Autopilot into the sun

triented · Post by **triented** » Tue Jul 01, 2008 10:55 pm

I just want my stuff back, I had no cargo.
My stuff is small, but I worked hard to get it.
Gal Frieghter
10t Cargo bay extension
4 Basic Missiles
5 Countermeasures
Auto Pilot
Infimp Drive
My Username is Triented

This is all I had, I was wondering if maybe I could get it back? Please?

kb32a · Post by **kb32a** » Wed Jul 02, 2008 12:05 am

The autopilot has never been terribly trusty.

BLACKHAT · Post by **BLACKHAT** » Wed Jul 02, 2008 4:23 am

Yea gotta watch that sucker when passing to close to a sun, it will stop you close to a planet however will send you right into that big B@stard!

triented · Post by **triented** » Wed Jul 02, 2008 5:07 am

yeah, I are sad nao :[
I'd be happy to get my stuff back though :\

Mishka · Post by **Mishka** » Wed Jul 02, 2008 8:08 am

wait for Fooli to check on the forums.

triented · Post by **triented** » Thu Jul 03, 2008 5:00 am

Thankyou so much guys, you are the greatest!

But only one thing missing is the 10T cargo bay extension and a 24P Stardrive (I forgot to add to the list),but I can live without that.
Thanks again1 :]

Post by **Fooli** » Thu Jul 03, 2008 7:51 am

The galaxy gods may have heard your fervent prayer. However they may also have decided to leave you without some key items as a way of reminding you never to leave your autopilot unattended.

Share and enjoy,
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triented · Post by **triented** » Thu Jul 03, 2008 7:56 am

Fooli wrote:The galaxy gods may have heard your fervent prayer. However they may also have decided to leave you without some key items as a way of reminding you never to leave your autopilot unattended.

Share and enjoy,
f

LOL, okay.
But isn't Autopilot meant to be Unattended?
Ahh well, I'm not complaining anyway, in-fact I'm kindof smirking.

Post by **Fooli** » Thu Jul 03, 2008 8:04 am

From the Traveller's Handy Space Quick Start Guide:

All ships currently use Autopilot v0.1, which to be honest isn't very intelligent. It can't go around things and it'll try to stop if it gets too close to a planet. Sometimes it decides to go sunbathing. Just keep an eye on it and it'll be fine, really :)

It's not ideal, that's true :] Some journeys are fine; you just need to get into the habit of planning to be a bit more involved for any journey passing near a major stellar body like a sun or a planet. In other words, fly manually for a minute (often easiest just to increase or decrease your "altitude" relative to the plane most of the planets sit on) and then line up with your target world; when you're sure you have a clear line of sight, you're usually safe to hit the autopilot button and go make some tea or something.

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triented · Post by **triented** » Thu Jul 03, 2008 8:24 am

Fooli wrote:From the Traveller's Handy Space Quick Start Guide:

All ships currently use Autopilot v0.1, which to be honest isn't very intelligent. It can't go around things and it'll try to stop if it gets too close to a planet. Sometimes it decides to go sunbathing. Just keep an eye on it and it'll be fine, really
It's not ideal, that's true :] Some journeys are fine; you just need to get into the habit of planning to be a bit more involved for any journey passing near a major stellar body like a sun or a planet. In other words, fly manually for a minute (often easiest just to increase or decrease your "altitude" relative to the plane most of the planets sit on) and then line up with your target world; when you're sure you have a clear line of sight, you're usually safe to hit the autopilot button and go make some tea or something.

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Oh wow. Seriously, I was actually making Tea when I went into the sun! XD