Elite Dangerous FAQ: Difference between revisions
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=== '''Will there be newtonian physics?'''=== | === '''Will there be newtonian physics?'''=== | ||
: The flight physics are newtonian with thruster forces fed to a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rigid_body_dynamics proper rigid body.] | : The flight physics are newtonian with [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1SpiRh7O1Nc&t=23 thruster forces] fed to a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rigid_body_dynamics proper rigid body.] | ||
: There is a flight control computer that keeps the ship within flight parameters, with a flight assist mode that is on by default, that helps you to maintain your turns and dampen the angular momentum when rolling, pitching and yawing by automatically calculating the thruster forces needed to stabalize the ship and control the skidding. | : There is a flight control computer that keeps the ship within flight parameters, with a flight assist mode that is on by default, that helps you to maintain your turns and dampen the angular momentum when rolling, pitching and yawing by automatically calculating the thruster forces needed to stabalize the ship and control the skidding. | ||
: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1KAJuR5giGo You can turn flight assist off], so you will have have to manually adjust the thruster forces to control the skidding and counteract the angular momentum, the flight control computer however is still active to keep you [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3TrvJoViw8w within safety parameters.] | : [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1KAJuR5giGo You can turn flight assist off], so you will have have to manually adjust the thruster forces to control the skidding and counteract the angular momentum, the flight control computer however is still active to keep you [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3TrvJoViw8w within safety parameters.] | ||