Engine boost needs to be disabled inside stations!!

Krait_79

Krait_79
It was just a routine flight in my Hauler. The last delivery to earn the credits which would finally enable me to purchase a Viper. I lifted off from the pad, retracted the landing gear and then....... oh what's that engine boosting noise, oh it's me, oh ffffffffff.. splat!

Yes I had unfortunately accidentally brushed the key that boosts the engines and before I could unleash a wailing 'Noooooooooooo' of despair I had redecorated the station interior in an interesting shade of guts. So thanks to the rather expensive cargo I was carrying I am now back to my humble Sidewinder beginnings!

So yes please do something about this so no other poor souls have to suffer so harshly for a moment of sheer misfortune/ stupidity!
 

Nuarda

Nuarda
Know how you feel!

Just got a hauler and was starting to make money and bang - it blows up in a spaceport cos I pressed boost by mistake. Lost it all!! Didn't bother with insurance so started all over again!!

Yep boost needs disabling in port!
 

Zvanya

Z
Engine boost needs to be disabled inside stations!!
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There is already a feature in place that allows you to do this. Go to landing overrides and assign the button you use for boost to something else. Boost will now be disabled when your landing gear is deployed.
 

Pisiyat

Banned
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That's noooooo !!! moment after hitting boost is an epic moment.

Krait_79 said:
It was just a routine flight in my Hauler. The last delivery to earn the credits which would finally enable me to purchase a Viper. I lifted off from the pad, retracted the landing gear and then....... oh what's that engine boosting noise, oh it's me, oh ffffffffff.. splat!

Yes I had unfortunately accidentally brushed the key that boosts the engines and before I could unleash a wailing 'Noooooooooooo' of despair I had redecorated the station interior in an interesting shade of guts. So thanks to the rather expensive cargo I was carrying I am now back to my humble Sidewinder beginnings!

So yes please do something about this so no other poor souls have to suffer so harshly for a moment of sheer misfortune/ stupidity!
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Windscreen Smudge

W
Absolutely not. I use boost literally every time I leave a station.

Dodging NPC's just makes it more exciting.

Not dodging them is the best.

Take the aforementioned advice and change the binding overrides for docking, and life will be full of unicorns and cotton candy again. ;)
 

hawkenfox

hawkenfox
Got me so excited after hitting the boost in station and blew up. What's the issue hur hur? can't blow up just to have some fun in beta??! lol... no worries you are not the first. A lot of post have got this horse beaten to death and yet it still lives. Just rebind your key properly and you will no long be smashing your own face in the station. :eek:
 

DanTheMan

DanTheMan
Just how "Nanny State" do we want this game to be then?

I thought everyone would run through a few pre-flight checks on take off & landing.

1. Fuel topped up prior to requesting launch.
2. Doors to manual (Mrs. Middleton will do this for you if you ask nicely).
3. Tray tables and seat backs upright.
4. Key bindings not capable of making you look silly.
5. Cerebrum present in cranium before igniting engines.

....feel free to add items as required....;)
 

Windscreen Smudge

W
Cosmos said:
My suggestion is don't press the boost button. ;)
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I don't like this suggestion at all.

I would have never discovered the resolution quality of the textures on the station wall if it weren't for the boost button. How am I supposed to appreciate the graphical fidelity of Elite: Dangerous without it?
 

Jack Booted Thug

J
Krait_79 said:
It was just a routine flight in my Hauler. The last delivery to earn the credits which would finally enable me to purchase a Viper. I lifted off from the pad, retracted the landing gear and then....... oh what's that engine boosting noise, oh it's me, oh ffffffffff.. splat!

Yes I had unfortunately accidentally brushed the key that boosts the engines and before I could unleash a wailing 'Noooooooooooo' of despair I had redecorated the station interior in an interesting shade of guts. So thanks to the rather expensive cargo I was carrying I am now back to my humble Sidewinder beginnings!

So yes please do something about this so no other poor souls have to suffer so harshly for a moment of sheer misfortune/ stupidity!
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Change your key bindings instead of calling for everyone else to be handicapped.
 

MiNi

MiNi
I understand the posters fustration when in the moment,
But as posted above, there must be a limit to how much you want to be
cushioned (hold by the hand). If you make a mistake it's ok IMO that it
have a cost, that way you will probably learn somthing.
There are stuff i do and do not do ingame as i gradually learn whats dangerous
and whats reasonable safe.
As said above PLEASE don't dumb the game down.
 
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