Suggestion for alternative Landing Clearance (i.e. Sensors Destroyed)

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[Rankaze]

I've read a few Threads where people managed to limb to a nearest station on emergency Oxygen and a badly damaged ship - just to find out they're unable to contact the Station to obtain the mandatory landing clearance.

So here's my Suggestion :

Give the stations the ability to recognize series of Landing light flashes (could be a SOS sequence or just flashes performed near a such detector on the Station) or generally create an ability for the Landing Light to obtain a valid landing Clearance.
Finding the cleared landing Pad might either require manual location with the compass (that might be a tad difficult, but should work). Otherwise using steady white lines (as opposed to the normal yellow running lines) would help and match the white Landing light.

Acknowledgement and positive clearance to land would also require a light signal from the Station (i.e. the Station giving a steady green light) - or if those definitely never fail via standard means.

That would solve that issue in a pretty stylish way.
(needless to say - landing clearances based in visual signals when lacking normal means of commucations/during emergencies are standard in civil and military aviation since decades)

This is a good idea.

If you can limp your ship back to a station or outpost, there ought to be some way to get docking clearance even with sensors dead.

 

[Sav112]

After reading that I’m just glad the sensors can be damaged. I’ve read so little about the damage model in this. Its great if you can limp home so badly damaged.

Maybe if you flash your lights a NPC ship could come out and guide you into a pad. Also a warning over the Station communication system that a damaged ship was in the process of being recovered and please be patient. Stall the other ship if any for effect till it was down safe.

It’s all these wee things that make it a believable immersion.

 

[Gibgezr]

Yes, there definitely should be some way to request docking. It would be really awesome if space stations could scan you and recognize your damaged plight and just grant you priority clearance.

 

[Crell]

Nice idea. have some rep. A "Distress beacon" you can arm would be nice:

In deep space so you could be rescued by prince charming - Would be nice if you could somehow "trade" O2 to extend someone's life support if they were in trouble
Outside a station so you can be escorted in when damaged
As a "lure" to pull people in and attack them....with a big fine / wanted etc if you're caught doing it. (you have to take the rough with the smooth)