Normal space speed

Drakonluke

Drakonluke
Please take a look at this screenshot.

http://imgur.com/KMpK918

Since 8.90 Mm is 8,900,000 m and 153.5 d are 13,262,400 s the resulting speed will be always < 1.00 m/s
In fact, I made some calculations and I get a speed of 0.67 m/s not 16.
Since time and distance are approximate, this is an approximate result as well, BUT the result can't be much greater, and can't reach 1.00 m/s.

I know that I was accelerating at the moment, but, I think it should show your instant ETA.

So, what kind of speed is shown on the Hud?
 

Drakonluke

Drakonluke
Well, yes, but it happened in the reverse order: I saw the screenshot I made, and that made me wonder why the numbers didn't look quite right.
But I will do some experiment later with a fixed speed later.
 

Spanksh

Spanksh
When dropping to normal space you always drop out with a reference point. This is usually the closest object or the primary star (?) when far from any object. Note: you can be fairly close to e.g. a planet and still count as being in deep space. Look at your position on the bottom left before dropping from SC. The reference point decides your speed in relation to all other celestial bodies while going 0 m/s.

If you want to mess around with this and see how it works/how it affects your speed, go to New Afrika, it has a extremely fast moon. You can literally be scooped up by its "reference aura". Just drop out of SC within its orbit (reference is the planet) and watch the moon rush towards you, picking you up. Then you'll be at 0 m/s but speed around crazy fast, because the moon is now your reference.
Note: doing this might resolve in you getting stuck at the moon.
 
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Mark Lock

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I tried the same experiment with a moon 5.49M (5,490,000m) distance 3.9d (336,960s) ETA at 16m/s (actual speed in normal space) during the experiment

My calculation's Result is correctly 16.292m/s which is the speed displayed on screen 16m/s

My experiment shows the following :

1. I had the Moon I'm at as reference planet, to do this, I made sure I was in its gravity well
2. The game is correctly displaying my speed, distance and correct ETA
3. All my calculations show scientifically that the game is correct in this regard

Conclusion:

The player who posted the thread was correctly calculating the estimated speed but the distance he was ingame from planet was probably not close enough to have the planet as reference body, probability is his reference body was not the planet but still the closest star or another body of reference
 
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who?

who?
The E.T.A factors in your current acceleration (in addition to distance and current velocity, obviously). That's why sometimes as you get closer to your destination, and you're still accelerating but your time-to-destination has increased - because you might be accelerating slower than you were previously.
 

Brujah

Brujah
Drakonluke said:
Please take a look at this screenshot.

http://imgur.com/KMpK918

Since 8.90 Mm is 8,900,000 m and 153.5 d are 13,262,400 s the resulting speed will be always < 1.00 m/s
In fact, I made some calculations and I get a speed of 0.67 m/s not 16.
Since time and distance are approximate, this is an approximate result as well, BUT the result can't be much greater, and can't reach 1.00 m/s.

I know that I was accelerating at the moment, but, I think it should show your instant ETA.

So, what kind of speed is shown on the Hud?
Click to expand...

It's not SI Units, hence why there is no unit listed beside it.
 

steevaavoo

steevaavoo
Spanksh said:
When dropping to normal space you always drop out with a reference point. This is usually the closest object or the primary star (?) when far from any object. Note: you can be fairly close to e.g. a planet and still count as being in deep space. Look at your position on the bottom left before dropping from SC. The reference point decides your speed in relation to all other celestial bodies while going 0 m/s.

If you want to mess around with this and see how it works/how it affects your speed, go to New Afrika, it has a extremely fast moon. You can literally be scooped up by its "reference aura". Just drop out of SC within its orbit (reference is the planet) and watch the moon rush towards you, picking you up. Then you'll be at 0 m/s but speed around crazy fast, because the moon is now your reference.
Note: doing this might resolve in you getting stuck at the moon.
Click to expand...

I really need to try this. What system is New Afrika in?
 

Drakonluke

Drakonluke
It is possible that I was in the star reference system, I don't quite remember. In this case could be that the planet speed vector should be subtracted from my current speed.
I will investigate further.
 
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