How to handle blocked station exit?

bnrgator

B
So I'm departing a station when I see a large transport hopelessly stuck in the exit blocking most of it. Looked dangerous so I waited.
Notice the counter for me to leave the station is getting low and the ship is still there. I tried getting permission to dock again, but that didn't seem to work within the station.
Luckily I was in a Sidewinder so was able to barely squeeze past the ship to freedom. A very close call. I flinched as I went past.

Is there a safer way to handle these situations? I'm sure it will come up again.
 

ARZUMATA

ARZUMATA
Probably log off and log in the only way if you're in a bigger ship.

You will be in space quite far from station.
 

Nutter

Nutter
bnrgator said:
So I'm departing a station when I see a large transport hopelessly stuck in the exit blocking most of it. Looked dangerous so I waited.
Notice the counter for me to leave the station is getting low and the ship is still there. I tried getting permission to dock again, but that didn't seem to work within the station.
Luckily I was in a Sidewinder so was able to barely squeeze past the ship to freedom. A very close call. I flinched as I went past.

Is there a safer way to handle these situations? I'm sure it will come up again.
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Squeeze past if in a small ship, If you can't get past then the station will POP it soon enough.. :)
 

bnrgator

B
I would have been in trouble in a larger ship. The blocking ship looked like a type 9 rotated where the top of the ship faced the interior of the station and the nose and tails pointed to the sides at a slight diagonal. The only way out was in one corner of the port.
 

Sage Stark

Sage Stark
bnrgator said:
I would have been in trouble in a larger ship. The blocking ship looked like a type 9 rotated where the top of the ship faced the interior of the station and the nose and tails pointed to the sides at a slight diagonal. The only way out was in one corner of the port.
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I always "return To surface" just to make sure the exit is clear before launching, if it's blocked just log off and log back on.
 

cygnusa

cygnusa
Its an issue with the NPC AI. They sometimes like to hang around too long for some reason... or maybe someone's granny/grandpa decided to go out for a trade run, coughed, and spit dentures onto the dash board disrupting the navigation projections... or had an emergency restroom break on exit.

More seriously, the station will nuke a ship if it sits in the letterbox.. the timer is shorter than the time you have to exit. You can test this yourself.. go into the letterbox. Sit there. You'll soon get a warning message to clear out or risk destruction. I suspect the AI ships have the same restrictions as players do. I have seen many 'slow' ships get shot by the station on exit.

If cornered. Move in slow. Put all pips to shields.. and try to push your way through. Then hope you don't get hull damage. It sometimes works. If you are in a big ship with strong shields, and if its a micro-ship. Shields full.. thrusters up.. and go. You may need to replace the windshield wipers after scraping away the other pilot's remains.
 
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