Standard Docking Computer

2015-01-02T02:22:28Z

94.2.87.110: That these devices are unreliable as of this moment..

A '''standard docking computer''' is a ship module that automates docking with a space station. They first appeared in Standard Beta 1 and cost 4,500 CR.

<p style="color: red; text-align: center;">-Warning- Docking Computers have been reportedly buggy resulting in the destruction of player ships. Use at your own risk. -Warning-</p>

== Uses ==
Docking computer can not be used with any ship and might not be especially handy for players who find the docking process to be hard or don't want to keep doing it every time they dock. It is very useful to dock larger ships too, as those require more precise maneuvering.

They are unreliable as of 02/01/2015.

The docking computer is automatically activated when docking permission is granted. If the ship is moving a message will appear to slow down before the docking computer will take control of the ship. When the throttle is set to zero or if the ship was initially stopped, the docking computer will begin maneuvering the ship. To cancel the auto-docking computer sequence and hand control back to the pilot, put power to forward thrusters.

'''Note:''' Docking computers are generally significantly less efficient than a pilot with some experience. They also tend to have trouble if anything bumps you, especially as you pass through the docking port. Generally they are reliable, but will sometimes cut out once inside the station leaving you to manually traverse to your pad.

== Specifications ==
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!Weight (t)
| 0.0
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! Power Req.
|0.390
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! Value (CR)
|4,500
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== History ==
Docking Computers first appeared in the original [[Elite]] game. They were costly, but worth the investment as docking was - for the time - a complex process, during which even experienced players occasionally crashed their ship. Automated docking also was faster.

During automated docking, the computer would play "The Blue Danube" by Johann Strauss II, a reference to the (very slow) docking scene in movie ''2001: A Space Odyssey'' by Stanley Kubrick which was set to the same piece.
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