How do you dock?

[Wig Bang]

I delivered my first delivery. Was paid $4 (because I'd bumped my ship a few times on the way and so the game completely screwed me out of any real payment, ensuring that I won't wishlist this at all)

But then I was trying to dock in that station.. bay #3 or whatever. I fly up to the bay.. and some doors open and there's a circular looking thing.. and no explanation of how to dock with it.

Oh maybe the popup tutorial said something. I may have forgotten that bit.. but been absolutely screwed because once you close that... it's gone... since this game just wants you to memorize things when they pop up... one time. And one time only. With zero room for not paying enough attention. (ensuring I'll never play anything by this dev ever again)

Oh and on the way it wanted me to interact on the CB radio while some guys were talking... and so it was a timed event.. and I couldn't find any way to do that. No controls or devices on my HUD had anything to do with it. Just times out and you fail the event.

Great job guys! Truly the absolute worst demo on next fest.

I'd just like to know how to dock since that seems like the most important thing I've failed to do.

I've tried backing my ship up to the dock.. and driving head on. And getting out of my ship and space walking over to it. Nothing did anything to "dock" me into the space station.

What great feelings this demo gives. What fantastic design and player empowerment.

[Wig Bang]

Also I just noticed that when I click my radio, NOW it has the option to grab the mic (not that it's of any use to me since I already failed that event)

But during the vevent, all that was happening when I aimed my cursor at the radio and clicked was the music being turned on and off.

So why, when the mic was needed, did the radio function as a music device and when it WASN'T needed, it now functions as a grabbable microphone?

What exactly is the design philosophy here?

[Erkin]

The docking camera show when your are well positioned to dock, it say "maglock ready".

The lever of the maglock is just at the left of the left screen.

The tutorial should present it, when I played the docking camera was automatically set on and the system was explained with a fullscreen popup (and a button to confirm that I read it).

[Simeta]

Seems you need to pay more attention to the tutorial pop ups. All the things you ask were in those.

[Erkin]

To the left there is the radio for the music, to the right there is the CB to communicate.

For the CB, I had to hold mouse 2 to talk and just choose an answer with 1-2-3 keys.
This thing is also explained by a fullscreen popup if I remember well.

[martind]

You banged up your truck and probably the cargo and wonder why you get payed less?

One problem I had with the radio was that I couldn't control the truck while using it. Which is strange since flying and talking don't share any controls.

[Atilio, el perrito raro]

Why do you want to know how to dock if you are never going to play this ever again?

[Dexter]

Had a problem figuring out how to dock too. Apparently the "docking camera" isn't an outside view, but the green screen to the left when sitting down. Move with your back into position till it says "Maglock ready", then press the red lever to the left.

Also something hit me at high speed (it kind of looked like another truck) right in front of the docking clamp while I was trying to dock, so the game subtracted $400.

Then I froze to death trying to do a delivery to Purity, even though all my Energy Cells were charged and I set the heater to warm. Took like 10 seconds or so too.

[Wig Bang]

Originally posted by Atilio, el perrito raro:

Why do you want to know how to dock if you are never going to play this ever again?

Absolutely none of your business and don't ask again.

[Fabe]

Originally posted by Wig Bang:

Originally posted by Atilio, el perrito raro:

Why do you want to know how to dock if you are never going to play this ever again?

Absolutely none of your business and don't ask again.

So why do you want to know how to dock if you've not going to play?

[felipesv90]

Originally posted by Dexter:

Had a problem figuring out how to dock too. Apparently the "docking camera" isn't an outside view, but the green screen to the left when sitting down. Move with your back into position till it says "Maglock ready", then press the red lever to the left.

Also something hit me at high speed (it kind of looked like another truck) right in front of the docking clamp while I was trying to dock, so the game subtracted $400.

Then I froze to death trying to do a delivery to Purity, even though all my Energy Cells were charged and I set the heater to warm. Took like 10 seconds or so too.

I think if your cells have charge but no hit points they are good as dead. At least when I tried I couldn't manage to use damaged cells.

[San Sany4]

Originally posted by Dexter:

Then I froze to death trying to do a delivery to Purity, even though all my Energy Cells were charged and I set the heater to warm. Took like 10 seconds or so too.

Your Climate Regulator died. You should have noticed a warning light on the dash, and checked the truck diagnostics screen on the left display.

[Atilio, el perrito raro]

Originally posted by Wig Bang:

Originally posted by Atilio, el perrito raro:

Why do you want to know how to dock if you are never going to play this ever again?

Absolutely none of your business and don't ask again.

Legit question, man. I've played games I ended up completely disliking and so decided to never waste a single extra second on them, but I never thought of going to the forums and ask how to play them.
So my guesses are... Either you're really really curious. It was really bugging you not to know how to do it even though you hated the demo, or... you were expecting a response that would change your mind and give it another chance.

[JarH3ad]

Is this all that steam discussion forms are now? Reaction bate? You ask how to play the game just to later admit to skipping over the tutorial that not only tells you, but also shows you, IDK if its bugged for some people but the tutorial was very simple to understand and my first play through I was able to understand everything just fine, only issue like with many was finding where the grav gen was and realising I had to replace a part for the temperature after I froze to death

[Spirit_OK]

Originally posted by martind:

You banged up your truck and probably the cargo and wonder why you get payed less?

One problem I had with the radio was that I couldn't control the truck while using it. Which is strange since flying and talking don't share any controls.

But it does. The player holds mic in the right hand, the same he use for the main thrust control in the right armrest. I believe I saw some options that place different controls in different places around the cockpit..

[Wig Bang]

Originally posted by Atilio, el perrito raro:

Originally posted by Wig Bang:

Absolutely none of your business and don't ask again.

Legit question, man. I've played games I ended up completely disliking and so decided to never waste a single extra second on them, but I never thought of going to the forums and ask how to play them.
So my guesses are... Either you're really really curious. It was really bugging you not to know how to do it even though you hated the demo, or... you were expecting a response that would change your mind and give it another chance.

It's both your first and second guess. Definitely not the third.