Station orientation wrong

[S~P]

So anyone else noticed that when you target a starport the image orientation is now wrong, it points away from the planet making it impossible to orientate your ship with the front of the station. Just another bug that FD has implemented with this update.

 

[[VR] Mad Life Crisis]

Not all stations mail slot's point at the planet.

 

[Nightstorm]

More importantly, the slot doesn't seem to match the orientation that you see in the HUD as you approach in supercruise.

 

[S~P]

More importantly, the slot doesn't seem to match the orientation that you see in the HUD as you approach in supercruise.

Yes that is what I meant, it now shows it facing along it's flight path around the planet. Which means it's back to guess work. Not sure if it is also the same with the outpost one as well.

 

[CMDR John Luke Paperbone]

More importantly, the slot doesn't seem to match the orientation that you see in the HUD as you approach in supercruise.

Correct, same thing is happening to me. The image in the hud is irrelevant right now.

 

[Enderby]

 

[docam]

What's this update, really? (I stay polite) ton of features doesn't work / buggy, such Livery menu doesn't work (can't customize paints, decals, COVAS etc), COVAS sometimes speak English, sometimes French (my language), engineer pinned blueprints don't work (can't return, I must disconnect/reconnect), and surely other nice surprises....

 

[M0rty]

isn't "the right way" relative in space? you might think it's not facing correctly, but Joe Commander thinks there's nothing wrong with the slot orientation. Who's wrong, who's right and who cares?

 

[Faded Glory]

Right.

The hologram of the station is not a correct representation of the station's orientation. Lining up with the slot dead ahead drops you out facing the side of the station.

 

[docam]

This orientation issue already exists in previous April release (prior, I don't know), but now, it's worse.

 

[CMDR John Luke Paperbone]

This orientation issue already exists in previous April release (prior, I don't know), but now, it's worse.

Strange, it was not present for me before. Till yersteday the hud image was perfectly representing the station orientation.

 

[Bigmaec]

Bring it on FD... we want more bugs

 

[Jukelo]

So I went and had a look, only the schematic has the wrong orientation, the stations themselves are fine.

 

[Nightstorm]

Right.

The hologram of the station is not a correct representation of the station's orientation. Lining up with the slot dead ahead drops you out facing the side of the station.

It is correct, but at an angle. If you look at the neutral orientation of your ship hologram, and mirror that to the left, that's the orientation the station needs to be for you to arrive correctly aligned. Or at least it was until yesterday! It was quite hard to judge correctly, but you could usually get it roughly right. But as of yesterday, you can be 90 degrees off.

 

[Rubbernuke]

Bring it on FD... we want more bugs

Adam this morning at FD Control:

 

[Jukelo]

And until Frontier fix this, I guess it's time to dig this image up, this is how stations are (virtually always) oriented:

Meaning if you come in from inside their orbit around the planet, you will consistently be only 45° off.

 

[sqzbox1]

Notwithstanding what some are saying in this thread - this is new. Previously you could line up the slot while in SC. Yes, I know it is 3D and angled and all that stuff. I know how it works and I know how a station is aligned. It wasn't perfect - you could be a few degrees out due to orientation etc, but you could get it close. Now it is WAY out. Line up the slot, taking into account orientation, angle of approach, etc, etc, and when you pop out the slot is 90 degrees out. Or thereabouts.

 

[sqzbox1]

So I went and had a look, only the schematic has the wrong orientation, the stations themselves are fine.

But that is the point. When in SC you could previously line up using the schematic. Now you can't. Of course you can still do an approach exercise using geometry to get it right on but sometimes you didn't need to do that because your approach just happened to be near enough and so you could line up using the schematic. Now you can't because - as you say - the schematic is wrong. That is the point of the thread I believe.

 

[Jukelo]

But that is the point. When in SC you could previously line up using the schematic. Now you can't. Of course you can still do an approach exercise using geometry to get it right on but sometimes you didn't need to do that because your approach just happened to be near enough and so you could line up using the schematic. Now you can't because - as you say - the schematic is wrong. That is the point of the thread I believe.

yes

 

[docam]

Strange, it was not present for me before. Till yersteday the hud image was perfectly representing the station orientation.

Unfortunately I never done screen captures from previous release. However, I've noticed a difference between station aspect (hologram) and real - and wasn't problematic. But September release cause a great (signifiant) difference.