How's this for an idea?

[Luniticisi]

I was thinking that it would be fantastic if the image of the space station on your HUD showed it's true direction/facing whilst you were in supercruise approaching the station (as it does once it is targeted in normal space) ... that would be nice.

Waddaya think ?

 

[Surly_Badger]

I suppose, but ...
Are you having trouble telling which way the station is facing? Use the right-hand rule regarding its rotation, and you'll never be wrong.

 

[Bostlabs]

Nice, but the opening always faces the planet. SC to a point between the planet and the station before you exit to normal space and you're golden.

Still, as an addition to the game I think it is pretty good.

 

[Luniticisi]

I suppose, but ...
Are you having trouble telling which way the station is facing? Use the right-hand rule regarding its rotation, and you'll never be wrong.

Haven't had a problem finding station entrances since '84 - no, it would just be nice to have an indicator so that lining yourself up could be more precise, sure I can come in from the planet side and get a reasonable exit, but it would be great if I could be more precise (since the stations entrance never face the planets* as in the original Elite, from my experience anyway)

*edit after reading last post ... *exactly facing the planet, has anyone flown out of a space station with the planet front and center ? ... it's always off to the side somewhere.

 

[Surly_Badger]

Yeah, I can see how it'd be useful. A lot of the time I boost past the station, then do a 180 and come back in the slot; I suppose it'd save me a half-second of maneuvering or something.

 

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[Luniticisi]

I just think it would be good for smugglers or (as it stands) wanted people to be able to make the best exit from supercruise facing the slot (it would also mean a little more time in Supercruise for those pesky interdict'ers to pull you from your happy journey)

 

[Aeropilot]

Wouldn't this mean that your ship would have to be equipped with a scanner that could accurately scan the station in such detail to show it's entrance from hundreds, even thousands of Ls away?

 

[Luniticisi]

Wouldn't this mean that your ship would have to be equipped with a scanner that could accurately scan the station in such detail to show it's entrance from hundreds, even thousands of Ls away?

Your scanners already do it with ships that a pretty far away, but it could just kick in at 100ls distance, hell even 5ls would be good.