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CelticChaos Sep 17, 2017 @ 2:49pm
Anyone have a tried and true method of judging the gravity well on planets?
Now for the most part this is really a non-issue, but every now and then when I am not paying attention...

I normally go for 50km above my target for planets, and 5km over moons - safe right? Well say I am traveling between my moon base, and planet (Earth Like) base and put the ship on cruise control and held to the food replicator. I find that I slighty missed judged my trajectory and my capital ship has scratched the gravity well, and she is sinking (nothing but ion). I burn through mass amounts of fuel to get her back up to zero G.

I suppose there may be a script out there somewhere that could help -what's your approach to a planet orbit? I know, I know - you don't actually orbit as the planets don't move - just go with me here.
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whitepawrolls Sep 17, 2017 @ 2:52pm 
I think it depends on the size of the planet. Like alien being bigger has more gravity that reaches further than the earth like one.
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casualsailor Sep 17, 2017 @ 3:04pm 
I'm not sure I understand the question. Doesn't the hud show you the gravitational pull? Last time someone asked about where 1G was on Earth I found it at ~700m.
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DrEarlInsanity Sep 17, 2017 @ 3:07pm 
don't really have a tried and true method, just gut feelin and luck.

as for the sinking my truely large ships have an upward gravity well/mass drive just for those occasions when I skip into atmos.
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CelticChaos Sep 17, 2017 @ 4:26pm 
Originally posted by casualsailor:
I'm not sure I understand the question. Doesn't the hud show you the gravitational pull? Last time someone asked about where 1G was on Earth I found it at ~700m.

Yes, it does and if I am sitting in the Capt's Chair all is good, it's those occasion when I have to visit the WC or some other biological need.
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casualsailor Sep 17, 2017 @ 4:27pm 
Originally posted by Silverwing:
Originally posted by casualsailor:
I'm not sure I understand the question. Doesn't the hud show you the gravitational pull? Last time someone asked about where 1G was on Earth I found it at ~700m.

Yes, it does and if I am sitting in the Capt's Chair all is good, it's those occasion when I have to visit the WC or some other biological need.

That's TMI :steamhappy:
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CelticChaos Sep 17, 2017 @ 4:27pm 
Originally posted by DrEarlInsanity:
don't really have a tried and true method, just gut feelin and luck.

as for the sinking my truely large ships have an upward gravity well/mass drive just for those occasions when I skip into atmos.

That really sounds kind of cool, got a link you can share. I think I would like to read up on makeing one of those. Is it just a grav drive pointing up (providing lift)?
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DrEarlInsanity Sep 17, 2017 @ 4:27pm 
Originally posted by Silverwing:
Originally posted by casualsailor:
I'm not sure I understand the question. Doesn't the hud show you the gravitational pull? Last time someone asked about where 1G was on Earth I found it at ~700m.

Yes, it does and if I am sitting in the Capt's Chair all is good, it's those occasion when I have to visit the WC or some other biological need.
tell me more...I need a DEEPER picture.
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DrEarlInsanity Sep 17, 2017 @ 4:28pm 
Originally posted by Silverwing:
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That really sounds kind of cool, got a link you can share. I think I would like to read up on makeing one of those. Is it just a grav drive pointing up (providing lift)?
yep.
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CelticChaos Sep 17, 2017 @ 4:29pm 
Originally posted by casualsailor:

That's TMI :steamhappy:

lol, it is what it is - thanks for the reply casualsailor
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CelticChaos Sep 17, 2017 @ 4:32pm 
Originally posted by DrEarlInsanity:
yep.

Very good, next refit at the space port, it's going in.
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casualsailor Sep 17, 2017 @ 4:45pm 
Originally posted by Silverwing:
Originally posted by casualsailor:

That's TMI :steamhappy:

lol, it is what it is - thanks for the reply casualsailor

Next time just stop at WC. It those "other biological needs" that make me go AHHHHHHHHHHHH TMI TMI :steamhappy:
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DrEarlInsanity Sep 17, 2017 @ 5:08pm 
Originally posted by Silverwing:
Originally posted by DrEarlInsanity:
yep.

Very good, next refit at the space port, it's going in.

ya dont need a uber drive

just imagine the ship pulling itself up just enough to "lower" the mass planet gravity can pull on. might look into boyancy formulas....

btw..If ye look into trek blueprints they use gravity wells the exact same way.
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