G-force effects
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What G force effects?
Excess G will "red out" the screen, causing you to lose temporary control of your ship for a couple of seconds and leaving you "straight and level".
Not actually managed a blackout yet, dunno if it's possible. I have tried a bit.
Only really an issue in the smaller ships, and you really have to try hard to knock yourself out.
Not actually managed a blackout yet, dunno if it's possible. I have tried a bit.
Only really an issue in the smaller ships, and you really have to try hard to knock yourself out.
No, you can't black out or anything. I have no idea why they implemented it in the first place...
You barely even reach the threshold and even then a little alert message appears and vanishes...
That's it. It does not have any impact, at all.
Interesting, it never showed any effect on me at all. Never.
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Never had a blackout but have had several red-outs. Never had any noticeable effect on control of my ship when it happens.
Starbuckz,
I was in a Sidewinder "taxi" with pretty shocking kit, mostly D/E rated stuff and no weapons. I'd been interdicted and the guy was using gimballed MC's so I was boosting away like mad, whilst barrel rolling and straffing like a loon. Screen started to red out a bit after a few seconds, I stuck with it and I did indeed get a warning about "excess G reached" (cant remember exact text) and lost control for a couple of seconds, reverting me to straight and level flight.
I was in a Sidewinder "taxi" with pretty shocking kit, mostly D/E rated stuff and no weapons. I'd been interdicted and the guy was using gimballed MC's so I was boosting away like mad, whilst barrel rolling and straffing like a loon. Screen started to red out a bit after a few seconds, I stuck with it and I did indeed get a warning about "excess G reached" (cant remember exact text) and lost control for a couple of seconds, reverting me to straight and level flight.
I haven't seen either one ever.
I never blacked out, so I don't about any effect on the controls.
I triggered the excessive g-force effect on the eagle and the vulture (it probably works on other fast maneuverable ships as well), and only when boosting and pitching down at the same time.
I triggered the excessive g-force effect on the eagle and the vulture (it probably works on other fast maneuverable ships as well), and only when boosting and pitching down at the same time.
If you take a Sidewinder into the depths of one of the starscraper wells in a Coriolis station, then cut engines with FA on, you can experience quite a lot of red or blackouts, depending on your ship orientation. You might even start to hallucinate that you have slipped through the walls of the outer station, and can actually fly in the void spaces:-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2CkBv2gdo_M&feature=youtu.be
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2CkBv2gdo_M&feature=youtu.be
I believe this was a thing in Alpha, but was radically toned down. You can now only experience G-force effects in a few of the smaller ships which have the faster acceleration and turn rates, and then it doesn't actually affect anything anymore.
So it means i am a whoopy-loopy madman.
Dear diary, today I decided to not make make less loops and boosts while switching flight assist off and on..
Booo :-/
Dear diary, today I decided to not make make less loops and boosts while switching flight assist off and on..
Booo :-/
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