The moment you realize... (Best of)

[Auronio]

• when you drop into the combat zone, well equipped with your combat vessel and trying to send out your SLF crew pilot... you had forgotten to activate him in the crew lounge.
• when you jump out and can't fuel scoop next star... cause you had forgotten to equip one when leaving.
• when you jump two, three, four systems and suddenly it says no fuel for the next jump... you had forgotten to refuel at the last station AND had no fuel scoop equipped.

To be continued...

 

[Bigmaec]

... when you try to dock at Cleaver Prospect (or any other starport under repair) and the alert claxxons remind you that you forgot to ask for permission. And Authority is disabled [blah]

 

[Cmdr Beteran]

* when you finally find that pristine ring and head all the way there, drop in, fire mining lasers and find out you left your limpets back at the station.

 

[moorison]

I never ran out of fuel yet but there were a few close calls.

Most SLF-capable ships are a bit harder to manoeuvre and it can be frustrating if you realise that you have not assigned the NPC pilot yet in the moment you click launch. Yes, I forgot. It is my fault, but come on, I am still hovering above the pad .

 

[Rat Catcher]

* when you finally find that pristine ring and head all the way there, drop in, fire mining lasers and find out you left your limpets back at the station.

Never done that... nor had to synth 20 or so to make it look deliberate

 

[Aashenfox]

Minor extension of one of yours....


...your dueling opponent deploys hardpoints and fighter and you go to do the same, only to find you've left the crewman behind.

"Erm...I'll be going without fighter today, yeh, I'm, er, trying something, yeh, that's it, totally meant to carry two fighters and no crew..."

DOH!

 

[Vardaugas]

• when you try to scoop at this red dwarf but no matter how deep you go the fuel scoop won't engage, because it's a tauri troll and not a red dwarf.

 

[BeppoSax]

when you realise 'pausing the game doesn't actually pause the game.

 

[13A]

...your dueling opponent deploys hardpoints and fighter and you go to do the same,

Only to find that you forgot to set power priorities and everything powers off!

 

[dm06]

- using eddb found best planet with highest rate of rare mat far from main star, got planetary landing hangar, got to the planet, forgot to equip SRV.

 

[insanephoton]

… when you've just cracked open a Void Opal core with optimum charge and realise that you forgot to install a refinery.

 

[CMDR_Coenen]

..... you didn't request docking clearance when entering the slot with 150...200 m/s.
...again... and ... again...

 

[GonzTheMalificent]

I'm SO glad all the above got written.

Makes me feel not quite such a doofus….

 

[VR SenseiMatty]

Leaving for exploration trips I regularly forget one of these:
SRV
DSS
HEAT SINK
AFMU

...and YES! Once I also forgot this!

 

[Auronio]

I'm SO glad all the above got written.

Makes me feel not quite such a doofus….

You are NOT alone...

 

[Rat Catcher]

Leaving for exploration trips I regularly forget one of these:
SRV
DSS
HEAT SINK
AFMU

...and YES! Once I also forgot this!

Only the VR bunch might get that one But would be much worse with 'Space Legs^TM'

It's funny, reading the list above there are only a couple I've not managed yet.... must try harder

 

[Hacker#451563]

....that everything you see in front of you is only projected onto your canopy that's now in a million shards.

 

[through the hole backwards]

Landing apparently requires landing gear.

 

[Auronio]

• when successfully running silent through the mailslot and you planned to deploy landing gear, you suddenly find yourself crashing into the back of the station... cause you (inadvertently?) pressed the boost button

 

[aRJay]

• when you drop into the combat zone, well equipped with your combat vessel and trying to send out your SLF crew pilot... you had forgotten to activate him in the crew lounge.
• when you jump out and can't fuel scoop next star... cause you had forgotten to equip one when leaving.
• when you jump two, three, four systems and suddenly it says no fuel for the next jump... you had forgotten to refuel at the last station AND had no fuel scoop equipped.

To be continued...

The moment you choke to death or self destruct because you ran out of then remember the Fuel Rats deliver fuel anywhere.