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by rossdv8
Fri Feb 27, 2009 9:55 am
Forum: Discussion
Topic: Beginner questions
Replies: 43
Views: 9385

Heh... The old Elite way. In Oolite it is actually a lot easier. Fly up to the beacon between the planet and the station and then just point to the station. Fly up to the entrance and hold still just in front of it. Then when the entrance is almost horizontal go in full speed. There is so much new ...
by rossdv8
Tue Feb 24, 2009 12:05 pm
Forum: Discussion
Topic: Beginner questions
Replies: 43
Views: 9385

As a matter of interest I have already had the docking computer fly me into the side of the station once. Was a tad too close when I engaged it. I think last time i played was something like 1988. For years after I got a PC XT I kept the Commodore 64 going for Flight Sim and Elite. Og, and the GEOS ...
by rossdv8
Tue Feb 24, 2009 10:33 am
Forum: Discussion
Topic: Beginner questions
Replies: 43
Views: 9385

so far I'm enjoying it but i was stuck for about 4 hours on docking lol, finally modded my save file to give me a docking computer, I had to have a quiet chuckle at this because I had the same problem when I first started playing the original (Elite) about 25 years ago. I started playing Oolite yes...