Re: Hot under the collar!!

[PaxtonNewt]

o7 Commanders

I ventured into a station that was in need of a lot of work.. fire and electrical sparking everwhere.. im aiming to help as many passengers escape as possible.. I aimed for the landing pad 23.. "warning taking heat damage".... oh dear!! my ship is kitted out for max passengers.. I have no shields.. get the flock out of here.. I just managed to escape the station at 125degrees... I actually had beads of sweat running down the side of my cheek..

my question is: how long with shields can I survive in a station before im cooked to a crisp.. I need time to find in the smoke and fog my landing pad.. then land.. and im of the SatNav Generation where the docking computer normally does all this for me.. so I have a little trouble docking.

with a decent shield can I survive say ten mins in a "station de microwave"..?

 

[Factabulous]

Shields will make it worse (as they generate heat). Fit heatsinks, and use them.

 

[Speedcuffs]

Lots of heatsinks.
Once you hit the pad and enter the hangar you're ok.
Beware explosions pushing you around.
https://s.orbis.zone/3g87

 

[Factabulous]

... and pad blocking / loitering fines are still levied at those stations, but they won't let you pay them off - so stay alert and no loitering!

 

[Slowfiddler]

and pad blocking / loitering fines are still levied at those stations

"Please help us! Rescue us! But be quick about it or we'll fine you!"
"Get lost then."

 

[Factabulous]

"Please help us! Rescue us! But be quick about it or we'll fine you!"
"Get lost then."

Your loss - tasty fed / imp ranking opportunities await those who can avoid blocking other rescuers

 

[Backelaer]

I just did the same missions a couple of days ago in an Anaconda that runs quite hot. (7a shields, fully armed with a bunch of lasers and overcharged mc's, and loads of shield boosters) I installed two heatsink launchers, and never took damage. I could even take the time to let my collector limpets pick up the escape pods floating inside the station.
Fired off about 4 heat sinks per visit. But if you aren't going to be collecting escape pods, one or two heatsinks are more than enough.

 

[Navigare Necesse Est]

Shields dont help. Ships with good temp capacity do. And heatsinks.

 

[Phisto Sobanii]

... and pad blocking / loitering fines are still levied at those stations, but they won't let you pay them off - so stay alert and no loitering!

I wonder if the Thargoids are just dishing out loitering penalties to our stations.

 

[Vardaugas]

Set up your fire group as follows:
Primary fire: Heat sink.
Secondary fire: Heat sink.
Good luck!

 

[Kzak]

Heatsinks are definetly in order when entering such stations. I tend to drop one when entering the station, and one when I lift off from the pad when making for the exit.

 

[777Driver]

o7 Commanders

I ventured into a station that was in need of a lot of work.. fire and electrical sparking everwhere.. im aiming to help as many passengers escape as possible.. I aimed for the landing pad 23.. "warning taking heat damage".... oh dear!! my ship is kitted out for max passengers.. I have no shields.. get the flock out of here.. I just managed to escape the station at 125degrees... I actually had beads of sweat running down the side of my cheek..

my question is: how long with shields can I survive in a station before im cooked to a crisp.. I need time to find in the smoke and fog my landing pad.. then land.. and im of the SatNav Generation where the docking computer normally does all this for me.. so I have a little trouble docking.

with a decent shield can I survive say ten mins in a "station de microwave"..?

If you have a spare T-10 laying around, use that, the ship runs ice cold. For any ship doing rescue ops, don't fit shields, shut down all non essential modules. That internal heat gauge is not in degrees centigrade.

 

[Backelaer]

Set up your fire group as follows:
Primary fire: Heat sink.
Secondary fire: Heat sink.
Good luck!

I never assign chaff or heatsinks to a firegroup, because you can also assign hotkeys for those. And my firegroups are cluttered enough as it is

 

[PaxtonNewt]

I never assign chaff or heatsinks to a firegroup, because you can also assign hotkeys for those. And my firegroups are cluttered enough as it is

I like the idea of hot keys for heatsink. I'll do that.

 

[veryDead]

Different take:

Always fit shields.
Always fit at least 2 heatsink modules.
No weapons.
All the rest passenger cabins.

Rescue missions are a doddle. Good shields = no damage from debris or explosions. 2 Heatsink modules = you can sit in there for 5 minutes without issue before having to restock your heatsinks.

In my rescue Beluga, I had 3 heatsinks and a 5D shield generator. I rescued thousands of refugees without incident and could carry 168 passengers per run, in complete safety.

 

[PaxtonNewt]

Heatsinks are definetly in order when entering such stations. I tend to drop one when entering the station, and one when I lift off from the pad when making for the exit.

I reckon i would need 4 heatsinks to complete a dock and take off. I wish I hadn't started out with a docking computer. I got one the moment I knew I could get one as I'm terrible at landing. I keep seeing pilots landing on there noses and entering starport services.. like they are diving into the landing pad..

 

[PaxtonNewt]

Different take:

Always fit shields.
Always fit at least 2 heatsink modules.
No weapons.
All the rest passenger cabins.

Rescue missions are a doddle. Good shields = no damage from debris or explosions. 2 Heatsink modules = you can sit in there for 5 minutes without issue before having to restock your heatsinks.

In my rescue Beluga, I had 3 heatsinks and a 5D shield generator. I rescued thousands of refugees without incident and could carry 168 passengers per run, in complete safety.

What was your jump range in such a setup..I imagine it was quite low. My python is 22 max passengers no shields and no heat sinks. I'm going to do a mining build tonight and concentrate on rescue mission another time. Hoping to get some tuition tonight

 

[PaxtonNewt]

Different take:

Always fit shields.
Always fit at least 2 heatsink modules.
No weapons.
All the rest passenger cabins.

Rescue missions are a doddle. Good shields = no damage from debris or explosions. 2 Heatsink modules = you can sit in there for 5 minutes without issue before having to restock your heatsinks.

In my rescue Beluga, I had 3 heatsinks and a 5D shield generator. I rescued thousands of refugees without incident and could carry 168 passengers per run, in complete safety.

Are the rescue missions maxed cabins. On regular missions I sometimes fit 8 pax into a 12 seater cabin waisting seats.

 

[Deleted member 38366]

I run a dedicated SAR PAX Anaconda, it's engineered so cold that it doesn't need any HeatSink arriving or departing. Still, I got one Heatsink Launcher fitted, just in case.

Since all Evac PAX are Economy, it can haul out upto 162 in one trip (got max.Shields fitted, always do).

 

[veryDead]

What was your jump range in such a setup..I imagine it was quite low. My python is 22 max passengers no shields and no heat sinks. I'm going to do a mining build tonight and concentrate on rescue mission another time. Hoping to get some tuition tonight

24LY Laden.

But you need less than 1LY range for rescue missions, so not an issue.

When you hit Allied with the factions, you get much better mission passenger counts, but I typically would get within 2-5 passengers of my total capacity on every run if not fully maxed.

Aside: Get better at docking. I use 1 heatsink to dock and undock in my beluga. It takes less than 15 seconds to get in and dock in that beast. A python should be in and docked in less than 10 seconds. No docking computer necessary. I've never used one. No need.