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[NeuralKernel]

On the subject of Gravity Slingshots... I can't really tell since the engines are so powerful... is the Oberth Effect modelled?[url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oberth_effect[/url]

[Guest]

I think so, because the readme says yes we can.I think is only Possible without Autopilot, but I do not know how to do it in Manual mode (without autopilot)I also would like to know how. Use the system orbit view (F2-F6). It's very useful for this kind of things. You can see your path or orbit and the planet's orbits. You can also move forward and back in time.For this two videos, I tried to do plan an elliptical orbit around Europa with periapsis in the point where you can see Sol and Jupiter rising.[url]http://spacesimcentral.com/ssc/topic/3616-lets-make-a-pioneer-promo-video/?p=39375[/url] [url]https://www.box.com/s/vs6rqo5vj4q2sy31cf14[/url] Sometimes it's not very precise (but that's ok, because I am much more imprecise in my manouvers ), and it don't take account of the atmosphear (so, if you want to do your slingshot or your orbit too low, it might not work), but it's very useful in most occasions.

[vbishop91]

ok thanks for all the feedback. But its still not working just says i dont have enough money. even when im trying to buy a lunar shuttle in a new game with the default wave heavy hypersonic fighter that you star out with. and when i go into the ship data file and change the price of the lunar shuttle to 1 dollar, when i buy it replaces the wave, and i lose a dollar. so i dont get the difference. i mean my main goal here is to just start out with a crappy ship and work my way up. can i change something in the games data that will let me choose the ship you start a new game with? thanks a bunch. and i really really really cant wait to try slingshotting. thats too friggin cool.

[Marcel]

vbishop91 said;ok thanks for all the feedback. But its still not working just says i dont have enough money.I think you've discovered a bug. I'm seeing the same thing. It used to be that ships less expensive than yours would have their prices listed in negative numbers. Anyone else seeing this behaviour?

[fluffyfreak]

I've added an issue to the GitHub issues page so we can track this.

[walterar]

@vbishop91 @Marcel @fluffyfreak Resale of ships is broke in Alpha 32 and reported this in #2087 "The Shipyard does not accept the old ship in exchange." To replace this, I did ShipResale module in Scout + A32 "This module makes it possible to exchange your ships (resale of ships is disappeared in A32)." I'm waiting for how to present the picture of the ship moving in lua. But, the immediate solution is to use Scout+ mod.

[walterar]

"i mean my main goal here is to just start out with a crappy ship and work my way up." This is exactly the mechanism proposed in the mod game Scout+

[vbishop91]

thank you sir. thank you.

[vbishop91]

unfortunatly there is another problem. I downloaded the scout module. Do I replace the data file in my alpha 32 pioneer folder or would I just extract the shipsresale module. Ive succeded in adding all the ships but when I replace the data file with the one from the link above, replacing everything, theres an error and pioneer wont even start. Just says it has to close down in an unusual manner. Ive tried adding the shipsresale module soley to the moulde folder in a vanilla 32 version of pioneer. To no avail. Shows nothing. Is there something else im supposed to add in conjunction with the shipsresale module? A natrix/lunershuttle would be sweet equiped with nothing and hardly any money. That way i have no choice but to do interplanetary missions till i can afford to leave the atmosphere.

[fluffyfreak]

No Scout is a mod, it doesn't need extracting :)I'm assuming that you're running Windows;Goto your "My Documents" folder,in it there should be one called "Pioneer",go into the "Pioneer" folder,inside that should be a "mod" folder,if not just create one called "mod",place the scout zip file into the "mod" folder.That's it, now just run Pioneer.

[fluffyfreak]

For future reference there is a Pioneer Wiki with a lot of this information on it.

[walterar]

@vbishop91 I may not have explained well. Do not worry, we are here to help. Best we go step by step. Which operating system using your computer? If Windows, download the latest version of Pioneer from here: [url]http://sourceforge.net/projects/pioneerspacesim/files/pioneer-201306.24-win32.7z/download[/url] Now install it and tell me if it works.

[walterar]

Andy, I had not seen your explanation. It is a universal fact that nobody reads the manuals. Accept this. I have the same problem with my son and my grandchildren.

[Vuzz]

 It is a universal fact that nobody reads the manuals. You mean this F... manual ? ^^

[Marcel]

@vbishop91 It looks like from what you've done, you need to delete your Pioneer folder, extract it again from your download file, then put the PioneerScoutPlus-G6.zip file into your mods folder. I think you'll like it!

[Geraldine]

Was looking at Nevil's X-Frontier discussion there about clouds, then saw this post by fluffyfreak. It gave me hope that perhaps we will see clouds in Pioneer one day. If possible (with regards to Gas Giants and fuel scooping) could there be "hydrogen gas pockets" centred on the clouds themselves? That way, when scooping, you aim for the clouds to get fuel more quickly. Just thought it would add a bit of fun to the gameplay.

[NeuralKernel]

Holding SHIFT while firing a thruster will fire it at the reduced power setting you selected. Without holding SHIFT the thrusters will always fire at full power. Actually, it might not be SHIFT by default... I changed my key bindings quite a bit, but I'm pretty sure that one stayed the same...

[AUSDoug]

Hi all.I just discovered this game the other day, and I love it. Just been doing a few courier missions until I get used to everything, and I have a question: On courier missions where you are likely to be attacked, is there a set distance from the delivery location that once reach it you will be attacked. That is, will I not be attacked until I get within, say, 10000km of the delivery location? When I come out of hyperspace, I'll put autopilot on and set the game speed to super fast-forward; this means that often I'll get blown up without any warning. If I knew when I was likely to be killed, I could slow the game back down, take off autopilot, dispatch whoever was trying to kill me, and be on my way. Thanks in advance,AUSDoug.

[Vuzz]

the stardreamer was coutin off automatically when a ship is near , "near " mean a very big distance in space, so in theory the enemy can't shot you whithout finish his approach . Atip : when you are in alert , pause the game imediately , so you have time to found the intruder an lock him .

[AUSDoug]

U need to learn how to fly the ship without Autopilot, The autopilot don´t combat for you, and if you don+t know how to drive the ship.in combat you can RIP. I know the Autopilot won't fight for me. I'll phrase my question differently: I come out of Hyperspace, and begin flying towards my delivery destination.It's a hell of a long way, so I put the game on fast-forward.But while it's on fast-forward, I don't know that I'm under attack until it's too late. So is there a distance away from my destination that I become a target and should revert to normal game speed? Or is the bloke that's trying to kill me after me as soon as I come out of hyperspace? Cheers,AUSDoug.