Plain lucky

Cheri50000 · Post by **Cheri50000** » Mon Mar 26, 2012 11:30 pm

Hi, guys!

I need some advise regarding planning the travel from one system to another using the jump drive, when I'm traveling from the Merak system to the Cynus system, I managed to through one of the planets in the Cygnus system without burning up. How do I plan the travel better when I'm going from one system to another using the jump drive since I never know there might be a planet or some other object that might be blocking the path to my desired destination? Thanks!

Cheers,
Cheri and Vincent

Post by **Marvin** » Mon Mar 26, 2012 11:53 pm

If your only worry is that you'll run into a planet, do your trips with the Nav map open and zoomed all the way out. To be extra-special safe, travel at an elevation along the Y axis of about 3 or 4 sectors above or below the galactic plane. That way, you'll be offset enough to keep from running into a planet ... but not so far offset as to miss seeing one.

Frozen Eagle · Post by **Frozen Eagle** » Tue Mar 27, 2012 12:07 am

Or if you are in a civilian ship hire a navigator.

Cheri50000 · Post by **Cheri50000** » Tue Mar 27, 2012 1:00 am

Hi, guys!

I'm just plain lucky I didn't burn up when I go through the planet in the Cygnus system when I traveled from the Merak system to the Cygnus system with The jump drive.

Cheers,
Cheri and Vincent

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Post by **Marvin** » Tue Mar 27, 2012 3:32 am

Once you've achieved hyper-speed, you can go through anything without burning up. But, if you re-enter normal space near a planet ... you usually die.