Automatic docking won't work.

[Chipmunk2]

I have a docking computer amongst my equipment but every time I approach a docking station and get the message "Automatic Docking Available" my docking computer never works and I have to fly in manually. This wastes precious time. I am running Oolite version 1.76 on an iMac with OS 10.6.8. Should I try buying a another docking computer? I seem to remember from some time back (It's over a year since I last played) that perhaps two docking computers are required.

Ken.

[Cody]

You should update to Oolite 1.77 - which key are you using to activate the DC, btw?

[Eric Walch]

every time I approach a docking station and get the message "Automatic Docking Available".

I can't remember ever having seen that message. It smells like an oxp showing that message. And maybe that oxp is also interfering with the docking computer. And make sure you use the correct key as 1.76 uses an other for fast docking than good old Oolite 1.65 did.

[Chipmunk2]

You should update to Oolite 1.77 - which key are you using to activate the DC, btw?

I'm using upper case 'D" i.e. Shift + d. This key press was the designated key from way back. I said it was about a year since I last played Oolite, but it is more like 2 years. I can't remember which version it was then. I recently got into system difficulties after downloading Oolite 1.77 during which time I inadvertantly eradicated all trace of my previous version. I therefore downloaded version 1.76 because it was said to be more stable. I have just noticed from Eric Walch's post that perhaps another key press should be used but I have no reference to it.

[Cody]

Try 'c' or 'C' - 1.77 should be fine, and is well worth getting.

[Rorschachhamster]

You should update to Oolite 1.77 - which key are you using to activate the DC, btw?

I'm using upper case 'D" i.e. Shift + d. This key press was the designated key from way back. ...

And now I know why I always drop cargo first when I want to dock, and haven't played Oolite in a while... My fingers remember the 80s...

[Eric Walch]

t perhaps another key press should be used but I have no reference to it.

What about the 'Help' menu in Oolite while playing? It shows the same readMe document "in-game" that is also part of the release.

And when playing Oolite 1.77, you also can access it while playing in full screen mode. (At least when running Oolite on a Snow Leopard or newer OS.)

[Diziet Sma]

What, doesn't the Mac version come with a PDF of the Reference Sheet included?

[Eric Walch]

What, doesn't the Mac version come with a PDF of the Reference Sheet included?

It is included, together with the readMe file. But mac users are just like windows users: They start with throwing away readMe files.