My own Scylla and Charybdis

Vasious

Vasious
During my charting of the various Blue Super Giants in the SKAUDE sector I found my own Scylla and Charybdis

I jumped into SKAUDE KM-U C19-33 at Zero Throttle, but within seconds I was at 200% heat and was Mass Locked and forced to drop out of super cruise.

I found myself in the narrow gap between SKAUDE KM-U C19-33 A & B; K & L class stars respectively that orbit a mere 3 light seconds apart from each other.

The temperate sits at 92% fullly powered down and rises extremely quickly when the FSD charges
Worse the escape vector of each star is pointing directly at the other, and I am in the mass lock zone for either as I enter Super Cruise.

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Wish me luck
 

Zulu Romeo

Zulu Romeo
If their orbital duration is fairly quick, try waiting until one escape vector lines up with the reverse vector you entered that position, then reengage supercruise.

Alternatively, seeing as you aren't mass-locked for inter-system hyperspace travel, pick a random star whose escape vector / direction of travel isn't blocked by the bodies and hyperspace there, taking whatever FSD-related heat damage you incur on the chin (do you have a heat sink?), and if you need to revisit this system then carefully hyperspace back. Not an elegant solution, but it got me out of a similar situation where I was trapped in planetary rings shrouded by the shadow of a gas giant.

I hope it goes well.
 
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Vasious

Vasious
Cheers Chaps made it out

Whilst it was interesting watching the orbits, I decided to try to jump out, I went through the nav list and found a star clear of the others, just as Zion was suggesting.
Took at 20% hit in hull from the heat but I am saving my last heat sink for the home trip when I may need it and have little hull left.
Now do I carry on to the Core or turn home....
 

Krepose Gavayne

Krepose Gavayne
Neat find!

I'd be tempted to point 'up' (away from the orbital plane), max the throttle then pop the kettle on. After what could be my last drink I'd switch off all possible modules, engage FSD and close my eyes. Just listening would be thrilling enough as I wait for the potential explosion.

Of course I'd watch the video afterwards... :)
 

Zulu Romeo

Zulu Romeo
Vasious said:
Cheers Chaps made it out

Whilst it was interesting watching the orbits, I decided to try to jump out, I went through the nav list and found a star clear of the others, just as Zion was suggesting.
Took at 20% hit in hull from the heat but I am saving my last heat sink for the home trip when I may need it and have little hull left.
Now do I carry on to the Core or turn home....
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Good to hear you got out of there. :) Also good to see that the method works in that trickiest of situations. :D

How far are you from the Core or from home?
 

Zulu Romeo

Zulu Romeo
CMDR Swift Arrow said:
Wouldn't it just be easier to exit the game and go back in? I mean the game puts you so many Ls from the star when you log back in, right?
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Only if you are in supercruise, and not locked onto a different gravity well in the system. In normal space, you return where you left off.
 
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uberdude

Banned
uberdude
gotta ask yourself if you can afford to lose all that data or risk it to go further in. Can't say either way, wouldn't feel right. Good luck Commander.
 
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