Jumped in and through a star

Sooden · Feb 27, 2016

Jumped in and passed through a 'B' class star, well I think that's what happened. All I saw was a flicker of textures and polygons, then heard 'Fuel scoop engaged'.

As I got in to the system I was facing a back hole, and when I turned around 180 degrees, there was the 'B' star behind me, Very close.

If I did indeed go though a star when entering a system, I feel safer now, as I didn't blow up

Brother Sabathius · Feb 27, 2016

It's an attention-getter isn't it.

Extra special when the star behind is a Neutron Star.

Roqinn · Feb 27, 2016

Certainly gives you that puckered feeling! lol

Sooden · Feb 27, 2016

Sounds like this happens more than i realized

EddyRockSteady · Feb 27, 2016

Sooden said:
Sounds like this happens more than i realized

Yep, nearly had to replace a chair and perfectly good set of trousers the first time it happened to me.......

Strange thing is that Shadowplay does not capture it on playback.

CMDR Eryn Liamson · Feb 27, 2016

Love it when this happens. Certainly wakes you up!

Traveller_GG · Feb 27, 2016

Welcome to the "I produced a brown dwarf" club, adult nappies are available in a variety of colours

AnnuverScotinExile · Feb 27, 2016

A huge adrenaline rush when Verity is screaming at you about taking heat damage when they really are close.

Brother Sabathius · Feb 27, 2016

EddyRockSteady said:
Yep, nearly had to replace a chair and perfectly good set of trousers the first time it happened to me.......

Strange thing is that Shadowplay does not capture it on playback.

It does for me. Here's the Neutron star one. You get less than a second to spot where it is when you jump in..

[video=youtube;jb32r4rn25Y]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jb32r4rn25Y&list=PLdHjX8xICNgHpSRKrrFbUmqLg6pHacgzM&index=10[/video]

Scoopy Doopy · Feb 27, 2016

Wolverine said:
It does for me. Here's the Neutron star one. You get less than a second to spot where it is when you jump in..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jb32r4rn25Y&list=PLdHjX8xICNgHpSRKrrFbUmqLg6pHacgzM&index=10

That is just evil!

Alex Brentnall · Feb 27, 2016

Sooden said:
Sounds like this happens more than i realized

Not really but you can be sure no one forgets it!

Traveller_GG · Feb 27, 2016

Alex Brentnall said:
Not really but you can be sure no one forgets it!

no matter how hard you scrub the gusset

Sooden · Feb 28, 2016

Alex Brentnall said:
Not really but you can be sure no one forgets it!

i remember it like it was yesterday (oh, it was

)

Senik · Feb 28, 2016

I just jumped into a system where I flew through two stars -- one that was about 100ls out, then the second one that was about 6ls from the primary. Not sure what the odds are of lining up a jump that perfectly, but it's definitely the first time I've ever seen that happen.

Traveller_GG said:
Welcome to the "I produced a brown dwarf" club, adult nappies are available in a variety of colours

And, yeah, this.

Whiterose · Feb 28, 2016

Traveller_GG said:
Welcome to the "I produced a brown dwarf" club, adult nappies are available in a variety of colours

Lol, so much this, fuel scoop engages, sparks start flying. In my case it broke my keyboard, or to be precise I was leaning back in the chair and moved so quickly to grab my Hotas (phnaar phnaar) that I knocked over a bottle of wine. Wine and keyboards do not mix well.

Traveller_GG · Feb 28, 2016

Whiterose said:
Lol, so much this, fuel scoop engages, sparks start flying. In my case it broke my keyboard, or to be precise I was leaning back in the chair and moved so quickly to grab my Hotas (phnaar phnaar) that I knocked over a bottle of wine. Wine and keyboards do not mix well.

I'm not laughing. I'm not laughing, I'm not.... <snort>

Sniffy75 · Mar 11, 2016

Ive had this happen to me twice, although nothing as heart pumping as a white dwarf or black hole binary. I figured it was just a fluke but I'm glad to see its a little more common, although no less scary.

Sooden · Mar 11, 2016

just had my second jump of terror, was just as frightening as i started to cook