up and then regulate your aproach to the station using roll and yaw. Anyone who enjoys this stuff really should check out Buckyball racing because the
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Interesting information. Thanks.
I'd just add that if you intend to slot a Cutter into a station by boosting in straight off the drop you need to take care to align the station on the way in. That takes a bit of time in SC.
Usually when I'm boosting my Cutter into the station, station gets scared and moves to align with my Cutter.
I always use 5, for everything except NSP's in rings, that gets a bit difficult, there's no loop of shame, just inattentive pilots. There are times I have leaned back closed my eyes, just for a moment understand, and ended several hundred thousand ls past my target, that's a big loop!
7 seconds is pure noob bait. In a small ship you can easily manage 4 seconds, although I usually do 3 in the vicinity of a planet because you can spiral in on it and use the gravity well to slow you down, and in some cases even 2 has worked for me but it's dicey. Also the "loop of shame" kills interdiction attempts dead. Just sayin'.
Just curious. How does this scenario works between horizons and basic ED?
Usually I'm flying large ships so most of the time I have to stay at 6. And yes, "loop of shame" is pretty good for shaking any chase off.
Yup I always forget when I switch to a larger ship and go belting passed so fast that what results is not so much a loop as a sling shot.
I do the loop of brains all the time.
To escape pirates trying to interdict me or to place myself directly in front of the slot.
To shave a few seconds is, well you figure it out.
I usually just pull the throttle back at 10 seconds since I'm in no hurry ever.
To escape pirates trying to interdict me or to place myself directly in front of the slot.
To shave a few seconds is, well you figure it out.
I usually just pull the throttle back at 10 seconds since I'm in no hurry ever.
It works just fine. Wings work with basic ED. For my anchor account (3rd), I don't need the fancy Horizons features.
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