4.1 KiB
Usage
To enter the ship, there is a button for Door next to the cockpit of the ship. Once inside you can also open and close the cockpit glass Canopy. Buttons for these are available in the pilot right side console
Flying the Ship
The left lever on the center console controls backwards thrust (braking) and the right lever controls forward thrust.
| Interface | Function |
|---|---|
ForwardThrust |
Current forward thrust, maximum of 10,000 units |
Cruise |
Activates cruise control, forward thrust will not reset to zero unless turned down. |
Aim |
Reduces the response time of key presses for pitch and yaw. |
Turtle |
Activates turtle mode which sets forward thrust to a maximum limit of TurtleRate of full thrust. |
Sloth |
(Right Console) Activates the low sensitvity mode of pitch and yaw by limiting thrust. Use the Sensitivity switch to set the maximum thrust rate of sloth mode. |
Transponder Toggle & Ping |
Transponder controls, Toggle turns on and off ship transponder while Ping will activate transponder for three seconds |
ISAN2, Heading, Dest, DTW, Deltas, WP, Up, Down, Save & Home |
See ISAN Waypoint System for more informaton. |
Timer |
See Timer. |
Odometer |
See Odometer. |
Battery |
Shows current battery charge of the batteries, maximum of 10,000 units. |
Generator |
Current generator rate, maximum of 100%. |
HeatTransferRate |
Current heat transfer rate of the heat sinks, maximum of 100%. |
Min Generator Limit & Min Gen |
Toggle and sets minimum generator rate. See Managing Power. |
Fuel Rod 1 & Fuel Rod 2 |
Fuel remaining on fuel rods in individual fuel chambers, maximum of 300,000 units for each. |
Shutdown |
Turns off fuel chambers. |
Propellant |
Total propellant remaining in propellant tanks, maximum of 12,000,000 units. |
Flow In & Flow Out |
Toggle flow modes of resource bridges. See Refueling Propellant. |
PropTime |
Time and distance remaining of propellant based on current usage. |
FuelTime |
Time and distance remaining of fuel based on current usage. |
SafeZone |
Whether current location is in the safe zone. |
StrengthFactor |
Current strength of ship. May fluctuate as ore crates are filled. Anything below 1.0 means ship is damaged. |
Cargo |
Activates cargo lock frame. |
Canopy |
Open and closes the cockpit glass canopy. |
Door |
Open and closes the door into the ship. |
Service |
Open and closes the service hatches on side of the ship for access to the fuel rods. |
Managing Power
By default the generator will only run and ramp up when the batteries need charging so there is minimum management needed. But you can set a minimum generate rate by setting the Min Generator Limit value using the switch for the minimum rate and turning on Min Gen.
Shutdown will turn off the fuel chambers.
Open the Service hatches for access to the fuel rods.
Refueling Propellant
The resource bridge at the front of the ship can be used for refuelling propellant. To refuel from another ship, turn off Flow Out on the pilot console and leave Flow In turned on. Then connect a resource bridge to the other ship. To refuel another ship, do the opposite, Flow Out turned on and Flow In turned off.
Other Stuff
Timer
On the pilot center console there is a Timer panel which acts as a timer. It will run when the ship is active and show total time in years, weeks, days, hours, minutes and seconds. To reset the timer, use your universal tool (U key) and clear the value of the Timer field.
Odometer
On the pilot right console there is a Odometer panel which will keep track of the ship's estimated flight distance based on speed. To reset the trip odometer, use your universal tool (U key) and clear the value of the Odometer field.