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[[File:DockLanding.jpg|thumb|300px|Aligning and landing on a docking pad.]]

Landing is simple in theory, but can take finesse if you don't have a joystick throttle. ~~Approach~~ your pad - if you're close enough and landing gears are down, the radar will be replaced with a diagram showing your ship's position relative to the landing point. In the diagram, there is a dot extending from your ship to the pad, like a shadow; you want to get that dot centered with the pad's circle first. When the dot is centered, the pad's diagram will turn blue, and you can thrust down (F key by default) to complete the landing. Congratulations, you're docked!

Landing is simple in theory, but can take finesse if you don't have a joystick throttle. Slowly approach your pad - if you're close enough and landing gears are down, the radar will be replaced with a diagram showing your ship's position relative to the landing point. In the diagram, there is a dot extending from your ship to the pad, like a shadow; you want to get that dot centered with the pad's circle first. When the dot is centered *'''and'''* your craft is aligned, the pad's diagram will turn blue, and you can thrust down (F key by default) to complete the landing. Use side thrusting (Q and E by default) as well as forward and backward thrusting (W and S by default) to fine tune your orientation and positioning. Once everything is blue and you've ''touched'' down, you're done.

Congratulations, you're docked!

== Docking Tips ==

* The docking port on a [[Coriolis Station]] is always positioned on the 'end' that is spinning anti-clockwise. Looking for the advertising holograms often helps.

* The ship's [[compass]] (to the right of the scanner) points towards the docking pad currently allocated to your ship. The yellow indicator will be an outline if the target is behind you.

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 [[File:DockLanding.jpg|thumb|300px|Aligning and landing on a docking pad.]]
-Landing is simple in theory, but can take finesse if you don't have a joystick throttle. Approach your pad - if you're close enough and landing gears are down, the radar will be replaced with a diagram showing your ship's position relative to the landing point. In the diagram, there is a dot extending from your ship to the pad, like a shadow; you want to get that dot centered with the pad's circle first. When the dot is centered, the pad's diagram will turn blue, and you can thrust down (F key by default) to complete the landing. Congratulations, you're docked!
+Landing is simple in theory, but can take finesse if you don't have a joystick throttle. Slowly approach your pad - if you're close enough and landing gears are down, the radar will be replaced with a diagram showing your ship's position relative to the landing point. In the diagram, there is a dot extending from your ship to the pad, like a shadow; you want to get that dot centered with the pad's circle first. When the dot is centered *'''and'''* your craft is aligned, the pad's diagram will turn blue, and you can thrust down (F key by default) to complete the landing. Use side thrusting (Q and E by default) as well as forward and backward thrusting (W and S by default) to fine tune your orientation and positioning.  Once everything is blue and you've ''touched'' down, you're done.
+Congratulations, you're docked!
 == Docking Tips ==
 * The docking port on a [[Coriolis Station]] is always positioned on the 'end' that is spinning anti-clockwise. Looking for the advertising holograms often helps.
 * The ship's [[compass]] (to the right of the scanner) points towards the docking pad currently allocated to your ship. The yellow indicator will be an outline if the target is behind you.

Docking: Difference between revisions

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