Dude is landing hard, simple as that. I posted a video a while back, yes I have shields but you can see that they don't get touched on landing and takeoff. People land hard, that's all there is to it, you see in all the youtube videos.
If you configure thrusters correctly in options you can land on any planet without shields.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TquAYTjEuSQ
Prove it in a video without shield, like mine,
reported here in beta:
[video=youtube;gqWWt3MhNCY]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gqWWt3MhNCY[/video]
If you want I can make one with analog input.
Drama Queen much? Learn to fly. Also Gravity on stations is lower then on low G Planets.
I'd have a few tips to share - but I won't, at least not with you.
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No he is not. It IS possible to land on a planet with no shields and no hull damage. Its difficult ( especially for ham fisted pilots like me )
No it is NOT possible to land on a planet with no shields and no hull damage. at least 1% at every landing.
that means 99 landing possible when exploring without a shield.
that means no long range exploration without shield.
This problem was reported in Beta, but likely classed as low priority. As most commanders not silly enough to land on planets often without shields.
Thinking in terms of impact, jump out of your window (6 to 10 ft) and see what happens to you? What you are doing when landing without shields, you remove navigation shield and increasing strain on landing gear. So I think a little damage is a good thing.
As slow as you think you are going X m per second still fast. Even for a small 25t ship.
At the moment the only reason to run without shields is current combat tread.
I agree with the little damage part, but I would suggest to make the landing gear a separate part of the hull, and only start to damage the hull when the landing gear is fully used.
99 landing is not enough out there, until we get the possibility to fix the hull without being at station.
So... I take it that some people want to have their brand new "toy" to remain forever brand new... and not slowly degrade over time and usage (like things do... when you use them)?
We are talking zero to a small fraction of a percent (if you land without shields and do it well).
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I mean come on... it's just a "virtual" scratch on a pixel and has no bearing on (the toy) ship performance at all. Unless you don't take care of it and let it mount up... Definitely a FEATURE... not a bug.
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Don't like taking care of your stuff
Best to keep it in the garage then...
it's not a fraction of percent, it's one frakking percent for every landing.