Neutron Star FSD Boost

[saga286]

I have an issue. I just charged my FSD drive at a Neutron Star. My ship says it can travel 224ly, but the map will not route 1 jump at around that distance. It's acting like my drive isn't boosted at all. I made sure to check Fastest Route and Use Jet Cone Boost. I've recalculated multiple times, but it is still forcing 4 jumps instead of 1 jump.

[ShelLuser]

You need to plot a manual jump. So select a system that is approx. 224ly away, then jump.

(edit): So select the system, don't plot a route.

[saga286]

Thank you! That worked. Is it a bug? Because It seems it should work while plotting.

[saga286]

God. Doing this is so terrifying. Just did another and somehow ship flipped around to be looking at the star while in the cone. Started hitting all kinds of buttons in a panic. Opened my surface scanner by accident or DSS or whatever. Somehow got out of the cone successfully.

[funkynutz]

Originally posted by saga286:

God. Doing this is so terrifying. Just did another and somehow ship flipped around to be looking at the star while in the cone. Started hitting all kinds of buttons in a panic. Opened my surface scanner by accident or DSS or whatever. Somehow got out of the cone successfully.

It might have been a White Dwarf. They're a bit rougher than Neutrons... And don't boost you as much.

[Jeebs]

Originally posted by saga286:

Thank you! That worked. Is it a bug? Because It seems it should work while plotting.

In order for it to work with plotting, you have to select "use cone jet boost" (or something along those lines) in the route settings on the galaxy map. Doing that will plot a route that will factor in the boost in range.

Originally posted by saga286:

God. Doing this is so terrifying. Just did another and somehow ship flipped around to be looking at the star while in the cone. Started hitting all kinds of buttons in a panic. Opened my surface scanner by accident or DSS or whatever. Somehow got out of the cone successfully.

I usually approach it near the end of the jet and try to enter it an angle, going away from the star. It doesn't take long for the FSD to charge up, so just try to stay pointed away from the star and then full throttle out of the jet. Takes a bit of practice, but it's actually really simple once you get the hang of it.

White dwarf stars are pretty nasty and don't boost you as far though, so if you're plotting a route, you might want use the "star type" overlay and exclude white dwarf stars. That way your route won't include them.