Dropping too close to star

[CMDR RAY-ZOR'SHARP]

I understand this could be a hazard while exploring, but it's kind of silly in known space.
In both cases I had zero time to throttle down and was instantly emergency dropped out of supercruise.

Yep it happens, never thought I would use this close call pic, (Frying Tonight).

I never dropped out SC so just cooked till I could get clear.

Try having a heat sink fitted then if you are forced out of SC you can give yourself a few more seconds whilst you escape.

As for throttle time you can zero your speed with the X key (or your own binding) as soon as the count down starts.

Good Luck CMDR.

 

[Katie Byrne]

As for throttle time you can zero your speed with the X key (or your own binding) as soon as the count down starts.

Or just physically move your throttle to the zero position while in hyperjump

 

[fyo]

Nah, something else happened, it won't drop you from hyperspace in the dropout area of a stellar body, not since they fixed interdiction/hyperspace jumps. As much as I hate to say "video or it didn't happen", video or...well, ya know. More likely you got distracted, looked away for a couple seconds and crashed into a star. The binaries are fun, the little jerk your guts get when you see a star fly past you as you jump into a system is a great way to perk you up on a boring trade run or long chain of exploration jumping.

There's a white dwarf system right next to Kappa Fornacis, destination in last week's rares-running CG, and I regularly came out so close to it that I had no more than 1 or 2 seconds to change directs to avoid emergency halt. Introduce some lag and I have no problem imagining that someone basically had no chance to avoid it.

I had a strange, probably lag-related, incidence this week where I jumped to a system and upon arrival was greeted with a "zoom into the star" effect, a quick blink of an "Interdiction" text, and then an emergency stop in the star. There were some graphical glitches upon arrival as well and the whole thing took less than a second. Clearly not "working as intended", although what triggered it, I don't know.

 

[CMDR RAY-ZOR'SHARP]

There's a white dwarf system right next to Kappa Fornacis, destination in last week's rares-running CG, and I regularly came out so close to it that I had no more than 1 or 2 seconds to change directs to avoid emergency halt. Introduce some lag and I have no problem imagining that someone basically had no chance to avoid it.

Oh yes, that caught me 1st time, just squeaked by with D7 thrusters, zeroed speed for that one there after.

 

[Skyrun]

If you find sexist jokes funny, sure.

Actually this is more a joke about sexist jokes.
As it is a complete stupid explanation why less women than men are playing this game. So you can also assume that the rest of the reasoning (women cannot park their ship as good as men) is not from a genius.

 

[Kristov]

Is is that just your name for her - or is that her name?

That is the name of the lovely lady who voices the computer in Elite Dangerous, Verity Croft, who recently did a voice pack for Voice Attack.

 

[SpeakerToAliens]

"Traveling through hyperspace ain't like dusting crops, boy! Without precise calculations we could fly right through a star or bounce too close to a supernova, and that'd end your trip real quick, wouldn't it?" --Han Solo

"Travelling in hyperspace [is] unpleasantly like being drunk."
"What's so unpleasant about being drunk?"
"You ask a glass of water."
-- Dougless Adams, Hitchhicker's Guide to the Galaxy

 

[Zorronov]

Well...this hasn't happened to me in a long time. First, do as others have suggested. Throttle to zero before leaving hyperspace. As mentioned above, you can do this as soon as the pre-jump count down begins. Secondly, to help in avoiding getting roasted by those pesky white dwarfs, make sure you have orbit lines turned on before jumping into a system. You can always turn them off once you've arrived safely.

 

[QueenEtna]

I encountered these a few times I actually find it thrilling not knowing whats coming. I still remember when I first almost got obliterated by one i have actually developed an anxiety every time I hyperdrive now o,o

 

[OamodSias]

As for throttle time you can zero your speed with the X key (or your own binding) as soon as the count down starts.

I think they changed this because I've been hitting X during my jump and it works fine.

 

[BimblesDidums]

I understand this could be a hazard while exploring, but it's kind of silly in known space.
In both cases I had zero time to throttle down and was instantly emergency dropped out of supercruise.

Throttle down as soon as you enter hyperspace.

 

[AnnuverScotinExile]

I had a strange, probably lag-related, incidence this week where I jumped to a system and upon arrival was greeted with a "zoom into the star" effect, a quick blink of an "Interdiction" text, and then an emergency stop in the star. There were some graphical glitches upon arrival as well and the whole thing took less than a second. Clearly not "working as intended", although what triggered it, I don't know.

Have you raised a ticket for this? It happened twice to me (the accelerate bit, anyway, I didn't notice a blink of interdiction - but then I was around 20K LY out) a couple of weeks ago, both times when the system was a bit dodgy, and I was sometimes getting a freeze during hyperspace. Despite the throttle being at zero at the jump (I zeriose when Verity starts counting down), I accelerate towards the star. For a normal star, no problems. But one wa a Neutron star, and that caused a drop out and damage. Which when you are limping home with a cracked canopy, is not what you want.

 

[Flossy]

A game which is killing you because you need too long for getting into your parking slot. That is dangerous and perhaps also the reason so less women are playing it.

I am a female player and have been since Alpha as a Kickstarter backer. Docking has never been a problem and I will never resort to a Docking Computer!

I have also just completed a trip to Sagittarius A* without any serious problems - the only mishap was being distracted in real life during fuel-scooping and sustaining damage due to over-heating, including loss of most of my cargo (Hutton Mugs ). My hull is still at 93% as I start on the long journey 'home'.

There are quite a few women playing this game, possibly more than you realise, so let's stop these sexist comments before they get out of hand! I've seen too many threads derailed and eventually closed when this happens.

 

[Flossy]

I understand this could be a hazard while exploring, but it's kind of silly in known space.
In both cases I had zero time to throttle down and was instantly emergency dropped out of supercruise.

If you throttle down as soon as the countdown starts at the beginning of your jump, as others have already said, it will take effect as soon as you arrive at a star, giving plenty of time to change course and move away from any danger of over-heating. I soon found out that white dwarfs were particularly dangerous and now rapidly change course as soon as I arrive at one.

During my journey to Sagittarius A* over the last few weeks, I have had several instances of arriving at two or more stars together, but even they have not been a problem with plenty of time to react, having throttled down during my jump.

It's all a learning process and every time something goes wrong another lesson is learnt to increase your experience. Making things easier is not the answer!