hey is Ricardo and welcome back to elite dangerous #RebootAndRestart with the
new modules that have been introduced in regards to the April update I thought I
talked about docking now do you find docking difficult is docking difficult
for you as a new player it may be quite daunting guiding that Sidewinder through
the orifice of that space station or navigating down to a planet or indeed
getting over to a space station so today we're going to talk about the new module
has been introduced with that April 8 update the advanced docking computer now
the advanced docking computer is available on all new ships and generally
takes up a class 1 slot now all that is all well and good but what's it gonna
mean for the player who uses small ships are they gonna need it are they gonna
use it and they can use it once or twice or are they gonna get to grips with the
docking mechanic and the flying mechanic within the game personally I think if
you don't it's gonna be a rather short game and you're not gonna get the most
out of it maybe well-suited with people playing on the console for example I
play on the Xbox as well my kids play on the PlayStation I generally play on the
PC though however with all that aside sometimes you cannot flower
gratification from using your own skills to dock whether it be on a high G planet
whether it be on particular busy station like this one in founders or is it gonna
be just on a normal space station so is docking difficult for you well here I am
I'm in a sidewinder it's not my stock sidewinder of course I mean I've been
playing for a while it's heavily upgraded and I keep it for doing such
demonstrations however I don't find docking very difficult but like I say
I've been flying for a while for me in a small ship with limited slots as it has
the docking computer you would have it you would use it once then you would
soon realize well I'm gonna have a go at this docking lock myself
I'll accept the rebuy function of it after a couple of missions in your
startup systems and then you're gonna get rid of it and put something else
less boring instead in there and you're gonna feel that sense of achievement of
having landed your plane on whatever platform or planet job done so however
how does this docking computer gonna work them well in standard ships it can
be fitted as normal you go and buy a little ship there it's gonna be so I
fitted this one out in post so I've got a docking computer in a class one slot
node Ramage you'll see it says auto launch there straightaway
now from the in-game blurb your fun at the docking computer and advanced
docking computers are optional modules okay
the advanced docking computer is upgraded from the standard docking
computer well the standard docking computer only automates the process of
docking with a station or surface port the advanced docking computer can be
used for both docking and departures from a landing pad whether that be on a
station or whether that be in on a platform it's not gonna help you really
just landing on a planet anywhere okay by default it's equipped in all new
newly purchased small ships and you get that added module for it as well
you must have mentioned before for content creators it might be a god said
having one of these not really for the small ships be are able to get some
pretty decent shots without having to worry about flying into anything or
anything like that so I have made my egress out of the station I have
launched and it will say launch complete however going back into the station well
we should all be familiar with this if we're seasoned players or if you've just
started playing and you started messing around with the standard docking
computer before this advanced docking computer has come out you simply request
access to the station such a throttle to zero and the Machine just takes over and
away you go and you can feel free to follow it in with your chase camera so
as from the England blurb it says the advanced docking computer provides
cutting-edge guidance control however I'm not going to go through all this
what you've got to be pretty aware of is that
it can still plant you into the face of a planet it can still plant you straight
in to a landing pad or you can still collide it's good and it's had major
improvements it was first implemented way back when many years ago
however you know they're still working on that AI even though they think
they've perfected it I've certainly seen in my making this video that I've
crashed into weather ships so here you go here's my Sidewinder down safe and
sound there it is on the landing platform so flying the Sidewinder I get
it it's an entry-level ship it's very good it's very easy to fly that's why
they give it to you at the beginning of the game however what if we wanted to go
a little bit bigger hmm well if he went a little bit bigger with this thing and
as a result of this how does it feel on bigger ships
now I should progress through the game he should be getting more proficient at
docking so unless you've got a really big ship I still don't need to see the
need for a docking computer however or even an advanced docking computer at
that and you could use those slots Here I am in the ASP the inquisitive badger
upon approach now I've got the docking advanced docking computer set in set in
play and as a result of this I'm going to be heading on my merry way towards
this station and there I go now I'm going to engage the advanced
docking computer and it's gonna guide me in although I don't find that docking
the aspect of aspects flora to be a particularly difficult maneuver within
the game so as a result of this again I think it could well be a little bit of a
waste of the slot especially as you get through you know to the middle size of
the ship you should be knowing what you're doing you should be able to you
should be at least proficient in playing your game as four ranks providing you're
not doing anything to subvert the game game mechanics with exploits
theoretically you should be able to fly it guide it and land it even on the more
challenging of planets as you can see you can set the auto dock on or off on
the right-hand panel if you wanted to turn it off and you wanted that
experience although for me I'm a good old ASP Explorer that I have I won't be
keeping this fitted I'll be taking it out and it's especially for this
demonstration or purposes so I've request my docking I've got auto dock
configured here we go I'll switch to an external camera view the ship is doing
its funky thing the computer is gonna get its orientation right and it's gonna
move us back in no DRAM is there we've seen this before with the Sidewinder
it'll take us into the orifice of the station and I will dock everything it's
a good one and personally at this level of ship I don't think you should be
using one at all whatsoever be interested to know in the comments if
you intend to use these types of modules is it just
quality of life is it just something for the younger player perhaps and I must
say younger players players are they thinking on changing the EU la on this
game I don't know and there you are you can see I'm docking and that's all very
good for mid-range ships like for example the ASP Explorer but what if we
went a bit bigger now one of the biggest ships in the entire game is the t10 the
t10 ISM basically the huge ship that is based on the t9 which is primarily a
freighter a cargo ship a big old humping lunk that barely gets through the
station orifice and as a result of which i think is primed for use with a docking
computer primed for use with it now like I mentioned based on the t9 cargo ship
the t10 is a warship it's a massive huge weapons platform bristling with
hardpoints lots of cargo capacity should you want to get rid of some of the other
modules inside and I think giving its unwieldly nature could well be a great
candidate for using the advanced docking computer on that all depends what you
think it's a huge old beast of a ship and as you can see on us if not
connected to the ship it's all functions are switched on so I'm going to be able
to benefit from whatever this advanced docking computer is going to do for me
typically go get out of the station without hitting anything and then once
again guide it back in so I'm I'm bristling with modules I'm bristling
with heatsinks I'm bristling with advanced docking computers let's get
this thing in the air and hit the auto lodge here we go
to move into a good camera vantage point there it is raising off the platform
engines are engaged it's a spectacular ship really is I don't give enough of
its credit really in its fight against the thyroids as a support ship and a
good weapons platform I mean especially with multi crew is well engaged you can
make a right old mess of some of the fire codes and there we are it's guided
out without incident and a busy port like founders as well we haven't hit
anything we have a net besides of the station we have an infuriating damage
and there it is we're out so for me really the advanced docking computer is
probably only worthwhile on the biggest of ships so I'm talking about the t10
I'm talking about perhaps even the federal Corps veteran api-- which sits
at the top of the corvette getting in and out of the station no matter how
much practice I've had here you can see a portal launched I know - and rounding
a request docking and it's gonna swing me all the way back round and it's gonna
perk me back in that station effortlessly and perhaps like I say for
these bigger ships this is where I think these modules are really gonna come into
their own whether you're a seasoned player or you're a beginner and
especially as I said for content creators because it's automatic you can
get some great shots of these big ships without worrying about hitting something
and risking the good old rebuy screen so what have we discussed we've discussed
the Sidewinder and the fact that all the new small ships get this module fitted
for free and as standard when you buy the ship's really good for the beginner
but let's face it you're only going to use it once or twice did you realize you
can put something else in that modules modules space where there's gonna be
more cargo space and a cargo hold or whether it's going to be something else
a little bit more funky the median ships you should be more proficient by this
stage by flying your ship through any of the orifices in the game whether it be
on an asteroid station a corylus estate like this and Orbis or whatever and even
landing on platforms the larger ships well you know landing on platforms isn't
going to be an issue for you because you're not gonna get anywhere near a
platform because then we go for medium and small ships but landing on a space
station could be the thing for you as long as it engages landing at a star
port on a planet with high gravity could be good for you but I wouldn't really
trust it I keep one eye on the stick and the throttle which can totally disengage
the autopilot at any time anyway there you go I've been Ricardo this has been
only dangerous and rebooting restart and as a result of which I hope you've
enjoyed this video look out for more in the series
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