Does anyone have any tips for a quick way to find on which side the letterbox is on a Coriolis? Sometimes when I come out of Supercruise and the thing is spinning all over the place (as these Coriolis stations tend to do) I mosey up to it and end up flying around it for ages before I find the letterbox side and because of its shape you could easily be one 'panel' away from it and not realise. I could of course just stay parked a few km out until the letterbox side decides to slooooowwwwly spin round but thats pretty tedious. Just wondered if I'm doing something wrong, or if anyone else sometimes has this problem? I don't have an auto dock module as I love manual docking too much. Thanks in advance.
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Newcomer / Intro Problems finding the letterbox
- Thread starter Rubblemaker
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The letterbox is always on the face that is rotating counter-clockwise.
Watch the station for a few seconds and it will be obvious. With some practice you'll get it every time in moments.
Watch the station for a few seconds and it will be obvious. With some practice you'll get it every time in moments.
Arrows? really? don't suppose anyone could post a screenie that shows these arrows I should be looking for could they? Coriolis stations just look like a beautiful but confusing mass of lights and metal trusses to me. Thanks again
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Ahhhh, now the fog is clearing. I'll try this second point you made, and start paying more attention to the rotation direction. Much obliged to ye all!!
When I started out, I used the right hand rule: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Right_hand_rule_simple.png (Thumb is where the letterbox is.) Worked quite well.
Look for the blinking lights.
Red is bottom, white is entrance side.
Red is bottom, white is entrance side.
I had problems at first with this too. The so called "arrows" indicator when requesting docking just confused me more.
What did work for me is not to go closer to the station right away, but stop for a moment and note it's rotation. As said by others here before me, look for the side that rotates counter clock-wise, and if you get visual confirmation of red and green lights, you are on the right track.
You will get used to it in time
What did work for me is not to go closer to the station right away, but stop for a moment and note it's rotation. As said by others here before me, look for the side that rotates counter clock-wise, and if you get visual confirmation of red and green lights, you are on the right track.
You will get used to it in time
Why look for arrows? The hologram shows the slot, you just have to manoeuvre your craft a bit for it to show up.
But you don't have to maneuver at all to see the arrows
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There they are.
My technique is to spot whether the blinking lights are red or white. Align your ship so that the white lights will be above you using the headlook function. Fly below the White lights. Once the letter box is overhead stop dead, pitch up, request docking and head on in. Another clue is the other arriving ships. Where are they in relation to the station?
i prefer to fly to the slot in supercruise. this is as simple as approaching station with the planet behind you. get that right and you almost always drop out of supercruise facing the slot. the only time i don't do this is if i'm flying evasively to avoid interdiction.
if i'm not dropping out of supercruise in the right place then i use the hologram.
a further tip, once you pass through the slot the compass dot will then point at your docking bay (it was pointing at the slot).
if i'm not dropping out of supercruise in the right place then i use the hologram.
a further tip, once you pass through the slot the compass dot will then point at your docking bay (it was pointing at the slot).
"i prefer to fly to the slot in supercruise. this is as simple as approaching station with the planet behind you. get that right and you almost always drop out of supercruise facing the slot." ReaperAlex
Listen to the Reaper, this saves so much time.
Listen to the Reaper, this saves so much time.
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If you see it from the side and it is rotating up then it is on the left side,
rotating down, its on the right.
rotating down, its on the right.