I always wonder why, in the 34th, we require two huge computers, each requiring an entire cargo bay for a task that could easily be accomplished by a 21st century computer the size of a credit card?
So I’m just gonna say it. I’m using the advanced docking computer as a vet...
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Because we would be deeply un happy handing over 35k and getting a credit card. We fork over money, we want heft. Also lights, many blinking lights.
It's true. Das flashen blinken lighten are important. How else are you supposed to know it's working?
That's still manual, you can't dock with a planet lol
FWIW you can turn off the HUD completely, not sure what the binding is on consoles.
You can't on console by choice only by game engine error... of Forcing the display off by using external camera mode that does not have the in cockpit hud...
Fairly new to ED, only been playing for a couple of months. Bought my first anaconda a few days ago. Used the ADC for the first few days but noticed that occasionally the conda was getting its belly scraped going into stations. No problems on the way out tho. So been docking and undocking manually, less scrapes that way.
Tho you would think a computer could dock better than a human pilot!
It could be said a computer has one way of doing things but a human can screw up in multiple ways, progress !!
I’ve been using the supercruise assist on some of my PVE stuff. I dig it.
Far too impatient for any docking assists though lol.
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Far too impatient for any docking assists though lol.
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Be careful. Sometimes the undocking routine gets stuck in the queue like it does with NPC's. You don't want to share their same destiny, right?
I've been trying the ADC for the past few days, but the auto-launch is a bit too inconsistent for me . Sometimes it does a good job, sometimes it waits too long, and then there's the times it just leaves you up in the rafters.
I'll just be going back to the std DC and let Voice Attack go back to executing the launch sequence which leaves you above the pad with the gear up. I don't generally have any issues getting through the letter box.
I'll just be going back to the std DC and let Voice Attack go back to executing the launch sequence which leaves you above the pad with the gear up. I don't generally have any issues getting through the letter box.
I started out using it, switched to hotas and never looked back. I have used it lately for the novelty of it and when I feel like being a lazy . XD. It's fun to watch it screw up with the big ships. It ran into a pole in a asteroid base and bumped the nose of my conda I had right into the side of the base, below the mail slot. Hilarious!!!
I like using the auto undock, personally. I plot my route while the ship is undocking itself and engage manual control as soon as I'm back out of the galaxy map. Sometimes that means I have to finish exiting the station manually, but other times the ship is already out and waiting for me to take control, so I basically am using it as a time saver.
And yep, I realize going into galaxy map is putting a lot of trust in that ADC...but so far it hasn't done any damage to any of my ships. shrug
And yep, I realize going into galaxy map is putting a lot of trust in that ADC...but so far it hasn't done any damage to any of my ships. shrug
Well, i usually plot my route between "Launch" and "Docking Clamps Released" (or whatever the announcement is) - so no, no ADC for me.
Sometimes if the station is crowded i just stay there and scan everything so again, no ADC
But i do have the plain DC on both my cargo and passenger Pythons and also on Cutter and Corvette.
Sometimes if the station is crowded i just stay there and scan everything so again, no ADC
But i do have the plain DC on both my cargo and passenger Pythons and also on Cutter and Corvette.
I'm using the ADC on two on my ships, a Beluga and a Cutter. It's really useful. As soon as the ship is out of the mail slot I take over manual control and just fly away. But the added comfort is really nice. The Beluga is especially hard to maneuver out of the slot so this is a nice extra.
I've added the Assist Docking Computer as I suck at landing, I go all over the place when it gets to going through the star port window lol. BUT saying that why didn't they just add an option to buy the Supercruise as an assist where you can just get it and turn it off or on when needed
So true. Been getting thru the letter box fine for days now, no belly scrapes, then last night took too much time docking and got blasted by the space station. 12,000,000 cr rebuy
Then took a couple of missions at Leonard Nimoy station and got wiped out twice by an NPC anaconda with shield melting beams etc. Another 24,000,000 cr goneSo true. Been getting thru the letter box fine for days now, no belly scrapes, then last night took too much time docking and got blasted by the space station. 12,000,000 cr rebuy
Getting some tough love from ED!!Then took a couple of missions at Leonard Nimoy station and got wiped out twice by an NPC anaconda with shield melting beams etc. Another 24,000,000 cr gone