Noob question - how do I jump to another galaxy?

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Noob question - how do I jump to another galaxy?

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Good day,

The Elite wiki says: "One shot hyperdrive engines, used to make one jump to another level galaxy of which there are eight."

But how do you jump when you have obtained this device? Does it require a particular key to be pressed? Something else?

Thanks!

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You jump by pressing "g".
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RGVV wrote: Thu Jan 28, 2021 3:09 pm
Good day,

The Elite wiki says: "One shot hyperdrive engines, used to make one jump to another level galaxy of which there are eight."

But how do you jump when you have obtained this device? Does it require a particular key to be pressed? Something else?

Thanks!

Robert.
All this stuff is in the Reference Sheets which downloaded with the game: Search for OoliteRS.pdf which should be lurking somewhere on your harddisk.

AdviceForNewCommanders.pdf is also worth a peek.
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All this stuff is in the Reference Sheets which downloaded with the game.
I'm terribly sorry, I thought of it later, but I rely heavily on the Elite wiki, it's a fantastic resource. So much so that I forgot about the documents that come with the download of Oolite.

Thanks everybody for your help.
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Re: Noob question - how do I jump to another galaxy?

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BTW, could this be a mistake in the Elite wiki, search term "equipment.plist":
"EQ_GAL_DRIVE": may make a galactic jump with 'j' key. The item providing this feature will be removed on use.
Shouldn't that read 'g' key instead of 'j' key?

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Well spotted. Fixx0red.
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Nice.
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As an aside, "h" will abort a galactic jump (as will "g" of course) and "g" will abort a hyperspace jump (as will "h" of course).
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RGVV wrote: Fri Jan 29, 2021 7:19 am
... I rely heavily on the Elite wiki, it's a fantastic resource. So much so that I forgot about the documents that come with the download of Oolite.
Isn't it utterly brilliant! There is so much wonderful stuff tucked away both there and here on the Bulletin Boards. It's quite amazing what one can discover! Have you found the Rough Guides yet? (Look at Lave or Tionisla in the wiki for the links).

But those two pdfs are just as good.
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I found the rough guides and I love it - thanks!
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Rough Guide was a nice reading. Thank you for joy, Disembodied!
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stranger wrote: Fri Jan 29, 2021 11:48 pm
Rough Guide was a nice reading. Thank you for joy, Disembodied!
You are very welcome - I'm glad you enjoyed it!
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