Flight Assist Off In Suprcruise...?

StarfireIX · Apr 20, 2018

I mean.. why not? Who likes to drift at the speed of light while listening to Deja Vu.

[video=youtube;dv13gl0a-FA]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dv13gl0a-FA[/video]

Make it happen!!!

[Diplomacy] Carnegie · Apr 20, 2018

It would make interdiction impossible, so it ain't gonna happen.

StarfireIX · Apr 20, 2018

NPCs will have to try harder then. Surely you'd be able to beat someone while drifting in space.

lemon cup · Apr 20, 2018

Fundamentally impossible given that a) the frame shift drive is rigidly mounted to your ships structure, and b) the drive projects a gravitational warp field in a specific shape to allow matter within the field to propogate in a “forward” motion. The field cannot be modulated therefore the only way to change direction is by pointing the ship, and therefore the drive, in a different direction.

[Diplomacy] Carnegie · Apr 20, 2018

StarfireIX said:
NPCs will have to try harder then. Surely you'd be able to beat someone while drifting in space.

You need to get behind someone to interdict them - can't be done if people can SC facing backwards.

Robin of Spiritwood · Apr 20, 2018

Like the music, the idea- not so much...

Arthur Shappey · Apr 20, 2018

lemon cup said:
Fundamentally impossible given that a) the frame shift drive is rigidly mounted to your ships structure, and b) the drive projects a gravitational warp field in a specific shape to allow matter within the field to propogate in a “forward” motion. The field cannot be modulated therefore the only way to change direction is by pointing the ship, and therefore the drive, in a different direction.

Not sure your logic holds. The key point here - is by what means is your ship able to change direction in supercruise? If there are directional thrusters, there is clearly some compensation going on which could be removed. I accept this is all going on whilst there is a constant forward thrust, but that doesn't preclude changing behaviour whatever is allowing the change of direction.

BTW I am in no way advocating for this feature to be added to the game.

Chongo · Apr 20, 2018

DrewCarnegie said:
You need to get behind someone to interdict them - can't be done if people can SC facing backwards.

Griefer.

Riverside · Apr 20, 2018

I believe this was a thing in early alpha, IIRC is was in one of isinonas videos.

SC is the only area remaining where actually getting on your target's six (and keeping them off yours) is important. A little drift would be okay but I'd prefer to preserve the general forward only nature of SC.