Request to add a binding for Supercruise Assist

Nabst · Feb 9, 2021

Hi, I've recently gotten back into Elite and I like the addition of Supercruise Assist. We have keybind options for a lot of different functions of our ships, and I feel like the addition of a toggle binding for Supercruise Assist would be a good quality of life improvement for those of us that like to let the game do the work for us every once in a while.

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lemon407 · Feb 9, 2021

Is there really not a super cruise assist toggle? im like 90% sure there is, could be wrong though because honestly i took that thing off my ship as soon as i got something better for it. Always ended up shooitng me past my destination every time.

Have you already gone through all the bindings for it? Feel like this is already there, just burried deep in some expandable menu.

Starshot_Jigawatts · Feb 9, 2021

Agree. Tired of going to left-panel every time for SC Assist.

here_it_comes · Feb 9, 2021

I'm a supporter of binds for all that is reasonably bindable.

here_it_comes · Feb 10, 2021

Add on a Request Docking bind and baby, we're cookin!

Stabby_Dave · Feb 10, 2021

Been requested many times already. A quick search would have shown you this.

Boff'in · Feb 10, 2021

Stabby_Dave said:
Been requested many times already. A quick search would have shown you this.

and yet it still needs to be shouted from the rafters.

Stabby_Dave · Feb 10, 2021

Sad, but true

Brrokk · Feb 10, 2021

Boff'in said:
and yet it still needs to be shouted from the rafters.

Yes, it was a good idea last time and it still is this time.

Tryst · Feb 11, 2021

here_it_comes said:
Add on a Request Docking bind and baby, we're cookin!

Use VA and you can put it on a keybind. It can also be used with voice activation too if you have a microphone.

I'd love a key binding for Cruise Assist. I use VA quite a lot because it saves on keyboard wear in a game where you use the keyboard a LOT!
At this time VA can't activate it because it requires the destination to be in the exact same place on the screen every time in order to log mouse clicks and keyboard sequences.

Tividar · Feb 11, 2021

Yes. Please. Flipping through menus is not game-play.

Spacegamejunkie · Feb 11, 2021

I see that Cruise Assist bind is showing the Z key,
but it don't work.

EddieMedusa · Apr 19, 2021

Yeeee, still not in the game.

Han Zulu · Apr 19, 2021

I want it.

Spacegamejunkie said:
I see that Cruise Assist bind is showing the Z key,
but it don't work.

There is? I haven't see it.

But most definitely need it.

Lugh · Apr 19, 2021

I used to agree with this, but having gotten back into playing and done some racing with friends I can say that needing to go through the minor effort of looking left to activate it isn't a bad thing. Its an easy habit to get into and it keeps what is probably well more than 80% of the gameplay (docking and traveling) from becoming overly automated.

Im not against it having a hot key though considering it would cause more people to use it passivly and the fact that it can more than quadruple travel times when done that way I can only see it leading to more people complaining about travel times.

Spacegamejunkie · Apr 19, 2021

Lugh said:
I used to agree with this, but having gotten back into playing and done some racing with friends I can say that needing to go through the minor effort of looking left to activate it isn't a bad thing. Its an easy habit to get into and it keeps what is probably well more than 80% of the gameplay (docking and traveling) from becoming overly automated.

Im not against it having a hot key though considering it would cause more people to use it passivly and the fact that it can more than quadruple travel times when done that way I can only see it leading to more people complaining about travel times.

Think "Options", always better to have them.
Also I was wrong about the "Z" key, it is for Flight Assist, Not super cruise assist.

lexsan82 · Aug 6, 2021

STILL NEEDED

Teh Smoo · Aug 7, 2021

Tryst said:
Use VA and you can put it on a keybind. It can also be used with voice activation too if you have a microphone.

I'd love a key binding for Cruise Assist. I use VA quite a lot because it saves on keyboard wear in a game where you use the keyboard a LOT!
At this time VA can't activate it because it requires the destination to be in the exact same place on the screen every time in order to log mouse clicks and keyboard sequences.

Third-party programs to do extremely common in-game functions is NOT good.

EddieMedusa · Sep 2, 2021

Year 2042, still not in the game.

Lacika2000 · Sep 2, 2021

Lugh said:
I used to agree with this, but having gotten back into playing and done some racing with friends I can say that needing to go through the minor effort of looking left to activate it isn't a bad thing. Its an easy habit to get into and it keeps what is probably well more than 80% of the gameplay (docking and traveling) from becoming overly automated.

Im not against it having a hot key though considering it would cause more people to use it passivly and the fact that it can more than quadruple travel times when done that way I can only see it leading to more people complaining about travel times.

Your twisted logic is impressively evil: let's first recognize that SC travel times suck @ss big time, then let's recognize the SC assist in its default setting makes it even worse and then let's also recognize that allowing people to access this double whammy without diving into the options/forum to understand this carefully contemplated implementation of "make sure our users suck @ss more by default" would be even more aggravating (which is actually, if you think about it), so finally let's propose not to implement this quality of life improvement to ANYBODY.

Well done, please pat yourself on the shoulder: you have earned a basic right to be a FDev job applicant.