Elite: Game talk

Salmonea
24 Apr 2021, 12:59pm
Mr Sloppy
Salmonea
Mr SloppyThanks Episparh
If / when I manage to land on Kyloalks I'll give Lithobreaker a visit.
My line between stupidity and stubbornness may well get another appraisal.



Before that you can invite me to multicrew. I want see it. I am afraid I am too far to visit this planet soon.



you mean you want a laugh as I crash horribly a second time

I want take a ride with lumberjack Jesus
Odi458
24 Apr 2021, 1:21pm
Hi first post
I play solo mainly got elite from epic store but pre-ordered odyssey.
I have played nothing but elite since first getting it. I have simple question

since I am elite in exploring and nearly trade competent combat done both ranks mining and CG's . I am looking for a suggestions for passenger missions but not Robigo-Sothis to keep me entertained for a month ?

Last edit: 24 Apr 2021, 1:34pm
Mr Sloppy
24 Apr 2021, 1:29pm
Salmonea
Mr Sloppy
Salmonea


Before that you can invite me to multicrew. I want see it. I am afraid I am too far to visit this planet soon.




you mean you want a laugh as I crash horribly a second time


I want take a ride with lumberjack Jesus


Lumberjack heh?

Sakashiro
24 Apr 2021, 1:36pm
Mr SloppyJust wondering whats the biggest planet people have successfully landed on (I just tried, failed, and nearly died trying to land on Kyloalks DL-Y g17 4 it has a wopping gravity of 9.8G)
I need to upgrade my thrusters before trying again..... and maybe some repairs.

It's possible to land any type of ship with any type of thrusters on any type of high-G world in ED. Even without shields. It's just a matter of technique.

Here's a shieldless landing of an Anaconda on a 9.7 G planet:



Here's the lift-off:



The FA/off method is a workaround for when you have no HOTAS and no way to fine-tune vertical thrust. If you use the thrust up/down keys instead, you'll drop out of the sky like a stone as soon as you push thrust-down or release thrust-up. Another thing to remember is that if you pitch or roll the ship out of the horizontal position, you'll accelerate in that direction, like a helicopter. So level your ship as soon as you end the glide.
Mr Sloppy
24 Apr 2021, 2:06pm
Sakashiro
Mr SloppyJust wondering whats the biggest planet people have successfully landed on (I just tried, failed, and nearly died trying to land on Kyloalks DL-Y g17 4 it has a wopping gravity of 9.8G)
I need to upgrade my thrusters before trying again..... and maybe some repairs.


It's possible to land any type of ship with any type of thrusters on any type of high-G world in ED. Even without shields. It's just a matter of technique.

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The FA/off method is a workaround for when you have no HOTAS and no way to fine-tune vertical thrust. If you use the thrust up/down keys instead, you'll drop out of the sky like a stone as soon as you push thrust-down or release thrust-up. Another thing to remember is that if you pitch or roll the ship out of the horizontal position, you'll accelerate in that direction, like a helicopter. So level your ship as soon as you end the glide.


Very, nicely done. I'll need plenty of practice before getting anywhere near this smooth.
Meowers
24 Apr 2021, 2:46pm
Btw, it's odd that planet is looking so bluish when it's a yellow star nearby.

Edit: that Monty Python song made me just damn explode from laughter... they was way ahead of time with this one. 2021 and it's... actual.

Last edit: 24 Apr 2021, 3:08pm
Sakashiro
24 Apr 2021, 3:22pm
MeowersBtw, it's odd that planet is looking so bluish when it's a yellow star nearby.

That's a Horizons feature: only one light source to illuminate planets, and the biggest star wins. In that case it's a blue one.

Should be different now in Odyssey, but I can't test it, because that planet is outside the 50 Ly playground.
XGN BlazeShadow
24 Apr 2021, 4:36pm
I'm at the imperial rank of viscount, how much further until imperial cutter?
Silver Taffer
24 Apr 2021, 4:44pm
XGN BlazeShadowI'm at the imperial rank of viscount, how much further until imperial cutter?


You can check the ranks and privileges here

What would you like to be Duke of?
Salmonea
24 Apr 2021, 6:56pm
And best rank grinding is saving people from burning starports.
Sappho
24 Apr 2021, 7:00pm
A Borg Cube can hold a LOT of potential assimilatees I mean, refugees.
Meowers
24 Apr 2021, 7:28pm
SapphoA Borg Cube can hold a LOT of potential assimilatees I mean, refugees.

I can't figure out how to react on that kind of humour. To order another gynoid massage with some additional options or to stay away as far as possible because it could be dangerous.
Salmonea
24 Apr 2021, 7:37pm
Borg cube is burning too?
Smaloo
24 Apr 2021, 9:08pm
Salmonea
EpisparhLithobraker is 11.01 G - MJs > than bones and skill


Wat? There is written Earth masses: 94.5884 Maybe I am still confused because I woke up few minutes ago. But 94,5 times bigger masses of Earht could mean 94,5G instead of Earths 1G. So where I do mistake? Masses = gravity

Can't remember the exact formula but is it g = m1m2/r?
Burstar
24 Apr 2021, 10:34pm
Smaloo
Salmonea
EpisparhLithobraker is 11.01 G - MJs > than bones and skill



Wat? There is written Earth masses: 94.5884 Maybe I am still confused because I woke up few minutes ago. But 94,5 times bigger masses of Earht could mean 94,5G instead of Earths 1G. So where I do mistake? Masses = gravity


Can't remember the exact formula but is it g = m1m2/r?


Close, it's Fg= Gm1m2/r^2
G=6.674x10-11 m^3/kg s^2

to put it plainly:
Lithobreaker has ~100x the mass / ~9x (~3x earth radius squared) = ~11x earth g's so the game math checks out.

Last edit: 24 Apr 2021, 10:48pm

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