So I log in, tinker with ships, switching modules and preparing for aimless trip just to make few nice shots for my collection. All ready and prepared, back to surface. Game prompted me I have altered some things and should set my fire groups. Done that. Time to take off.
Release, HAT up to ascend and... nothing. As I was hovering above pad I'm still hovering.
HAT wiggle in all directions - nothing happens. Joystick Yamiks' style wiggle - nothing happens.
Quick look at timer, bit more than 4 minutes left.
Browsing like a child in a fog, where's that damn movement controls... Ah, there you are, I'll adjust throttle as well while I'm here. Let's see... Yaw... WTH is yaw. Not a native speaker, always confusing yaw and roll and pitch, need a moment to visualise it (despite flying RC heli where these I should have covered...). Ok, controls set, back to game.
Ship decides to go
Quick throttle check - at zero!
Set to 100% as it seems I'm inverted on throttle. Great, now Im moving backwards. At full speed! Wigling my stick left and righ in order to align myself in somewhat manner. Now, let the hilarity begin. My controls are all up. Throttle is bacwards and full range (while I had only forward). Joystick twist (supposed to be yaw) is now ... roll? And in opposite direction to actual twist. Pitch is backwards. All habits tell you RIGHT ! You execute RIGHT . And get drunk balerina on ice result.
Another ESC/options/controls.
Easy, 3 minutes before doom, lots of time. Changing controls once again. Rebinding, resetting, changing. Slowly, deliberately... done. Throttle seems to work as it used to, yaw is F-ed still, messed with roll. No worries,
2 Minutes left, I'm slowly aligning with mail slot. Luckily I'm on the nearest pad so quick set up and off we go. Directions are off but I managed to keep my ship in check. Entering the slot, just a few more meters and...
Yes - big.fat..BELUGA decided to CASUALLY ENTER THE STATION FLYING IN THE DAMN CENTER OF THE SLOT!!!1!11.
And OFC she ramms me, pushing me all the way and more back into the station.
Approach 2.0
Getting familkiar with wonky controls
Passing through the slot, this time I'll get away free...
Some Hauler or Adder (small and twin multiengined ship, one of these two) decided to fit in between me and slot's wall, pushing me off the course so I dug into the racks.
warning, explicit content. Browse at your responsibility.
From the friendly Mod Team - NOPE!
Around 1 minute left, got 400 Cr fine for blocking the entrance.
ESC -- SAVE and LEAVE to main menu.
Confirm.
Entered the game again. Calm like that spring mountain lake. Calmly and slowly rearranged my controls. Everything was off. Or missing. No big deal, re-set those. Turned around to check if it's ok. Seems so. Checked the external camera. Pressed something and suddenly I lost the camera
While my cam stayed, my ship soared into space. I wouldn't normally worry but I was facing the station... 16 km away but still. Cancelled the cam just to face wildly spinning ship. Nothing helped that spin. I somehow managed to stop it, tho can't tell how.
Now, enough of this thrill, time to land and vent off on the forums. Approaching the staton, 15 km to cover. My Krait is very boost capable, constant boost, 410 on the clock. 6km before the station ask for landing (yeahj, anonymous...). Permission granted, out of habit I press 50% on my G13 Logitech pad and sit comfortably.
TO see that nothing happens. Oh right, changed the controls, haven't updated the G13.
Passed the station at paint thickness distance. #smallloopofshame. Passed the slot no problem, landed. Safe at last.
FDEV - you own me 12,759 credits of repair costs + 400 credits of blocking fine due to your messing up with my controls. There was no update that could break it. And any previous updates didn't affect my setup. Even disconnecting and reconnecting my joystic affected it.
I demand coverage of my expenses and expect hefty compensation for all the stress I have suffered. One billion credits would suffice.
You have 7 business days to meet my demands.
Now I go to bed. And all I wanted was to make some pictures...
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