I was 'got' when leaving, when both barkers needed wee-wee... I cussed before heartily laughing
I’ve just discovered the Docking Computer, and...
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It shines when one's target is in the 100k Ls + distance (IMO) as longs as the target isn't obscured it will get you there, eventually, and drop from SC for a station, or orbit if a body... Providing the opportunity to engage with other things during the transit.
Yeah I should probably try it on an explorer
Sometimes I wish my CZ Frag Chieftain had autodock, it's quick to kill but consumes ammo really fast & the amount of wars I do I'd quickly run out of mats if I synthed. But something else is always a higher priority
Indeed. I’m actually in Sol for my trade run. What better show of imperial decadence could I bring to the heart of the federation?!
Avert your gaze and bow your heads you corporate plebeians!
Pro Tip: To avoid the queue, just blast through at your own speed (and own risk!) then engage the DC as you enter the slot. Guaranteed fast, safe landing. Do not engage before entering the slot with this method - the result is left to the reader to discover
Absolutely! It’s simply an aide to support the process. I often turn it on as I head through the mail slot on my way in. And when leaving, I let it line itself up before boosting out
Neither would I, but I'd also never have my character install some room sized relay computer/jukebox combo, if there was an option to do without.
Should be vanilla standard without module space...in the future frontier extrapolates no advances in human ingenuity?
Yes, but in any Sci Fi universe the AI would be a lot better at piloting the ship than the one in this game. Until that AI comes along I’ll pilot my own ship.
I don't leave it unattended
Coffee breaks are what distant binaries are for
I rarely leave it tended, I'm usually tabbing out to check something online, or answering work questions on my phone, got to be efficient with my time as I don't get much to myself.
I still can't bring myself to use the advanced version (there's something about taking your ship out on helm control that I've watched too much Star Trek to not love) but my T-9 wouldn't be without a basic docking computer just for laziness. It's an easy ship to dock, I just can't be bothered with its ponderous nature when doing it. Other than that though, I've never found docking particularly onerous and actually quite fun so I don't tend to bother with it on other ships.
No hate for someone using it though. I think anybody who uses one because they can't dock their ship should learn, it's a basic skill, but after that using the automated assists is a matter of personal choice. I can read a map just fine, doesn't mean I won't use satnav.
Also I've never lost a ship to a docking computer in five years. Probably because I don't turn mine on 10 yards away from the mailslot doing 250m/s. (That's what manual docking is for)
No hate for someone using it though. I think anybody who uses one because they can't dock their ship should learn, it's a basic skill, but after that using the automated assists is a matter of personal choice. I can read a map just fine, doesn't mean I won't use satnav.
Also I've never lost a ship to a docking computer in five years. Probably because I don't turn mine on 10 yards away from the mailslot doing 250m/s. (That's what manual docking is for
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I always found them handy landing in a station after a good few weeks out in the black, just that first time, would hate to survive a 20,000ly trip just to lose all the data on a landing pad.
I opted for the 9 hole golf course instead of the Olympic sized swimming pool in mine. I did keep the 5 star rated restaurant/hotel though, for those times when I have to entertain Imperial royalty.
fyi, there's also a supercruise assist that can be exploited to travel even faster.
I hope they have a similar thing in Odyssey, someone to carry me to my chair, my legs you see, they get so terribly tired.
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Don't systematically reject the comfort.
Very pleasant from time to time.
Very pleasant from time to time.
The DC is superb for medium or small ship docking at outposts .... avoids having to hunt for the landing pad behind the clutter of buildings, tanks and other projections, only to discover it is underneath ! Saves a lot of time for those delivery trips.
I didn't put a computer on my Cutter. Why should I? I never needed one on my Anaconda.
Apparently I underestimated the Cutters gigantic wingspan whilst docking to sell a full load of Platinum. Got hung up on the toaster rack thingy, and was turned into space dust. Expensive space dust.
Now I use the docking computer with pride. So rock on OP.
Apparently I underestimated the Cutters gigantic wingspan whilst docking to sell a full load of Platinum. Got hung up on the toaster rack thingy, and was turned into space dust. Expensive space dust.
Now I use the docking computer with pride. So rock on OP.