Elite Dangerous FAQ: Difference between revisions

: '''Yes''', <span style="line-height:21px;">just like in the [http://elite-dangerous.wikia.com/wiki/Elite:_Dangerous_FAQ#What_is_.22Elite:_Dangerous.22.3F last two Elite games]</span>, the '''[http://www.mmorpgitalia.it/2013/04/03/6509-elite-dangerous-david-braben-exclusive-interview/ flight physics are Newtonian]'''.[http://www.pcgamesn.com/elite-dangerous-will-have-100-billion-star-systems-plus-thargoids-braben-reveals-whats-next][http://www.mmorpgitalia.it/2013/04/03/6509-elite-dangerous-david-braben-exclusive-interview/] While this time the forces are fed to a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rigid_body_dynamics proper rigid body,] (so rotation is properly taken into account) instead of a simple point mass (where only linear dynamics matters), the fly-by-wire system (flight control computer) in ''Elite: Dangerous'' constrains the ship's angular and linear velocity relative to a common reference frame during regular local flight, to induce [[Elite:_Dangerous_FAQ#Why_is_yaw_so_slow.3F|intesteresting tactical dogfights at close range]] and this [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZBKC56vhUo flight assist can be partially disabled] to be able skid freely. Also unlike the last two Elite games, only the [[Elite:_Dangerous_FAQ#How_will_we_travel_those_vast_distances_in_such_a_huge_galaxy.3F|Super-Cruise mode]] (Work In Progress) takes planet interaction into account (subject to change).

: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ty04--bvSigHZBKC56vhUo You can turn '''flight assist''' off], so you will have have to manually adjust the thruster forces to control the skidding and counteract the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angular_momentum angular momentum], the fly-by-wire however will '''always''' be partially active to keep your [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3TrvJoViw8w ship constrained within the specified limits.]