Prior to Thursday of last week, carrier jump times were typically the normal 15 minutes, with occasional longer ones but generally within 20. Thursday saw what was arguably the single most impactful update since the early stages of the Thargoid war. Simultaneously a new exploration ship was released for (ARX) early access, and a new Powerplay 2.0 system was released for all players. So, most likely, there is just a much larger than normal number of players are currently both actively playing and repositioning their assets.Greetings. Been some 42 months since I last played. Had some folks with new interest ask to join. I find I'm in the middle of nowhere as it was close to the last event I partook. However, I'm seeing 1.25 hour jump times for my FC. Since we're well past launch, and I can only presume player count is quite down, what's with these incredibly long jump times and cooldowns?! It sort of disenfranchises my desire to want to jump back in. Looking forward to your replies, maybe even encouragement.
It doesn't. But everyone and their grandmother wanting to jump their carrier right after the update goes live does.
You can jump with your carrier, either sitting in your ship in the hangar, or sitting in your chair on the bridge.
But why does the first answer to the OP suggest that that jump times are up to 1.25 hours because if so many people playing right now? Or did I get that completely wrong?
Bingo!
So cooldown on jumps is still 15 minutes normally? Sorry for asking dumb questions, I only recently got back into the game and so much has changed.
You can jump the carrier from the cockpit of your ship whether it is on the carrier or not, or you can do it from the bridge of the carrier.
When you plot a jump the minimum time it will take to start the jump is 15 minutes if there is a lot of activity on the carrier jump servers that time gets extended to ensure that all the stuff being carried by your carrier arrives at the same place as your carrier and not somewhere else or owned by someone else. The time can extend to around two hours before you get a message that says no jump slots available.
You don't need to be on the carrier to jump it. Even if you're in supercruise in an uninhabited system, just go to "Carrier Management" on the right screen (typically the #4 key). Highlight the up arrow that's to the left of "Modules" and it'll be in the center of the screen.
Yep, my main's carrier orbited planet Slough in Vesper-M4 for well over six months (possibly over a year). Docking permissions were set to friends only, so I'm sure it appeared abandoned. Now that all preparations are finally complete, it's doubtful that carrier will be seen in the bubble for a long time.
