Imagine that with OR!
Fair few seizures I reckon...
I want to see the first video of a docking procedure taking the lazy pilot right into the side wall of the station.
The Docking Computer thread.
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Imagine that with OR!
Fair few seizures I reckon...
I want to see the first video of a docking procedure taking the lazy pilot right into the side wall of the station.
Knocked this vid together. No commentary necessary I think.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCiIGKXuLXk
(shameless plug)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCiIGKXuLXk
(shameless plug)
great concept, but not for me
Love the idea, and the music
But it is way to slow to consider using, not to the mention the docking computer is probably drunk from the way it is flying.
And I like the 'challenge' of docking
Wouldn't even use it on the lakon of anaconda. Neither are particularly hard to dock once you can position yourself correctly in the letterbox. I reckon it is much safer for an experienced pilot to dock an anaconda rather than have the crazy drunken auto pilot so it
Really the only reason I would use it is for the music and feeling it gives
Meh.. Worth it
Love the idea, and the music
But it is way to slow to consider using, not to the mention the docking computer is probably drunk from the way it is flying.
And I like the 'challenge' of docking
Wouldn't even use it on the lakon of anaconda. Neither are particularly hard to dock once you can position yourself correctly in the letterbox. I reckon it is much safer for an experienced pilot to dock an anaconda rather than have the crazy drunken auto pilot so it
Really the only reason I would use it is for the music and feeling it gives
Meh.. Worth it
I think even for big ships, having total control over them in busy areas is a much better idea than letting this current 'auto-wreck' system land you I have a feeling that it is not the smoothest at avoiding incoming player ships or NPCs for that matter.
I have a feeling that it is not the smoothest at avoiding incoming player ships or NPCs for that matter. I think even for big ships, having total control over them in busy areas is a much better idea than letting this current 'auto-wreck' system land you
True, but I would be tempted to say that, when you are in an Anaconda, if someone doesnt get out of your way, it is there fault when they break up on your hull.
Docking Computer ..
Slow down to auto dock .. ok .. yay music .. ok, ride's a bit jerky and not really elegant .... there's the deck, vertical landing, hey bit fast ... WHAM !!
Well .. it docked it, but hull damage.
I think I'm going to just do it by hand till V2 is out.
(Ship was Hauler, with no cargo)
Slow down to auto dock .. ok .. yay music .. ok, ride's a bit jerky and not really elegant .... there's the deck, vertical landing, hey bit fast ... WHAM !!
Well .. it docked it, but hull damage.
I think I'm going to just do it by hand till V2 is out.
(Ship was Hauler, with no cargo)
Yeah, I bought a DC for my Eagle, sold it after a few trips as it was too slow at docking and I had a fear that one time it might blow my ship up with a heavy landing.
Hehe, it's a nice feeling to watch a small sidewinder that tried to overtake you get crushed against the letterbox and the bottom of the hull. No one interfere with my docking. Mwuhahaha!True, but I would be tempted to say that, when you are in an Anaconda, if someone doesnt get out of your way, it is there fault when they break up on your hull.
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I had to laugh at the 'oy yoi yoi' as someone planted themselves onto the lip of the exit and blew themselves up.
No real point to get the docking computer, unless you're a) bored with docking b) never any good at it c) Very large ship that requires very high landing skills.
Docking really isn't that hard once you have mastered it. It's part of the process of learning to fly IMO - won't have one, will never have one. And sorry that FD introduced one. To me it is a concession to today's attitude of - gimme now, I beat you, It's too hard I give up mentality.
All elite games have had a DC of some form or another. Its not really that big a deal. It takes some of the random collisions out of the game. Besides, there are some big downsides to it. As in, it moves you SOOOOOOOOO SLOWLY!
But as I have said elsewhere, I think the DC is only really gonna be useful on large ships like the Anaconda where gauging your ships size to fit through the letter box is a little tricky.
Fair enough. Although I am not sure that "It takes some of the random collisions out of the game". From what I have read it seems that it progresses slowly as you say but does not vary from a straight-ahead route down the middle irrespective of other traffic and I reckon there is likely to be MORE collisions because of it.
Hehe, Im not so sure. Have you seen some of the landing attempts from new pilots? They are range from 1m/s crawls to suicidal.