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New player, grabbed flight sticks because I'm impulsive (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 6 months ago by [email protected] to c/starcitizen

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Hey everyone, title pretty much says it all.

I've managed to snag a set of keybinds that works for me, played around in Arena Commander offline. I'm hooked, had a ton of fun but I feel like my arms are sore from cranking the sticks so much.

Really looking for advice pertaining to ergonomic setups, like what kind of mounts should I grab. I have two Gladiator NXT EVOs, both the left and right hand versions. I didn't buy anything else though, as I wasn't that impulsive, so currently it's unmounted and I'm just rolling with it.

On top of those recommendations, specific guides on how to get better at combat would be good. I'm open to buying other space flight sims as well, if it would be easier to practice there (ideally I'd like to stick to Star Citizen).

My main fear is trying to hop into the main game and getting my shit rocked, losing what little resources I have trying to learn how to not crash. I tried it a little bit, managed to get my first ship impounded lol. If anyone has tips on ensuring I can ping the hangars correctly I would greatly appreciate that as well.

Sorry for the word vomit, still very new to space sims/flying sims in general. Not really sure how to word what I'm asking. Thanks to anyone that takes the time to read and answer!

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[–] QuadratureSurfer 2 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

For guides to get better at combat, don't look at anything older than a month or two. The latest update has made some major changes to the combat mechanics. (And in general for this game, older guides for anything get outdated quickly).

If you want to get better at ship combat, check out the videos from Avenger_One. He does a ton of research into ship combat in the game and has put out a lot of useful guides: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfS0VRkxI24

And if you really want to get into it, checkout his Foundations course here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6PTNBCeyrc8LvzCedBkwp-4RB-YNsB-G

As far as landing in hangars, there's a proximity assist setting that's enabled by default to allow you to easily make minor adjustments as you're landing your ship in a hangar. The problem with this setting is that it drastically cuts the power to your thrusters while you're going into a hangar, so if you already have a lot of momentum... you're not stopping until your ship has become a pancake.

If you mean ping the hangars as in asking the ATC for a landing pad, you can do that in any of your ship's displays, just go to menu and then look for Comms. You can also open up your mobiglass, go to chat (F11 takes you straight there) then look for the ATC and click the button to call them.
Most pilots just use the Alt+N keybind (tap, don't hold!) to quickly request takeoff/landing.