Newcomer / Intro [How To] Find Entrance of Coriolis Starport In 2 Seconds - Crazy Easy Trick

[helmstif]

Watch the direction of rotation.

Done. Now you know it.

Wait, you still don't get it? Okay, some more details.

Now, we all know a Coriolis Starport has six squared faces and that's what makes finding your way into one difficult. However, next time when you drop out of supercruise near a Coriolis Starport, try this:

Take two seconds focusing on just ONE of the squared faces, and watch in what direction it's moving.

Because Coriolis Starport's squared faces are attached to each other at their corners, therefore when the starport rotates, the square faces could only: one, move along its diagonal line, and two, rotate around its center point.

Therefore, if you see a square face of the starport moving diagonally, you immediately know that any other face attached to the two diagonal corners - and the one opposed to it - are walls, and those two that are not, are the starport's entrance and bottom.

And chance is, either one of them will be in your field of view.

You don't even need to lock on the starport to check.

 

[Soliluna]

Also, if you look at the 3d diagram when locked on, it has helpful arrows directing you to the entrance.

 

[krysohmyz]

Or fly between the planet and the station in Supercruise and disengage from that direction. The station's entrance usually doesn't deviate more than 45 degrees from facing the planet, so you're very likely to appear in front of it, rather than in a backyard.

 

[OamodSias]

Pfft, *REAL* CMDR's fly around the station aimlessly and with increasing frustration until they happen upon the entrance and then proudly proclaim to all and sundry that they knew where it was all along and then proceed to realign their ships in a way that leaves no doubt that everything the CMDR just did was entirely intentional.

 

[krysohmyz]

Has said *real* commander ever encountered particularly severe breathing problems upon return from the battle?
And is he still *real* after that?

 

[OamodSias]

Has said *real* commander ever encountered particularly severe breathing problems upon return from the battle?
And is he still *real* after that?

A *real* CMDR shouldn't have breathing problems after a battle; breathing problems are for peasants.

Racing to an outpost, 10 seconds left. ACCESS DENIED! "it's an emergency! I'm dying here!" ACCESS DENIED! omg... 7...6...5... ACCESS GRANTED! ''Woohoo!" *flies straight into wall, suffocates and blows up ship at same time*

 

[Derpster Frey]

Look at the lights.
4 red on the "bottom" and 4 white on the entrance side.

 

[Coccolino]

Racing to an outpost, 10 seconds left. ACCESS DENIED! "it's an emergency! I'm dying here!" ACCESS DENIED! omg... 7...6...5... ACCESS GRANTED! ''Woohoo!" *flies straight into wall, suffocates and blows up ship at same time*

Epic. LMAO

 

[Vulcan24v]

Waay back at the end of the Alpha it just clicked for me.. look at it's rotation and imagine it is turning on a spit, the side going anti clockwise on that spit is the way in.

 

[kushan]

I always used to look at the two "axis" ends of the station and take a guess as to which one it was.

Then I realised that there are always patrol craft at the entrance, so I head towards those on the radar

 

[Danube]

Also, if you look at the 3d diagram when locked on, it has helpful arrows directing you to the entrance.

I do look for these, since someone mentioned them, but I never seem to see any. Could be just me!

 

[NewYears1978]

I always found it hard to use the arrows on the HUD but using the rotational method has always worked for me. I see the station as a "Top" you know those old toys you spin. Helps to find the entrance for sure.