How to add super cruise assist to sidewinder

[Ting Ting]

When I try to buy the module it won't let me because my starter ship the sindwinder does not have enough power for it, please help 😭

[Planewalker]

Buy a higher grade powerplant my friend. =)

[Ting Ting]

I brought some thing that upped my power but it still wouldn't let me buy it, I must have missed something, I'm so tired, got work in 4 hours, I need to get to bed, all I want to do is play lol, thanks and night mate

[ArtemisHunt]

There's no way on earth your sidewinder doesn't have the like .2 MW to run the super cruise assist. There may be something else at play here. The troubling thing is "it won't let you purchase it". Generally even if I cannot power something with hardpoints out, the shop will still let me purchase the object, it'll just warn me about it afterwards.

[Ting Ting]

Yes it was baffling me, I'll take a screenshot to show u when I get home from work

[Kblocks]

i'm pretty sure starter sindwinder already comes with one installed

[Planewalker]

That might be the issue; you already have it installed. =D

[Ting Ting]

I understand, that is something I've probably done trying to install when all ready installed 🤣 but I don't get no option to super cruise assist when I take off, only super cruise , I'll double check things when I get home from work and post screen shots if I still can't figure it out lol, I was tired last night tho and just silly old me probably, thank you for taking the time to reply and help me 😊

[Ting Ting]

Wow I did have it installed all ready that's why it would not let me install another one lol, so now i know I got one what reason would there be for me not getting the option to super cruise assist? I'm only getting this option

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1928979376

im also on this menu, not sure if its correct?

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1928980641

[Stelar Seven]

Not sure what's up with that. The module seems powered.

Having said that, you can bypass the tool by pointing at whatever you are warping to and dropping your throttle to 75% when the counter hits 7.

Then you press j when close and boom don't need the assist.

[Ting Ting]

well, well, well....................LOL

i just done it, i have been trying to activate it before im in SC lol, i tried when i was all ready in SC and ive done it LOL, im so happy xD

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1928991921

[Naryoril]

Stelar Seven původně napsal:

Having said that, you can bypass the tool by pointing at whatever you are warping to and dropping your throttle to 75% when the counter hits 7.

Then you press j when close and boom don't need the assist.

Well... The super cruise assist can save a lot of time if used incorrectly (no, that's not a typo) :p
Since i found that out i install it on all my ships. It's not like those low grade internal compartments are of much other use once you got your hand on somewhat bigger ships.

[Ting Ting]

nice, this sounds like something i could mess up tho lol, think id rather use the module as intended lool :) im not even sure how close would be close lol :P

[Naryoril]

Ting Ting původně napsal:

nice, this sounds like something i could mess up tho lol, think id rather use the module as intended lool :) im not even sure how close would be close lol :P

"how close" depends on what you are approaching, for stations it's 1 Mm. But as you approach there is a display at the bottom left showing your speed and distance from the target as well as in what range you can drop out. If both parameters are met there is also a prompt saying "press XYZ do drop out of super cruise". It's really not hard, the biggest issue is being too fast. But if you do what Stelar Seven said your speed will be fine.

There is quite a bit of potential for optimization which can save a lot of time (e.g. a bit more than 75% speed is usually also ok, or a bit later than at 7 seconds), but if you overdo it you'll do "the loop of shame". The loop of shame is the loop you have to do because you flew past your target because you were too fast and couldn't drop out of supercruise.

And there is an (imo) funny gimmick the developers added to make fun of you: When you are too fast, even setting your throttle to 0 won't help, and even though you want to go slower it sounds like your accellerting. You (or at least i) always get the feeling "No! Brake! don't accellerate you stupid ship!" It only sounds like it though.

[Ting Ting]

lol thanks for the details buddy :) does sound cool when im out of my starter phase, everything looks so amazing i got no need to rush at the moment lol :P just taking everything in :)

i get so confused with the speeds tho, Ls is light speed i think, not sure what Mm is i think there are a couple others ive seen also, i might try this super cruise trick in a training course till i know what im doing

thank you ever so much :)

[Stelar Seven]

Ls is light second. Or the distance light travels in 1 seconds in vacuum, 299,792,458 meters

Mm is mega meter. So million meters or thousand kilometers.

Ly is light year. 9.4607 × 10^12 km

When your speed gets near or past light speed you will see it listed as #.# c

I've had a ship up to 900 and some while flying between stars in a binary system.