Supercruise: Difference between revisions
"SLOW DOWN" actually indicates when you're in a celestial body's gravity well. Heading toward a planet, it's a warning to slow down, because you're being pulled in. When not facing a planet (in this case) you are experiencing a slow-down because o... |
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* Using Supercruise to attempt to travel between systems will just result in you traveling a very long distance, as you '''will not''' actually switch which system you are in, as you currently '''cannot '''change systems using Supercruise. | * Using Supercruise to attempt to travel between systems will just result in you traveling a very long distance, as you '''will not''' actually switch which system you are in, as you currently '''cannot '''change systems using Supercruise. | ||
* QUICKER SUPERCRUISE: To get to your destination as fast as possible you need to manage the countdown timer (under the icon) versus your throttle instead of watching the bars on the left. | * QUICKER SUPERCRUISE: To get to your destination as fast as possible you need to manage the countdown timer (under the icon) versus your throttle instead of watching the bars on the left. | ||
** Keep your throttle at 100% until the timer reaches 7 seconds, then throttle back to 75% (marked by the blue sector on your throttle gauge). If you're flying next to a celestial body on your way to your destination | ** Keep your throttle at 100% until the timer reaches 7 seconds, then throttle back to 75% (marked by the blue sector on your throttle gauge). If you're flying next to a celestial body on your way to your destination. | ||
*** Optionally, when you're about 30 Mm <span style="font-weight:normal;">(0.1 Ls) </span>from your destination manage your throttle so your speed roughly equals the square root of the distance (e.g. if you're 25 Mm away, you want to be moving at 5 Mm/s, 16 Mm - 4 Mm/s, etc.). Once you reach that threshold, throttle down completely and you should hit the safe disengage speed and distance at the same time. Note that this doesn't leave you much time to press the disengage button. | *** Optionally, when you're about 30 Mm <span style="font-weight:normal;">(0.1 Ls) </span>from your destination manage your throttle so your speed roughly equals the square root of the distance (e.g. if you're 25 Mm away, you want to be moving at 5 Mm/s, 16 Mm - 4 Mm/s, etc.). Once you reach that threshold, throttle down completely and you should hit the safe disengage speed and distance at the same time. Note that this doesn't leave you much time to press the disengage button. | ||
** Leverage planets' gravity wells to your advantage: flying next to a planet will slow you down considerably. The closer you are to the planet, the greater the effect. Keeping your throttle at 100% reduces the effectiveness of the maneuver but also reduces the risk of getting stuck in a planet's sphere of influence. | ** Leverage planets' gravity wells to your advantage: flying next to a planet will slow you down considerably. The closer you are to the planet, the greater the effect. Keeping your throttle at 100% reduces the effectiveness of the maneuver but also reduces the risk of getting stuck in a planet's sphere of influence. | ||