Auto dock/auto launch question

BIZZNAWICH

BIZZNAWICH
May I humbly beseech any that might know:
WHY I get fined for any/all things my ship does wrongly while under the total control of the docking/launch computer(s):oops:???!!

I realize sh*t happens:rolleyes:... but I don't usually discover I'm fined til' I'm 200+ Ly's away from where I can conveniently pay them...it's aggravating:mad:!
Is this a bug?
I never bounced off as many things/structures/ships etc. years ago:unsure:......(that is; before docking/landing assists were even available);)!

Does anyone know why this circumstance has not been looked into/fixed... (or even allowed to pass:sneaky:?)

That's my rant:LOL:...and I'm stickin' to it;).

Bizz
 

SteveWW57

SteveWW57
Traffic control are messing with you and having a laugh. They probably get a percentage of the fine and spend it in the bar after shift.

There is always manual control, and sometimes when stuck in a queue or being blocked by a bit of the station or another ship it is the only way out.

Steve 07.
 

BIZZNAWICH

BIZZNAWICH
Ah yes beer money.:cool:

......."manual" control you say huh? :unsure: It's been a little while, though I have done the "slow" queues thing; it keeps me in practice.:rolleyes:

I think the last time I manually docked was during a smuggling mission and I was "silent running":sneaky:

Bizz
 
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Frop

Frop
I don't use auto launch, so I wouldn't know how to circumvent that. As for docking, when you arrive at a station just make a beeline manually for the slot (before any NPCs spawn in and arrive there) and engage autopilot once you cleared the slot.
 

gooddoc

gooddoc
I don't use the launch, but alway's use the dock computer.
Can't recall the last time I picked up a fine while auto docking.....or hitting anything for that matter.
Now my manual launches usually get at least one warning per Session & one fine per ten Sessions played :ROFLMAO:
 

varonica

varonica
BIZZNAWICH said:
I never bounced off as many things/structures/ships etc. years ago:unsure:......(that is; before docking/landing assists were even available);)!
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As far as ships are concerned, the auto-dock/launch can only account for NPC's and player ships also under its control, any ship coming in manually will be ignored by landing/launch assists as if they weren't there, so if a player barges in under manual control while you are auto-lanching and vice versa that's bound to hurt.
 

bangermsuk

bangermsuk
@varonica i promise you, i only done that twice,really i would never have a ego trip about the size of his ship compare to mine honest:)

srsly, thou the autodocking/auto launch doesn't work that well in the best of cases. i auto launched a few days back and ended in side the outer ring of the station. a few time i landed on a empty station (no traffic) and the ship just veered up into the station walls.
 
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gooddoc

gooddoc
Kwitzak said:
I use auto launch and auto dock every time in my Type 10.. And i never had a problem..
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My Cutter used to be fine, but recent updates means it doesn't correctly approach the Pad, or does so at such a stupid angle that it overshoots & has to reverse back to get centred🤷‍♂️.........DC must be getting distracted with the beautiful views on approach :ROFLMAO:
 

varonica

varonica
bangermsuk said:
@varonica i promise you, i only done that twice,really i would never have a ego trip about the size of his ship compare to mine honest:)

srsly, thou the autodocking/auto launch doesn't work that well in the best of cases. i auto launched a few days back and ended in side the outer ring of the station. a few time i landed on a empty station (no traffic) and the ship just veered up into the station walls.
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It was never perfect, there has been some recent issues with rotational correction not working as intended I believe, I haven't landed in a station for a while, but I rarely bump into other players so getting stuck in the slot with a careless pilot on manual doesn't really happen much. Just keep in mind, if you do get stuck, logging out and back in will place you safely outside the station.
 

Cmdr G

C
Early on in my ED career I used autodock a fair bit. But when I got a bit better I freed up the slot for other, imho more useful things. I no longer have any ship with any docking computer on it. I am regularly coming in hot so I want in the slot asap. It helps in keeping my flying skills sharp. Occasionally I might be coming in so hot I scrape the side/top/bottom of the slot but that's never given me a fine or bounty. I learned my lesson early when the DC got me hung up in the toaster rack while flying the Type 9. Barely escaped in time but I made it back out before getting a fine for blocking the slot. What solidified my abandonment of the DC was when I saw it knarl up a NPC Type 9 right in front of me.
 

YORKSH1RE NEO

YORKSH1RE NEO
Chuff knows but every time I run my shieldless cutter for tritium runs the auto pilot seems to know and hits everything on the way in and out!!
 
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