No you don't
You arrive facing the control tower for the landing bay
You leave facing away from the control tower for the landing bay
That way the controller sees you coming in and knows when you are clear when leaving
Simple really
The 180° spin on undocking doesn't make sense on outposts (in space or planetside)
- Thread starter Zephyriel
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No you don't
You arrive facing the control tower for the landing bay
You leave facing away from the control tower for the landing bay
That way the controller sees you coming in and knows when you are clear when leaving
Simple really
Thank Zarqoun they don't tell the fuzz when you come in at breakneck speed with heat sinks popping like corn.
I'd like to add to that, the panels that move up & down to protect the station from the rear engine heat. For some reason they rise up again when you lower into the bay. No other ship can land there but it's up nonetheless. And when lifting up to the surface, one needs to wait until those panels drop again? Ugh... Keep 'em down! I've found the landing/take-off process takes me by the hand too much !
These panels should be simply cut from the game, since they don't make any sense. Okay, they presumably deflect the emissions up and away when you land. But where the said emissions go when you take off, eh?
Its pretty simple and obvious why it is how it is.
They made the landing and take off sequence for the cube port. Then the dev was asked to make animations/models for the same thing in outposts and then later asked again for ground platforms.
Their choice was either A. make new ones at the cost of time/budget or B. copy/paste.
If I had 20 other things on a list of dev tasks, I know which one I'd would pick too.
They made the landing and take off sequence for the cube port. Then the dev was asked to make animations/models for the same thing in outposts and then later asked again for ground platforms.
Their choice was either A. make new ones at the cost of time/budget or B. copy/paste.
If I had 20 other things on a list of dev tasks, I know which one I'd would pick too.
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I always enter the hangar anyway, largely thanks to this mechanic.
When ready to go, I return to surface, then press F1 for Galaxy Map (custom bound).
Edit: the idea is when i'm done with selecting destination, I'm ready to fly.
I used to press 3 before 2.0 to looks at the landing menu and didn't need to close the services. I really wish we get a binding back for radar focus; it's way more useful than the SRV menu.
When ready to go, I return to surface, then press F1 for Galaxy Map (custom bound).
Edit: the idea is when i'm done with selecting destination, I'm ready to fly.
I used to press 3 before 2.0 to looks at the landing menu and didn't need to close the services. I really wish we get a binding back for radar focus; it's way more useful than the SRV menu.
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The answer is pretty simple, all landing pads are made by the same manufacturer and work the same way. Why would they make a special non spinning one for outposts and starports extra? It's a lot easier just to mass produce the same three types
Why did they standardise on a design with a missing fan blade?
No one bothered to double-check the blueprints... Reduces costs anyhow XD
Maths is not strong around rotationally symmetrical objects in the 34th century - the Galnet logo has 8 petals except in the news opening animation, where it has 7. Or vice versa, perhaps. I keep expecting to run into 3 or 5 sided Coriolis stations.