Flight UI - Revision history

Nozmajner: /* Vector indicators: */

2022-05-28T19:54:21Z

‎Vector indicators:

Nozmajner at 18:31, 9 December 2020

2020-12-09T18:31:47Z

Nozmajner at 18:20, 9 December 2020

2020-12-09T18:20:21Z

Nozmajner: /* Radar */ typo

2020-07-26T17:25:25Z

‎Radar: typo

Craigo at 23:18, 4 October 2019

2019-10-04T23:18:29Z

Nozmajner: /* Flight mode display */ - autopilot

2019-02-17T16:00:29Z

‎Flight mode display: - autopilot

Nozmajner: Adding access to autopilot

2019-02-17T15:58:06Z

Adding access to autopilot

Nozmajner: /* In-space Indicators */

2018-08-01T17:47:00Z

‎In-space Indicators

Nozmajner: Typo

2017-08-14T07:16:54Z

Typo

Nozmajner: About time accel forcing

2017-08-14T07:14:18Z

About time accel forcing

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 *[[File:Prograde.png|middle|Prograde.png]]&nbsp;Prograde: The direction of flight. There is a white one for the current frame of reference and&nbsp;also a yellow one for the&nbsp;navigation target if it is&nbsp;moving, when you are not in its frame&nbsp;(like an orbiting space station or planet).
 *[[File:Retrograde.png|middle|Retrograde.png]]Retrograde: The opposite of the direction of flight. Likewise, there is a yellow equivalent for this one too.
-*[[File:Maneuver.png|middle|Maneuver.png]]Maneuver direction: If there is a maneuver planned in the orbital map, this will show the direction needed to accelerate in to complete the maneuver. The central reticule will also display the time of burn at the bottom.
+*[[File:Maneuver.png|middle|Maneuver.png]]Maneuver direction: If there is a maneuver planned in the orbital map, this will show the direction needed to accelerate towards to complete the maneuver. The central reticule will also display the time of burn at the bottom.
 *[[File:Zenit.png|middle|Zenit.png]]Zenit: The direction away from the center of your reference frame. Useful for blastoff for example.
 *[[File:Target.png|middle|Target.png]]Target: Displayed on the center of the selected navigation (yellow) and combat (red) target.

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	The flight UI or HUD of Pioneer is made of several different parts:		The flight UI or HUD of Pioneer is made of several different parts:

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	The flight UI or HUD of Pioneer is made of several different parts:		The flight UI or HUD of Pioneer is made of several different parts:

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 If the Radar equipment is installed on the ship, a disc shaped planar radar is shown. It shows a representation of the relative position of surrounding ships, stations and objects to the position the pilot's ship.
-There are two kinds of radar displays in the game, that can be toggled bypressing '''[right mouse button] '''on the radar display.
+There are two kinds of radar displays in the game, that can be toggled by pressing '''[right mouse button] '''on the radar display.
 *'''3D Planar:&nbsp;'''The classical Elite style radar display.[[File:Planar radar.png|right|Planar radar.png]]<br/> [[File:Azimuthal.png|right|Azimuthal.png]]

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 There are two bars there. The left one shows current speed. The right one shows the deltaV capacity of the ship. Beneath it, the fainter bar shows the maximum deltaV capacity.
-Under them one finds a numerical display of the deltaV reserves. It shows the&nbsp;% of the tanks and the remaining deltaV in km/s or Mm/s.
+Under them one finds a numerical display of the deltaV reserves. It shows the&nbsp;% of maximum deltaV (with full fuel tanks), and the remaining deltaV in km/s or Mm/s.
 As speed increases, the left bar will start to build up, which shows the speed of the ship proportional to its deltaV reserves. Practically, if the speed bar is bigger than the deltaV bar, you will not be able to slow down and stop, because you do not have enough propellant (fuel). Usually it is wise to keep some in reserve, so there is room for corrections for the unexpected. The autopilot uses about 1/3<sup>rd</sup>&nbsp;of it for acceleration, another&nbsp;1/3<sup>rd</sup>&nbsp;for deceleration, and the remainder is saved.

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 *[[File:Manualflight.png|middle|Manualflight.png]]&nbsp;Manual flight.
 *[[File:Setspeed.png|middle|Setspeed.png]]&nbsp;Set Speed flight mode. The flight computer tries to maintain the selected speed relative the selected frame of reference.
 *[[File:Goto.png|middle|Goto.png]]&nbsp;Autopilot: Flying to target.
 *[[File:Dock.png|middle|Dock.png]]&nbsp;Autopilot: Docking with target.
 *[[File:Orbits.png|middle|Orbits.png]]&nbsp;Autopilot: Entering low, medium or high orbit.
 *[[File:Proretro.png|middle|Proretro.png]]&nbsp;Autopilot: Holding Prograde or Retrograde orientation (with respect&nbsp;to orbit).
 *[[File:Radial.png|middle|Radial.png]]&nbsp;Autopilot: Holding Radial Out or In &nbsp;orientation (with respect&nbsp;to orbit).

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 #Set speed display, for the Set Speed flight mode, and the reference object it is measuring the speed relative to.
 #Braking distance bar, complementing the braking distance readout. A visual display of your braking distance in relation to the distance to target. There are two bars on top of each other that fill up as you are getting close to your target: a gray one for retro thrusters and a white one for mains.&nbsp;If the white bar is filled up, it's 100%. This&nbsp;is the right time to start decelerating. At&nbsp;95% it will start to turn green. If it starts to&nbsp;fill up from above with a red bar, then you will overshoot.&nbsp;Only shows if you are getting closer to your target (closing speed is negative). Note that the bar will fill up as you are getting closer to your target, even without any acceleration. Since it represents the proportion of your current distance, it can fill up fast when you are getting close to your target.
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	*[[File:Icon surfaceport.png\|middle\|Icon surfaceport.png]]Surface starport		*[[File:Icon surfaceport.png\|middle\|Icon surfaceport.png]]Surface starport
	*[[File:Icons ships.png\|middle\|Icons ships.png]] Different types of spaceships (Fighter, Courier, Shuttle, Transport, Cargo shuttle, Freighter)		*[[File:Icons ships.png\|middle\|Icons ships.png]] Different types of spaceships (Fighter, Courier, Shuttle, Transport, Cargo shuttle, Freighter)
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 == Radar and ground data ==
 === Radar ===
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 *'''3D Planar:&nbsp;'''The classical Elite style radar display.[[File:Planar radar.png|right|Planar radar.png]]<br/> [[File:Azimuthal.png|right|Azimuthal.png]]
-The plane of it shows the plane of the ship, as if it was viewed from up top and behind. The ship is in center, and contacts are shown as small dots. If they are above or bellow the plane of the ship, these dots will have a thin line above or bellow them, indicating their height to the plane.&nbsp;<br/> There are two sizes available, can be swithced with the ''Compact scanner ''option in the Settings window.<br/> There are some keyboard shortcuts available:
+The plane of it shows the plane of the ship, as if it was viewed from up top and behind. The ship is in center, and contacts are shown as small dots. If they are above or bellow the plane of the ship, these dots will have a thin line above or bellow them, indicating their height to the plane.&nbsp;<br/> There are two sizes available, can be switched&nbsp;with the ''Compact scanner ''option in the Settings window.<br/> There are some keyboard shortcuts available:
+*
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 *'''2D Azimuthal:&nbsp;'''Projecting the globe onto a 2D plane. It only shows directional data, not distance, but it is omnidirectional.<br/> The range can be adjusted with the '''[mouse wheel].&nbsp;'''The dots fade out as they are getting out of the set range.
 **The inner circle shows what's in front of the ship.
-**Then four segmented ring show&nbsp;what is to each side of the ship.
+**The&nbsp;four segmented ring show&nbsp;what is to each side of the ship.
 **The outter circle shows what is behind the ship. The circle itself is what is exactly behind.

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 #Hull status in&nbsp;%.
 #Shield status in&nbsp;%.
 == Time controls ==
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 *>>>>> 10 000x
-Depending on the location of the ship, available time acceleration levels can be limited, e.g. near planets. One can still force higher levels pressing the time acceleration button while holding '''[Ctrl]'''. However, forcing time acceleration can be dangerous, and it will not switch back to 1x when the autopilot has arrived at its destination.
+Depending on the location of the ship, available time acceleration levels can be limited, e.g. near planets. One can still force higher levels pressing the time acceleration button while holding '''[Ctrl]'''. However, forcing time acceleration can be dangerous and unpredictable,&nbsp;and it might not&nbsp;switch back to 1x when the autopilot has arrived at its destination.
 == Radar and ground data ==