Elite: Game talk
11 Aug 2022, 2:12pm
11 Aug 2022, 2:57pm
FAon - max speed, reboot ship
FAoff - max speed, reboot ship
11 Aug 2022, 3:07pm
ArtieI believe, but don't take it for granted as I haven't tested it extensively, that you will drift even with FA on. At least my ship was still moving while shut down, although I am not sure about its speed and if it wasn't just movement from lateral thrusters and not the main engine (which may make it even more weird).
In my experience with FA on, reverse thrust after boosting only occurs if the throttle isn't set to 100%. Without reverse thrust the ship will still slow down to its non-boosted top speed, but it will take much longer to do so, especially with large ships like a Cutter or T-9. And this slowdown to non-boosted top speed occurs even with FA off, clearly violating the laws of physics.
This btw is why you have to set the throttle to 100% before boosting away from a high-G planet. Otherwise the reverse thrust will activate, and you will drop back to the surface like a brick. I control throttle with five preset keys, so I can set it to 100% instantly. Hitting that key ahead of the boost key has become part of muscle memory.
11 Aug 2022, 4:24pm
EpisparhFAon == dead in space. You can easily check that:
FAon - max speed, reboot ship
FAoff - max speed, reboot ship
Confirmed. Reboot decelerates to zero. Without thrusters. Brabenverse indeed.
And I found out something else: After you reboot with FA off, your shields are gone.
11 Aug 2022, 6:04pm
Yuna Sakashiro
Confirmed. Reboot decelerates to zero. Without thrusters. Brabenverse indeed.
And I found out something else: After you reboot with FA off, your shields are gone.
Shields recover to 50% if speed is less than something... Was it 50m/s?
Anyways, if Thargoid shut you down shields won't drop. Just be sure to fa off and boost before it hits you.
11 Aug 2022, 7:07pm
But then I noticed yet another thing: FA off keeps your ship at boost speed constantly. No slowdown to normal top speed any more. Reverski at 830 m/s, lol. Is this new? Pretty sure I tried this months ago and it didn't work. Slowdown would occur even with thrusters powered down.
Damn, I wish they'd add the relative mouse toggle.
11 Aug 2022, 7:43pm
Yuna Sakashiro...
Damn, I wish they'd add the relative mouse toggle.
Check my last posts in Odyssey thread. Apparently someone have tried with vJoy again. Modified some stuff and posted a guide how to set it up on the official forums
https://inara.cz/elite/board-thread/11602/?page=265#454850
11 Aug 2022, 8:45pm
Yuna SakashiroBut then I noticed yet another thing: FA off keeps your ship at boost speed constantly. No slowdown to normal top speed any more. Reverski at 830 m/s, lol. Is this new?
I'm now picturing an Imperial Eagle/Viper Mk 3 being able to maintain 932 m/s. That would be nuts.
11 Aug 2022, 10:20pm
Light-HawkYuna SakashiroBut then I noticed yet another thing: FA off keeps your ship at boost speed constantly. No slowdown to normal top speed any more. Reverski at 830 m/s, lol. Is this new?
I'm now picturing an Imperial Eagle/Viper Mk 3 being able to maintain 932 m/s. That would be nuts.
I looked up old comments in the wiki, on Steam and elsewhere. People were reporting the slowdown with FA off. So FDev must have removed it recently, maybe by accident.
11 Aug 2022, 10:26pm
11 Aug 2022, 10:42pm
11 Aug 2022, 10:46pm
Light-HawkLAMFO!!!!!!!!!!!!! One of my squadmates was playing CQC today. Thargoids are spawning in it now!
had read they fixed cqc but thargoids now there, lol must have a look there..
11 Aug 2022, 10:47pm
Light-HawkLAMFO!!!!!!!!!!!!! One of my squadmates was playing CQC today. Thargoids are spawning in it now!
That should be a new CQC game mode: Human Team vs Thargoid.
11 Aug 2022, 10:48pm
KurakilLight-HawkLAMFO!!!!!!!!!!!!! One of my squadmates was playing CQC today. Thargoids are spawning in it now!
That should be a new CQC game mode: Human Team vs Thargoid.
´human first, thargoid the worst´ hehe lol
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