Earth landing

Maarschalk · Post by **Maarschalk** » Tue Sep 13, 2011 3:13 pm

From post: 114811, Topic: tid=7693, author=Marvin wrote:
From post: 114806, Topic: tid=7693, author=capellamusic wrote:Resistance is futile .
Evidently, so is trying to land on Earth.

Trying is easy! Landing is futile.....

:P

Post by **Marvin** » Tue Sep 13, 2011 5:57 pm

From post: 114827, Topic: tid=7693, author=Maarschalk wrote:
From post: 114811, Topic: tid=7693, author=Marvin wrote:
From post: 114806, Topic: tid=7693, author=capellamusic wrote:Resistance is futile .
Evidently, so is trying to land on Earth.
Trying is easy! Landing is futile.....:P

An action can be futile ... the futility is in the attempt. A result can be either worth it or ... not (it this case, the credits would make it worthwhile).

capellamusic · Post by **capellamusic** » Wed Sep 14, 2011 9:24 pm

Ok, I noticed something that left me thinking this would be it. But since it failed and I only entered partially on Earth in debris-mode, I thought I should share:

I got the closest possible to the "death altitude" aka 507000 from the side where the earth station is. Saved and when I reload the game places me facing in another direction and shifts me 200 units to the right-side of the referential. I already noticed before that whenever I save and reload my position and orientation are changed upon reload, and it seems to be in relation to the referential.

So I thought that if I went to the other side and got to 507000 I would reload 200 units to the right, thus passing the death zone and being able to fly to Earth. Although my theory about being shifted and oriented in a default way like on the other side was correct (is it a bug or intended?), the ship always blows up. And in that save game I now can't even do anything as it blows up instantly after reloading at 506800 (I can't confirm the altitude though as it blows instantly, but for with what I said above it's probably around this altitude.

I thought this was interesting and "out of the box" thinking, but it ended up as... epic fail!

lol

I've got a few other thoughts to try out. If they all fail I will kidnap Vice.

lololol

Knight Rider · Post by **Knight Rider** » Wed Sep 14, 2011 9:43 pm

Yeeeah..I think what made me regroup is the large crowds down on the planet, and the little one's looking up in the sky, and yelling... look Mom there's that Knight Rider again, he's about to put on another light show. Well..I tell you, I'm know one's entertainment..let them get their cheap light thrills from someone else...Good Luck capellamusic.

:P:P:P

capellamusic · Post by **capellamusic** » Wed Sep 14, 2011 9:49 pm

lol... I have to find the answer, this is driving me nuts...

Post by **Marvin** » Wed Sep 14, 2011 9:51 pm

Interesting idea, that. Orientation might still be part of the solution.

MMaggio · Post by **MMaggio** » Wed Sep 14, 2011 10:02 pm

Capellamusic, If you need to fix your profile from blowint up, just ask Vice.

capellamusic · Post by **capellamusic** » Wed Sep 14, 2011 10:05 pm

Thanks

, but no worries, it was just a save game apart from my "normal" game just to try that theory above which resulted in an epic fail, but I still find the theory interesting.

Maarschalk · Post by **Maarschalk** » Thu Sep 15, 2011 3:06 pm

I have another theory, but this is going to take a long, long, long time.......

:P:P:P:P:P:P:P:P:P

capellamusic · Post by **capellamusic** » Thu Sep 15, 2011 8:36 pm

Are you mocking me?

Maarschalk · Post by **Maarschalk** » Fri Sep 16, 2011 1:46 pm

A little of both.......

:P

capellamusic · Post by **capellamusic** » Fri Sep 16, 2011 7:51 pm

Then you will be assimilated. Resistance is futile.

lol

Maarschalk · Post by **Maarschalk** » Sat Sep 17, 2011 1:08 am

When the Borg where around in Legends, their attempt to assimilate me and get the information to land on earth from me was futile....

:P:P:P:P:P:P:P:P:P:P:P:P

capellamusic · Post by **capellamusic** » Sat Sep 17, 2011 3:20 am

Hmmm, maybe I should send Unicron after you. lol

Maarschalk · Post by **Maarschalk** » Sat Sep 17, 2011 9:44 pm

LOL....He will destroy Earth and then no more landing on Earth....

:P:P:P:P:P:P:P

capellamusic · Post by **capellamusic** » Sat Sep 17, 2011 11:10 pm

lolol, that is true...

Post by **Marvin** » Sat Sep 17, 2011 11:25 pm

Then we land on pieces of Earth instead.

Wasp89 · Post by **Wasp89** » Sun Sep 18, 2011 5:32 am

I have a good idea (potential bug/exploit) but my time online is limited these days and whenever I'm on no one seems interested in helping me. It's frustrating... I've been wanting to try it for months now.

Edit: So that's a really passive aggressive way of asking for help. I'll post here a couple of hours before I get on next time, maybe someone can join me.

[Edited on 9-18-2011 by Wasp89]

Post by **Marvin** » Sun Sep 18, 2011 6:27 am

Sunday, sometime after noon Pacific? Just send up the Bat signal.

Post by **DaveK** » Sun Sep 18, 2011 6:43 am

Do you know the time differential with GMT + Summer time?:P

capellamusic · Post by **capellamusic** » Sun Sep 18, 2011 10:43 am

I thought this was achievable alone. Is it needed more than a player to be able to get to Earth?

Post by **Marvin** » Sun Sep 18, 2011 4:00 pm

No ... as far as I know. One person can do it. But you need at least one other person to validate the event. I guess.

capellamusic · Post by **capellamusic** » Sun Sep 18, 2011 5:10 pm

Oh ok, I want to do it more to find out how it is and to land on Earth than anything else. So, I'd do it offline and then try to do it again online after that to validate it. But I'm not having much luck and I'm running out of ideas...

Knight Rider · Post by **Knight Rider** » Sun Sep 18, 2011 9:09 pm

From post: 115251, Topic: tid=7693, author=Marvin wrote: No ... as far as I know. One person can do it. But you need at least one other person to validate the event. I guess.

Hi Marvin...For clarification, you have to have 2 independent pilots from the contest, who will vouch for the authenticity of the landing.

That would be pretty much doing it once, and then getting your witnesses to observe your landing for the authenticity portion, or having your witnesses present.

The catch all is convincing screen shots. After the 2 independent participants, you also have to present your screenshots to everyone else in the contest.

Unless someone from the contest objects, the winner will be announced. I'm giving that honor to Dingo since he's the biggest prize donor.

If we have an objection to the screenshots, then it would take 3 votes, myself, Dingo and a forum moderator (MMaggio comes to mind).

to overturn the winner.

If the winner is overturned, then the reason for the invalidation will be announced, the decision will be final, and the contest will continue.

This addendum will be added to the official rules for further clarification.

MMaggio · Post by **MMaggio** » Sun Sep 18, 2011 9:16 pm

You forgot to mention that the winner will be sworn to secrecy for the rest of his/her life and may only reveal the solution on his/her deathbed.
Any premature release of the solution will result in being banned from the game and being called all sorts of names!
Then you will be hunted down and terminated!