Landing pad positions for newbies

lordg · Jan 13, 2015

I did a couple of screenshots when landing and made this for you guys.
When in a cobra or viper landing gets rather frustrating when they place you just above or below the entrance on the first pad.
This arrangement is when you coming in on the entrance with the red blinking lights on your left (or green on your right side).
Outter circles are closer to the entrance, inner circles ar the back of the station.

Godspeed Commanders.

Gabriel The Great

Update thanks to TannakaObi:

Solarwind · Jan 13, 2015

Good job have some rep

Belsameth · Jan 13, 2015

Nice, but you are aware your "compass" points to the landing dock you're suppost to go?
Obviously, this being Elite, that isn't explained anywhere but its *really* helpfull once you realise it.
Do note, you have to clear the millslot first for it to work.

Telnets · Jan 13, 2015

this is fantastic.. while I personally have never had an issue with close landing pads (as i dont go through mailslots at 200km/hr) it will be helpful to reference when im on an approach in order to find my dock when the numbers arnt appearing

have some rep

lordg · Jan 13, 2015

Please note, they mixed the 13 and 1 pads which is really weird.

If you have to land on the 13 expect laser fire when you leave

Madam Pomfrey · Jan 13, 2015

I wish they had the numbers painted. Would have been a lot easier to learn them.

Belsameth · Jan 14, 2015

Thats actually one of my pet peeves as well. That and that they don't always light up the one you need.

TannakaObi · Jan 14, 2015

lordg said:
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I did a couple of screenshots when landing and made this for you guys.
When in a cobra or viper landing gets rather frustrating when they place you just above or below the entrance on the first pad.
This arrangement is when you coming in on the entrance with the red blinking lights on your left (or green on your right side).
Outter circles are closer to the entrance, inner circles ar the back of the station.

Godspeed Commanders.

Gabriel The Great

It's backwards.

fergal · Jan 14, 2015

I had no idea they aren't random. I thought it was just placing a number wherever every time I land.

Urk · Jan 14, 2015

Madam Pomfrey said:
I wish they had the numbers painted. Would have been a lot easier to learn them.

Yeah, you’d think that given how unreliable the lights are (sometimes I enter a station and not one pad is lit up until I fly up and down inside the station a couple of times) that the landing crews in the station would get a bucket of paint out and paint the numbers on the pad just as a safety backup!

streki · Jan 14, 2015

Stay in the black, and keep out of the red.

Nothing in this game for two in a bed.

MOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

TannakaObi · Jan 14, 2015

fergal said:
I had no idea they aren't random. I thought it was just placing a number wherever every time I land.

Cavalier · Jan 14, 2015

lordg said:
Outter circles are closer to the entrance, inner circles ar the back of the station.

TannakaObi said:
It's backwards.

Is what he says, but yes, it's backwards (also upside down) as we drive on the left over here

Rugi · Jan 14, 2015

streki said:
Stay in the black, and keep out of the red.

Nothing in this game for two in a bed.

MOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

Lol, very good.
And thanks Lordg, very handy.

micky1up · Jan 14, 2015

i know its good you have posted it but any player with any IQ or brains has go it sussed by now if not then your truly beyond help

brd888 · Jan 14, 2015

If you keep the F6 key depressed when requesting docking, I find you are given the "secret" 50 pad entrance directly at the rear of the port area....

Belsameth · Jan 14, 2015

micky1up said:
i know its good you have posted it but any player with any IQ or brains has go it sussed by now if not then your truly beyond help

Because clearly Elite isn't sold anymore so it is impossible for new players to join!

Shads · Jan 14, 2015

Anyone know if the numbers flicking off is as intended? In the beta they never flicked off.

SpySat1 · Jan 14, 2015

lordg said:
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I did a couple of screenshots when landing and made this for you guys.
When in a cobra or viper landing gets rather frustrating when they place you just above or below the entrance on the first pad.
This arrangement is when you coming in on the entrance with the red blinking lights on your left (or green on your right side).
Outter circles are closer to the entrance, inner circles ar the back of the station.

Godspeed Commanders.

Gabriel The Great

That docking bay numbering system is madness.

lordg · Jan 14, 2015

Cavalier said:
Is what he says, but yes, it's backwards (also upside down) as we drive on the left over here

No its not backwards and and not upside down. If you come in when the red lights are on your left (on the outter entrance grid) then they are good and 13 just below you. Check again.