Forums » Suggestions

docking lights

Nov 06, 2004 Taljin link
Would it be possible to make the docking tube a bit easier to detect? Maybe larger arrows or brightly colored arrows.
Nov 06, 2004 burrito link
Yes, but above all, make that tube bigger, I see no reason why this thing is so thight ...
Nov 06, 2004 Spider link
easier to find:
the big S on the radar is actually the exact dockingplaces. Good for navigation up close.

Why so tight:
to require some skill from the dockers.
Nov 06, 2004 randomize link
oh my god, i can't believe people actually say it's difficult to dock in vendetta.

when you have the chance, download Elite and fire it up in one of emulators. Leave the station and try to dock. Only after docking in Elite post here.
Nov 06, 2004 silentsuicide link
heh take a look at the screenshots and look at the stations, see those little white squares? those were the docks and they were no bigger than a bus :P
Nov 06, 2004 CrippledPidgeon link
Here's a tip. When docking, start a ways back, turn on flight assist. Point yourself at the opening and go. With flight assist on, you're going to fly in a straight line wherever your crosshairs are pointed. You can't miss. The only time recently when I damaged myself on docking was by going too fast with a bit too high latency and smacking into the back wall. Oh well.
Nov 06, 2004 Celkan link
Yeeah.... don't try docking with Flight-Assist off... bad idea...
Nov 06, 2004 Taljin link
I can dock no trouble at all but if you read the original post "Would it be possible to make the docking tube a bit easier to detect? Maybe larger arrows or brightly colored arrows."
Nov 06, 2004 CrippledPidgeon link
I usually don't have trouble finding them. You should have seen it before you were able to dock with stations. People were ramming themselves into fake docking tubes.... Quite funny.
Nov 06, 2004 Mirith link
I once just missed with flight assist on... I was coming in high. but that was a fluke. It really isnt hard, and I felt stupid afterwards.