chasing stars? bug?

Capt_Caveman · Post by **Capt_Caveman** » Wed May 12, 2010 1:48 pm

While on long trips on autopilot, every now and then
between jumps, I see an object going by in the distance
so I managed to kill autopilot, turn and chase it down
before it dissapears. if you get to close it dissapeares.
if you turn off hud to get a clear screanshot it dissapears.
tracter beam just goes right thru it and does nothing.
the fact that it dissapeares when you turn off hud makes
me think it's a glitch. anyone else seen it?

http://img245.imageshack.us/img245/2025/chasen.jpg

warsign · Post by **warsign** » Wed May 12, 2010 2:11 pm

Absolutely I didn't notice...

Accountant · Post by **Accountant** » Wed May 12, 2010 2:22 pm

I've seen it before, I think it is some artifact left over from the waypoint marker.

-Accountant

Scavenger4711 · Post by **Scavenger4711** » Wed May 12, 2010 2:28 pm

This din't ever happen to me...
I just know (at least I think I know

) that stars are also created by the HUD. But you can only see them by switching to the "full" HUD mode.
There are three modes: one with the pitch, one without and the turned-off mode. The mode without the pitch-indicator is also that one where stars are disabeld/not shown. If it already disappears there, then it could be a star which is shown the wrong way.
If this object only dissapears by turning off your HUD then it could be something else, maybe another part of the HUD.

Maybe you should ask Vice about that

Post by **Vice** » Wed May 12, 2010 4:36 pm

Looks like stacked inbound missile indicators. Try cycling through the HUD modes and see if they remain or disappear.

Nigel_Strange · Post by **Nigel_Strange** » Thu May 13, 2010 2:23 am

I've seen it too, on long journeys. I talked to other pilots about it and they think I'm mad. Mad! I'll show them who's mad! Who's mad now?

I have managed to get pretty close to it. If you turn so that you're not facing it, it vanishes. It's not easy to reproduce this, and I haven't seen it in the last few updates, so I thought it was already taken care of.

I think cycling the hud gets rid of it.

It did appear to be solid when I saw it, though, like a floating grey diamond with the bright marks on the sides. It would reappear in each sector as a distant moving point. Since it appeared in the same area of my viewscreen each time, I was able to stop and look at it. You have to be careful, though, lest it vanish.

49rTbird · Post by **49rTbird** » Thu May 13, 2010 3:01 am

I have seen a ghost of a ship at times after a jump and nearing my waypoint. I can go thou it and it will disappear until I back up till its in front of me again. I believe cycling the hud or view made it disappear.

Maarschalk · Post by **Maarschalk** » Thu May 13, 2010 4:36 pm

I used to see ghost ships, but not anymore, maybe because I became one.....but ofcourse that is...........yes you know by now.....LOL....

Knight Rider · Post by **Knight Rider** » Sun May 16, 2010 9:04 pm

Sounds like the makings for a good episode in Destination Truth or Ghost Hunters......LOL....

Maarschalk · Post by **Maarschalk** » Sun May 16, 2010 11:25 pm

LOL........

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