lunaprey Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 Hi! Whenever I am in space, my ship starts to drift toward a planet. I have learned that I can turn on my emergency control unit to make the brakes stay on while I am not in the seat while in space, but I am worried that maybe if I look away for too long, it will turn off and my ship will end up falling into a planet. Could someone tell me some strategies to keep my ship in space aside from building a space station and parking on it? I am aware of that lua mod which has auto pilot but I don't want to do that. But I would love to learn about programmable ways to keep the brake activated! Thank you lots Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Megaddd Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 If you're parked in space at a distance where brakes are enough to keep you in place, consider doubling that distance until you stop moving towards the planet completely. (easily tested by showing trajectory view with 'x', and it not automatically pointing towards the planet the moment you stop to zero with brakes) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Volkier Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 Originally ECU used to function like a "hand brake" in space. But you have to test it out since I've heard people saying that it no longer works after one of their updates over the past month or two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musclethorpe Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 The answer is using an ECU. When activated in space it will slow you to a stop when out of the seat and keep you there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LouHodo Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 List your ship in orbit. This is what I do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Revelcro Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 3 hours ago, LouHodo said: List your ship in orbit. This is what I do. Talk about a recipe for disaster..... Hard to dock back on to if you leave it since it is moving and if it is moving fast enough to orbit then somebody could just pull in front of it and slam on the brakes to wreck it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daphne Jones Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 4 hours ago, LouHodo said: List your ship in orbit. This is what I do. This isn't KSP. Orbits really aren't stable enough in DU to count on that - and, since the space stations are stationary, you're setting yourself up for a collision. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LouHodo Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 1 hour ago, Daphne Jones said: This isn't KSP. Orbits really aren't stable enough in DU to count on that - and, since the space stations are stationary, you're setting yourself up for a collision. Didn't realize you were leaving the ship to traverse down to the surface. I thought it was just to walk around inside the ship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LouHodo Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 2 hours ago, Revelcro said: Talk about a recipe for disaster..... Hard to dock back on to if you leave it since it is moving and if it is moving fast enough to orbit then somebody could just pull in front of it and slam on the brakes to wreck it. True. But docking can be done. I have done it for a org mate who can't wrap his head around orbital mechanics. As for the other part . Well that is a nature of DU currently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daphne Jones Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 8 minutes ago, LouHodo said: Didn't realize you were leaving the ship to traverse down to the surface. I thought it was just to walk around inside the ship. Well, I don't know what the OP is doing, but I've certainly done both of those things. Currently, I would use be inclined to use an ECU for either scenario to avoid the risk of collision. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CptLoRes Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 Technically if you want to be standing perfectly still for a long time in the space of a planetary system, you have to find a Lagrange point. Alternative is a stable orbit, but as Daphne says that's not really possible in DU. Lethys 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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