I hate overshooting everything.

[Cmdr_Gentry]

Maybe I'm not doing it right but if I have to travel at super cruise for any distance I overshoot the place I'm traveling to.

if I ever give up playing this game it will be because of the way travel works.

 

[madbill]

Keep your throttle in the centre of the blue and let the computer do the work for you.

 

[Brownshortz]

Maybe I'm not doing it right but if I have to travel at super cruise for any distance I overshoot the place I'm traveling to.

if I ever give up playing this game it will be because of the way travel works.

Set main drive to 75% when you get to about 15 seconds out. Bind it to a key in controls menu. It should slow you down and hover at about 6 or 7 seconds which is what you want to not overshoot.

 

[Slopey]

Maybe I'm not doing it right but if I have to travel at super cruise for any distance I overshoot the place I'm traveling to.

if I ever give up playing this game it will be because of the way travel works.

You're doing it wrong.

Accelerate until the ETA gets to 00:07 then throttle back to 1.5 pips into the blue zone. Works every time. If you're still overshooting, throttle back at 00:10, and adjust from there.

Many people say 75% throttle at 00:07, but that always overshoots for me, so ymmv - in practice, it's about 60% for me which works good

 

[UOcUKAkira]

Watch the timer counting down next to your SC target. When it gets to about 10 seconds, throttle back into the blue area of your throttle display. This is basically cruise control and if you leave it there it will auto throttle you into your target so you hit the blue areas in your distance and speed displays on the left so you can drop out at a safe speed and distance. You know about those?

 

[(-o-)]

You're doing it wrong.

Accelerate until the ETA gets to 00:07 then throttle back to 1.5 pips into the blue zone. Works every time. If you're still overshooting, throttle back at 00:10, and adjust from there.

Many people say 75% throttle at 00:07, but that always overshoots for me, so ymmv - in practice, it's about 60% for me which works good

i press my 75% key (or is it set to 70%?! -not sure atm) @ 0:07 and it only overshoots very seldom if ever

 

[Brownshortz]

You're doing it wrong.

Accelerate until the ETA gets to 00:07 then throttle back to 1.5 pips into the blue zone. Works every time. If you're still overshooting, throttle back at 00:10, and adjust from there.

Many people say 75% throttle at 00:07, but that always overshoots for me, so ymmv - in practice, it's about 60% for me which works good

In my experience you have to set in to 75% before you reach 0.07 seconds. So if you set it at say 0.10 it will slow you down gradually and not overshoot.

 

[Spork]

I hit a 75% throttle button it as soon as it ticks over from 0:07 to 0:06 and very rarely overshoot.

 

[Mobius]

this is incredibly simple to resolve, as you approach your destination make sure that the arrival time does not go below 0.06, if you go 0.05 arrival time you will probably over shoot. so as the timer decreases when it hits 0.06 reduce your throttle so that its in the blue and you will arrive without over shooting your target.

 

[Epicurean Dream]

Am I the only one that waits till 00.05 then throttles to zero and spirals in? Works for me, you can cut off a good 10-15 seconds this way. I've tried the old "in the blue" a few times again but it's really slow so I've taken to perfecting the spiral in approach. Works a treat when you've got it down.

 

[Cmdr NCarter]

Do as madbull suggest. Keep the throttle at the optimal range when closing in on your destination. Preferably on the lower end of it for an even safer approach.
If you're maxing the throttle in supercruise, remember to lower it at a decent LightSeconds range from your target to optimal. If the engine starts revving, it is due time to lower it! Do not wait too long, or you'll overshoot again.

Me, i mostly keep throttle at the middle optimal, or even slightly below it no matter how far away i am from destination. Works fine everytime.

 

[Cmdr_Gentry]

Wow. Great replies all. Thanks guys.

 

[Eddy Gurge]

Wow. Great replies all. Thanks guys.

Surprisingly, it actually is a friendly place for new players here.

 

[Pinworm45]

It's somewhat situational but it saves me some time (I trade while watching Netflix though) - you can also use planets to slow you down. Don't fly directly into it of course, but it emits a speed reduction basically, wherein the closer you get to the planet-drop-in, the more your speed is reduced. You can basically graze the side and it'll slow you down a bit more, if you're already going fast enough that you're going to overshoot anyway.

 

[Sayne]

Advanced no-overshoot tactic. Requires fine rudder, pitch, yaw and throttle control.

Hokay, so,

1. Approach at full throttle.
2. At 0:07, maneuver so your destination is just above your COMM window. Yes your comm window.
3. Full throttle till 0:04. At 0.04, immediately set throttle to ZERO.
4. Yaw hard away from the destination while pitching up and rolling hard toward the destination. This will produce a corkscrew-helix maneuver. Keep the objective just above your comm window.
5. Corkscrew in till about 0.15ls away. Keep your time on target between 0:04 and 0:05. Feather the throttle between max and zero till you hit the sweet spot. Takes some practice.
6. At about 0.15ls away, turn hard toward the planet, so that you split the distance between the planet and the station. The planet's gravity will start to slow you down significantly.
7. Watch your compass, when the destination is just at the top of the compass (meaning you are at a 90° angle down to the station -- if you look straight up it will be right above you) pull up hard to face the destination.
8. Set throttle to 75% till your distance is under 1MM.
9. At this point you can coast in at 75 if you want.
10. If you're in a HURRY, once your speed drops below 850 - 900km/s, push the throttle to full. Yes full.
11. You should catch the "Destination Locked, Safe to Drop" message at between 0:02 and 0:01 seconds out.
12. Have quick reflexes and drop. You should drop generally facing the mailslot.

OK that was a mouthful, but once you get the hang of it it's easy. It's significantly faster than coasting in at 0:07-75% throttle, and guarantees you to drop facing the mailslot.

It's fun too.

 

[bossbrigand]

Surprisingly, it actually is a friendly place for new players here.

It's the veterans who have to worry.

 

[Fen Harel]

I find myself overshooting random planets when my mind wanders. If I see the counter is 0:04 or something too small for me to correct by just slowing down, I fix the situation by doing an outside loop - basically I dive and keep going until I am more or less back where I was, but going slower. That seems to be faster than looping around the planet.

Or, it could be the influence of the movie The Great Waldo Pepper which gave me the desire to do an outside loop.

 

[Garagiste]

You're doing it wrong.

Accelerate until the ETA gets to 00:07 then throttle back to 1.5 pips into the blue zone. Works every time. If you're still overshooting, throttle back at 00:10, and adjust from there.

Many people say 75% throttle at 00:07, but that always overshoots for me, so ymmv - in practice, it's about 60% for me which works good

The 75% trick used to work perfectly every time, but often overshoots now (for me at least) and it's replicably linked to the dreaded SC stutter.
Every time I get a screen freeze on approach, no matter if it was 15s when I put it there the engine note rises and it's as if the game thinks I was still moving while the screen stood still. As this is almost every approach, I've reverted to doing it manually too. ;/ Shame, it was a good drink / stretch / smoke opportunity.

 

[Freakster]

If you are lazy to do some maneuvers and want to get there asap, Full throttle till you are 10s away then slow down to 50%. works well for me, when i am completly lazy i just set throttle to 50% and it gets me there just fine.

 

[jpaulwilson1982]

I overshoot all the time. I know what to do to go in the right way, that is, without overshooting. But I'm somewhat impatient and just want to get to my destination. As one person suggests, using planets as drags is possible. Looks and feels pretty cool when you do it perfectly.