Difference between revisions of "General Spaceflight Abilities"
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====[[TETHERING]]==== | ====[[Tethering|TETHERING]]==== | ||
You are now capable of tethering asteroids and dragging them to a space station or a planet for processing by a refinery. While an asteroid is tethered, its mass will be added to the mass of the ship, and rotation speed will be reduced. A tethered asteroid retains your mark for several hours, should you lose control over it for any reason, and cannot be tethered by anyone else for the duration. Once you have dragged the asteroid to a planet or station, you can refine it. The REFINERY command will display all relevant syntaxes. | You are now capable of tethering asteroids and dragging them to a space station or a planet for processing by a refinery. While an asteroid is tethered, its mass will be added to the mass of the ship, and rotation speed will be reduced. A tethered asteroid retains your mark for several hours, should you lose control over it for any reason, and cannot be tethered by anyone else for the duration. Once you have dragged the asteroid to a planet or station, you can refine it. The REFINERY command will display all relevant syntaxes. | ||
*Skill: Captaincy | *Skill: Captaincy | ||
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====[[WIDESCOOPS]]==== | ====[[Widescoops|WIDESCOOPS]]==== | ||
You can now deploy gas scoops over a wider area. Your gas scoops will now collect gas clouds from surounding locations, in addition to your current one. Once you have collected enough gas, you can deliver it at a planetary or space station refinery for processing. The REFINERY command will display all relevant syntaxes. | You can now deploy gas scoops over a wider area. Your gas scoops will now collect gas clouds from surounding locations, in addition to your current one. Once you have collected enough gas, you can deliver it at a planetary or space station refinery for processing. The REFINERY command will display all relevant syntaxes. | ||
*Skill: Captaincy | *Skill: Captaincy | ||
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====[[DOCKING]]==== | ====[[Docking Privileges|DOCKING]]==== | ||
Your proficiency in captaincy has grown such that you may now dock your ship with a station much faster, reducing the time taken to dock by half. | Your proficiency in captaincy has grown such that you may now dock your ship with a station much faster, reducing the time taken to dock by half. | ||
*Skill: Captaincy | *Skill: Captaincy | ||
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====[[TRANSFERS]]==== | ====[[Cargo Transfers|TRANSFERS]]==== | ||
You can now transfer cargo to another ship, or load it off one. The captain of the target ship must be present, and must AGREE to the connection. At any time, either captain can SHIP DISCONNECT to break the connection. Moving either ship breaks the connection as well. | You can now transfer cargo to another ship, or load it off one. The captain of the target ship must be present, and must AGREE to the connection. At any time, either captain can SHIP DISCONNECT to break the connection. Moving either ship breaks the connection as well. | ||
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====[[HARVESTDRONES]]==== | ====[[Harvest Drones|HARVESTDRONES]]==== | ||
If you are standing in a gas cloud and provided you have harvesting drones in your ship's cargo storage, you may SHIP DEPLOY DRONES to send out your swarm. These drones will automatically harvest the gas from the cloud you are in. You need to have your scoops deployed and either be standing on a patch of gas or be adjacent to it. You must also keep the ship still, flying away will recall the drones to you. The more drones you have on your ship, the faster the process is (this caps out at having 6 drones, as each harvest drone unit is representative of a small swarm). **CURRENTLY ONLY WORKS WITH SUPERHAULER CLASS SHIPS** | If you are standing in a gas cloud and provided you have harvesting drones in your ship's cargo storage, you may SHIP DEPLOY DRONES to send out your swarm. These drones will automatically harvest the gas from the cloud you are in. You need to have your scoops deployed and either be standing on a patch of gas or be adjacent to it. You must also keep the ship still, flying away will recall the drones to you. The more drones you have on your ship, the faster the process is (this caps out at having 6 drones, as each harvest drone unit is representative of a small swarm). **CURRENTLY ONLY WORKS WITH SUPERHAULER CLASS SHIPS** | ||
*Skill: Captaincy | *Skill: Captaincy | ||
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====[[DETONATE]]==== | ====[[Ship Detonation|DETONATE]]==== | ||
Should the situation call for it, you may now detonate your entire ship, causing damage to everything within an 8 tile radius and killing all nearby space walkers. This damage is reduced by range, and occurs after five seconds of initation of the detonate command, allowing for a rather short period to reconsider your destructive actions. While you will be able to escape personally unscathed, the ship itself will be utterly destroyed. | Should the situation call for it, you may now detonate your entire ship, causing damage to everything within an 8 tile radius and killing all nearby space walkers. This damage is reduced by range, and occurs after five seconds of initation of the detonate command, allowing for a rather short period to reconsider your destructive actions. While you will be able to escape personally unscathed, the ship itself will be utterly destroyed. | ||
*Skill: Captaincy | *Skill: Captaincy | ||
Revision as of 17:37, 16 January 2021
There are some general skills every pilot may find useful, they involve mining, movement and transfer skills.
AUTOPILOT
Your initial proficiency in Captaincy confers basic knowledge of piloting ships using an autopilot. You can either program it to go a certain distance in a direction, or you can program it to go to a station, planet, or zone by name.
- Skill: Captaincy
- Command: SHIP TRAVEL <DIR> <DIST>, SHIP TRAVEL TO <DESTINATION>
- Captaincy: Captain (L0)
- Ability type: Noncombat utility
TETHERING
You are now capable of tethering asteroids and dragging them to a space station or a planet for processing by a refinery. While an asteroid is tethered, its mass will be added to the mass of the ship, and rotation speed will be reduced. A tethered asteroid retains your mark for several hours, should you lose control over it for any reason, and cannot be tethered by anyone else for the duration. Once you have dragged the asteroid to a planet or station, you can refine it. The REFINERY command will display all relevant syntaxes.
- Skill: Captaincy
- Command: SHIP TETHER ASTEROID, SHIP UNTETHER ASTEROID
- Captaincy: Captain (L2)
- Ability type: Noncombat utility
EVA
You are now able to enter the outer space in a suit, and to move around. The SPACEWALK command will show all syntaxes.
- Skill: Captaincy
- Command: SPACEWALK
- Captaincy: Captain (L5)
- Ability type: Noncombat utility
WIDESCOOPS
You can now deploy gas scoops over a wider area. Your gas scoops will now collect gas clouds from surounding locations, in addition to your current one. Once you have collected enough gas, you can deliver it at a planetary or space station refinery for processing. The REFINERY command will display all relevant syntaxes.
- Skill: Captaincy
- Command: SHIP DEPLOY|RELEASE SCOOPS
- Captaincy: Captain (L10)
- Ability type: Noncombat utility
DOCKING
Your proficiency in captaincy has grown such that you may now dock your ship with a station much faster, reducing the time taken to dock by half.
- Skill: Captaincy
- Captaincy: Captain (L20)
- Ability type: Noncombat utility
TRANSFERS
You can now transfer cargo to another ship, or load it off one. The captain of the target ship must be present, and must AGREE to the connection. At any time, either captain can SHIP DISCONNECT to break the connection. Moving either ship breaks the connection as well.
- Skill: Captaincy
- Command: SHIP CONNECT <SHIP>, SHIP DISCONNECT, CARGO LOAD/STORE
- Captaincy: Captain (L30)
- Ability type: Noncombat utility
HARVESTDRONES
If you are standing in a gas cloud and provided you have harvesting drones in your ship's cargo storage, you may SHIP DEPLOY DRONES to send out your swarm. These drones will automatically harvest the gas from the cloud you are in. You need to have your scoops deployed and either be standing on a patch of gas or be adjacent to it. You must also keep the ship still, flying away will recall the drones to you. The more drones you have on your ship, the faster the process is (this caps out at having 6 drones, as each harvest drone unit is representative of a small swarm). **CURRENTLY ONLY WORKS WITH SUPERHAULER CLASS SHIPS**
- Skill: Captaincy
- Command: SHIP DEPLOY DRONES | SHIP RECALL DRONES
- Captaincy: Captain (L32)
- Ability type: Noncombat utility
DETONATE
Should the situation call for it, you may now detonate your entire ship, causing damage to everything within an 8 tile radius and killing all nearby space walkers. This damage is reduced by range, and occurs after five seconds of initation of the detonate command, allowing for a rather short period to reconsider your destructive actions. While you will be able to escape personally unscathed, the ship itself will be utterly destroyed.
- Skill: Captaincy
- Command: SHIP DETONATE
- Captaincy: Captain (L47)
- Ability type: Noncombat utility