''Ready to Engage...'' Wait, what?

Allant Doran · Jan 1, 2015

I've experienced two types of warp from Supercruise;

1 - The FSD spools up, counts down from 4, then says ''Engage'' and I pop into warp.

2 - The FSD spools up, I hear ''Read to Engage'' and am popped into warp in less than two seconds.

I understand the first instance, it's the usual Jump announcement, but what exactly causes number two? I've never been able to pinpoint it.

gmrussell · Jan 1, 2015

Allant Doran said:
I've experienced two types of warp from Supercruise;

1 - The FSD spools up, counts down from 4, then says ''Engage'' and I pop into warp.

2 - The FSD spools up, I hear ''Read to Engage'' and am popped into warp in less than two seconds.

I understand the first instance, it's the usual Jump announcement, but what exactly causes number two? I've never been able to pinpoint it.

It happens when you are not aligned properly or not at high enough speed!

Bambi · Jan 1, 2015

The second one is if you didn't meet all of the requirements to warp when it finished charging, but shortly after did. Say for example you weren't flying fast enough while accelerating for a split second after the charge was ready. She only has time to say one thing and that is the first thing in the queue.

Allant Doran · Jan 1, 2015

oooohhh I see. So functionally it's not saving any time at all, it just feels like it is? Gotcha, thanks guys!

Ydiss · Jan 1, 2015

Actually, this happens when you enter super cruise first then hyper jump. It's a bug I noticed since gamma.

Veldryn · Jan 1, 2015

It's a bug I noticed since gamma.

If there are different sentences, that definitely doesn't look like a bug. But it's a new feature since gamma, yes. There is apparently no cooldown for switching from SC to Hyperjump (Maybe because the FSD is already active). I'm not completely sure however, I think I've had the countdown from SC to Hyperjump sometimes. Can't tell for sure.

Allant Doran · Jan 1, 2015

Ydiss said:
Actually, this happens when you enter super cruise first then hyper jump. It's a bug I noticed since gamma.

I don't think it's a bug as there is an alternate, voice-acted line. The two being;

''Four, Three, Two, One, Engage.'',

''Ready to Engage.''.

That might be something to do with it though. I don't see it 99% of the time because warping drops in SC in the next system so I just keep on warping.

Ydiss · Jan 1, 2015

Allant Doran said:
I don't think it's a bug as there is an alternate, voice-acted line. The two being;

''Four, Three, Two, One, Engage.'',

''Ready to Engage.''.

That might be something to do with it though. I don't see it 99% of the time because warping drops in SC in the next system so I just keep on warping.

It might be intended but I can't really see it. The jump sequence doesn't initiate properly, you only hear one sound and not the crescendo.

It feels buggy. But I might be wrong.