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Re: Random Hits docking

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spara wrote:
it would be kind of lame to fast-dock, when there is a boss raid going on...
Lucky for the game, fast docking is not working with the player on red alert. That makes that you can't cheat by fast docking yourself out of a difficult situation. :lol:

In that way you are right: if the main station allows it, why not the spacebars.
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@ DGill

In regard to your screenshot on the first post my planets never look that good ingame, where was the screenshot taken if you can remember, and what version of oolite are you running ? any addons I should be aware of ?

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Eric Walch wrote:
One could add a chance of being fined when using the fast_dock option. Being fine is not always bad because your criminal record is cleared also. It is only bad when on a time sensitive trip.
It looks like someone already did this: the code comment from Jens suggests it's been in since at least 2008.
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dertien wrote:
@ DGill

In regard to your screenshot on the first post my planets never look that good ingame, where was the screenshot taken if you can remember, and what version of oolite are you running ? any addons I should be aware of ?

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Sorry Dertien, can't remember what system I was passing through; I was just planning a pit stop at the Spacebar for some fuel.

I'm using the current release of Oolite v1.80.0

The main planet textures are courtesy of the Povray_Planets oxps
The other system planets are courtesy of Additional_Planets oxp
The ringed planet is courtesy of System_Features_Rings_1.2 oxp, modified to put the ring around a minor planet rather than the main system planet
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Thanks for the heads up !

Still running 1.79 here, so time for an upgrade and might see some changes too.

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DGill wrote:
The ringed planet is courtesy of System_Features_Rings_1.2 oxp, modified to put the ring around a minor planet rather than the main system planet
Please post your Rings tweak in the Tinkerer's Workshop thread.. I'm sure there are others who'd be interested in it as well.
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Diziet Sma wrote:
DGill wrote:
The ringed planet is courtesy of System_Features_Rings_1.2 oxp, modified to put the ring around a minor planet rather than the main system planet
Please post your Rings tweak in the Tinkerer's Workshop thread.. I'm sure there are others who'd be interested in it as well.
When testing this feature for the additional planets I discovered that the ring disappears at about 2500 km, hence I left it out. Has this changed?
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spara wrote:
Diziet Sma wrote:
DGill wrote:
The ringed planet is courtesy of System_Features_Rings_1.2 oxp, modified to put the ring around a minor planet rather than the main system planet
Please post your Rings tweak in the Tinkerer's Workshop thread.. I'm sure there are others who'd be interested in it as well.
When testing this feature for the additional planets I discovered that the ring disappears at about 2500 km, hence I left it out. Has this changed?

Seems ok to me. Though I tend not to visit the additional, only add them for atmosphere.

Screenshot flying close to ring of additional planet near to Tibecea:

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