Orbitting problem

[Muppet]

When orbitting a planet and you have an icon quest, for ex. an anomaly that is in the other side of the planet and it appears in the horizon, i have serious problem to get there. Orbitting is really hard and the distance to the objective increase instead decrease, i have to make little corrections with my joystick to mantain the course to the objective. Other solution is exit to space, look for the icon on the correct side of the planet and re-enter straight ahead through atmosphere. Is it a bug? In Elite Dangerous is pretty easy to orbit.

[SubsidedLemon]

You should be able to orbit there quickly by aligning yourself to the marker and jumping there (by holding spacebar). No corrections needed.

[Muppet]

Originally posted by SubsidedLemon:

You should be able to orbit there quickly by aligning yourself to the marker and jumping there (by holding spacebar). No corrections needed.

Cant jump cause i am flying the surface.

[SubsidedLemon]

Originally posted by Muppet:

Originally posted by SubsidedLemon:

You should be able to orbit there quickly by aligning yourself to the marker and jumping there (by holding spacebar). No corrections needed.

Cant jump cause i am flying the surface.

Jump straight up for 1 second or so and then align to the marker!

[Dirak2012]

The distance stays the same, the time changes depending on your speed and can be a little deceiving. Your best option is go to space and use the pulse drive.

[SubsidedLemon]

Originally posted by Dirak2012:

The distance stays the same, the time changes depending on your speed and can be a little deceiving. Your best option is go to space and use the pulse drive.

Yeah but you can auto-orbit to an objective on the other side of the planet if you jump straight to space and then to the marker!

[Noodle]

There are no orbital mechanics in this game >.>
Just saying.

Gravity only exists in two variations. Weak and normal. Aireless planets have weak gravity, everything else, even space (when you jump off a frigate) has normal gravity. The ship is not effected by a planets gravity.

[SubsidedLemon]

Originally posted by 8Bit:

There are no orbital mechanics in this game >.>
Just saying.

Gravity only exists in two variations. Weak and normal. Aireless planets have weak gravity, everything else, even space (when you jump off a frigate) has normal gravity. The ship is not effected by a planets gravity.

Nope, but it is affected by markers on other side of planet. Try it and you'll see what I mean ;)

[Noodle]

Originally posted by SubsidedLemon:

Originally posted by 8Bit:

There are no orbital mechanics in this game >.>
Just saying.

Gravity only exists in two variations. Weak and normal. Aireless planets have weak gravity, everything else, even space (when you jump off a frigate) has normal gravity. The ship is not effected by a planets gravity.

Nope, but it is affected by markers on other side of planet. Try it and you'll see what I mean ;)

Thats not orbiting, thats autopilot. Orbiting is to be carried by a celestial objects gravitational pull in order to create a the curved path around said object. Using your engine to fly directly to a location is not orbiting, it's just flying around the planet.
There are no orbiting/gravitational mechanics in No Man's Sky xP

[SubsidedLemon]

Originally posted by 8Bit:

Originally posted by SubsidedLemon:

Nope, but it is affected by markers on other side of planet. Try it and you'll see what I mean ;)

Thats not orbiting, thats autopilot. Orbiting is to be carried by a celestial objects gravitational pull in order to create a the curved path around said object. Using your engine to fly directly to a location is not orbiting, it's just flying around the planet.
There are no orbiting/gravitational mechanics in No Man's Sky xP

Mr wiseguy I know how orbit works. I was giving OP a workaround to get to the other side of the planet.

[Noodle]

Originally posted by SubsidedLemon:

Originally posted by 8Bit:

Thats not orbiting, thats autopilot. Orbiting is to be carried by a celestial objects gravitational pull in order to create a the curved path around said object. Using your engine to fly directly to a location is not orbiting, it's just flying around the planet.
There are no orbiting/gravitational mechanics in No Man's Sky xP

Mr wiseguy I know how orbit works. I was giving OP a workaround to get to the other side of the planet.

lol you still called it orbiting when it isn't

[SubsidedLemon]

Originally posted by 8Bit:

Originally posted by SubsidedLemon:

Mr wiseguy I know how orbit works. I was giving OP a workaround to get to the other side of the planet.

lol you still called it orbiting when it isn't

You did not read my firat response. No matter. Have a good day :)

[Noodle]

Originally posted by SubsidedLemon:

Originally posted by 8Bit:

lol you still called it orbiting when it isn't

You did not read my firat response. No matter. Have a good day :)

Originally posted by SubsidedLemon:

You should be able to orbit there quickly by aligning yourself to the marker and jumping there (by holding spacebar). No corrections needed.

Yeah, it's not orbiting xD

[Nswr42]

@8bit the said body needs not to make a full circle around a body beeing orbited to call it orbiting :)

it is sufficcient to follow the curve of the orbit for any given time. and there are many orbits around any body that can be orbited.

so using a jump drive to autopilot your craft in NMS above the atmosphere IS orbiting. i too call it orbiting :)

[Noodle]

Originally posted by Nswr42:

@8bit the said body needs not to make a full circle around a body beeing orbited to call it orbiting :)

it is sufficcient to follow the curve of the orbit for any given time. and there are many orbits around any body that can be orbited.

so using a jump drive to autopilot your craft in NMS above the atmosphere IS orbiting. i too call it orbiting :)

It's not orbiting though. You aren't being carried by the planets gravity, you are flying there using your engines.

2. verb
If something such as a satellite orbits a planet, moon, or sun, it moves around it in a continuous, curving path.

"it moves around it in a continuous, curving path. "

None of this refers to what you are talking about. An orbit is a continuous motion around a large(r) object. Flying around a planet with engines is not orbiting, it's just flying.