Wookienopants wrote:

superflyninja wrote:

So what I've been doing, rolling to the side and using pitch to adjust and then flattening out is the only real way to turn horizontally quickly? (im talking specifically in space stations).

Do you not want to get a docking computer? Makes it so simple, parks for you!

From ps4 thread

The problem with the docking computer is that it takes up valuable space which could be allocated to something far more important. The computer also gets in the landing queue so could take a lot longer than the traditional method of barging straight in. Also, unlike the original, you don't have to be lined up just right to get in, most ships will fit in sideways too.

Could you get a Teasmade installed where the docking computer was?

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Kow wrote:

It is, but the horizontal turn is so slow that it's useless for anything other than adjusting flight path. You can't realistically use it to turn the ship around.

I think if you turn off flight stability assistance (or something along those lines) it is much quicker.

I found two space stations in the same system that had a shit tonne of delivery missions back and forth between them. I made a million in 20 minutes by flying from one neighbouring station to the next and back.
Just stupidly easy money.

I spent it all on MOAR GUNS

Paul the sparky wrote:

Aye but then you go spinning off into the sun.

Yup it's good for dogfighting but not for precision.

https://eddb.io/

Search commodities and put your current system in as a starting point.

There a metric fuck tonne of stuff the game won't tell you, faction ranks, permit systems, engineered weapons, data scanning, insurance, power play, setting module power priorities, system pips and shield boosting etc... you are on your own in the cold hard vacuum of space. 
Alone with Google anyway.

Had a very scary situation yesterday, was flying in supercruise when I realise I'm rapidly approaching a high combat zone, suddenly I find myself being interdicted.
As I enter the fight I get hit by a missle which knocks out my thrusters.
Somehow the huge fight rages around me and I'm left in the middle, dead, with no power to my thrusters.
I rapidly start cutting power to other systems and trying to initiate a repair on my thrusters with no result.

I try the reboot option on my systems panel, I sit in silence for a minute whilst all my systems shit down and reboot, just the sound of my pilot struggling to breathe as the oxygen gets shut down.

All lights come back on and yet still no thrust.

All I can manage is slight lateral movements initiated on the right stick.

Someone somehow smashes into the back of me which starts me moving towards the planet, caught by its gravitational pull, I hit hard right on the right stick which starts a small spiral.
I start to accelerate as I spiral faster. I hit the boost button. It works! My speed increases as my frameshift drive comes back online.
It begins to charge as my speed increases and then suddenly MY THRUSTERS WORK AGAIN!

I quickly accelerate to SuperCruise speed and make my way to the nearest station to repair my ship.

My heart was racing, I love this game!

Oh and for the noobzorz
NEVER ever fire on a pirate unless you have either been fired upon first OR you have selected them and completed the ID scan and got the WANTED designation.
EVEN if every system authority vessel is already firing on the crim and you are 1000% positive its a crim DO NOT OPEN FIRE UNTIL YOUR SCAN IS COMPLETE.
Otherwise you will get a wanted tag of your own a fine for about 100 creds and every vessel will turn on you.... for a measly 100 creds.

Other noob handy hints:
This game has a tendency to bite you in the ass every singly time you think you are the man and have everything sussed  – you will fuck up.

Never go AFK either I can guarantee that that's the time you FSD right into a supergiant sun or pancake onto the surface of a high gravity planet or something.

Never take on a wing of wanted ships solo unless you are in your super-gank-machine-elite-corroding-laser-juggernaut. It's not Wing Commander you will get shafted.

Trudat - but not turreted.

Remember fuel scoops for long distance travel,
I just found out the hard way.

Remember you cant fuel scoop every star,
Found that the hard way too.

Im at the base under construction that wants power generators etc for this weeks community goal.
(blackmount orbital)

Keep getting failed to communicate with server after travelling so far to get here with 16 power generators in my cargo!

KGBFOAM
The star types that can be scooped.

I got this on PS4 too, after envying PC players for years. 
Trying out the cheapo version (no Horizons).

Love it so far, though all i've done is a few tutorials and then jetted off into space visiting random space stations, not knowing what the hell i'm doing. Gonna start on some delivery missions next, while keeping an eye out for Wanted ships to blast at.

Yeah, I found space stuff so disappointing in NMS, this has loads more depth/simulation vibes.