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Newcomer / Intro What do you use Ship Lights for?
- Thread starter stramasher
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I don't know since i don't sail.
But in Elite Dangerous I use it on my space vessel in the vacuum of space to light up outposts.
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I hate to break it to you, but in space, no one hears your airhorn.
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I usually only use them when mining.
Beat me to it....in space, no one hears your airhorn.
Good to know I'm not the only one doing that. Also (and offtopic) : try to position your ship with the sun in the back and watch your shadow while you lower and raise your landing gear. SO awesome
I noticed that for the first time a few hours ago, and I've been playing since the beta came out. I was absolutely astonished.
I drive large, commercial cargo ships for a living - no, seriously! In RL, I'm a 2nd Mate (navigation officer-boat-driving-guy) with a UK-based ship owner, and I agree 100% with Malic that red/green/white lights are an absolute life saver when it comes to navigation. Highlighted by the occasion I very nearly ran into an absolute clot of a fool who though it was a good idea to take his small yacht across the English Channel, at night, with: No lights, no RADAR reflector, no identity transponder (AIS for those in the know) and had obviously left his brains behind somewhere up the Medway. Needless to say I didn't see the guy as he didn't show up on RADAR, until by chance I saw a silhouette of his sails pass in between a nearby buoy and my own vessel. Put the search light on him and got his name and ratted him in to the coastguard
After too many years of playing civilian flight sims, I turn on the lights when cleared for docking, turn them off when I settle onto my landing page, and turn them back on again when leaving. The idea being that it makes my ship more visible to other players to avoid collisions.
It also helps at some really dark outposts. But mostly it's just a fun procedures/role-playing thing.
It also helps at some really dark outposts. But mostly it's just a fun procedures/role-playing thing.
Signaling other players, but mostly in dark platforms (behind planets) to make sure I don't crash into anything while docking/landing.
I also usually have them on in dark asteroid fields (again behind planets though I quit flying there) but honestly by the time you "see" the asteroid you're looking at an expensive insurance claim.
I also usually have them on in dark asteroid fields (again behind planets though I quit flying there) but honestly by the time you "see" the asteroid you're looking at an expensive insurance claim.
Have a look at the sides of the letterbox when you next enter a space station...
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I turn them on when I go and stand near the front of my souped up Viper so it catches the steam in the outfitting bay as the dubstep comes out of my ship sound system.
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