Take the Blue Pill
Elite Dangerous Tips for Beginners
Missing your exit on the highway is nothing short of universally annoying. That momentary lapse in concentration is always followed by punching the dashboard, blaming kids in the back, and throwing that useless SatNav out of the window because of course none of it was your fault.
In Elite: Dangerous it leads to such fun adventures as realigning your trajectory and playing with the throttle.That is of course unless you become a member of the Blue Man Group and stick to blue like a Smurf on LSD.
By lining up your throttle with the blue segment on the left of your throttle meter, situated to the right of the map readout, you can enjoy something akin to cruise control.
Whatever ship you’re in will accelerate towards the location then decelerate when you’re close. It’s far from perfect though. Even though it does automatically adjust your speed your focus shouldn’t drift too far from it. Resting the throttle in the lower quarter of this bar does bring the speed down closer to the desired point however.
Usually, it’s best to adjust your speed when it is around one tenth of the distance to your location. For example, when you are 20LS (Light Seconds) away from Daedelus station and traveling at 2.00c, start to bring the speed down. This should never ever go to a point where your ETA, displayed at the bottom of your destination when targeted, is less than 0.07s.
As said before though, it’s far from perfect. If you aren’t careful you’ll still zip past your destination at high speed. To get to your intended target as fast as humanly possible, throw the throttle right up to the top of this blue bar then pull it to the bottom when you’re 10 seconds away from your stopping point. More often than not, you’ll come in at a near perfect speed.
