Nevermind I didn't have the boost at max.  Is 11.637 boost enough to get anywhere in the SE Universe within a reasonable amount of time (12 hours at most?)  I'm a little disappointed, I thought there would be a warp bubble around the ship.

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Just zoom out and you'll see the bubble.
With current physical velocity of your ship, you will be able to travel just under 1 million light years in 12 hours. Increase it to go further during the same amount of time (that is the whole goal of the black hole slingshot!!!, but here you can just accelerate using the engines).

Thanks, so this ship is a good candidate for the black hole slingshot!  I was trying to see the furthest I could go in the SE Universe in the amount of time I have to make a video, which maxes out at 12 hours.  Here is where I am right now.

Nevermind I didn't have the boost at max.  Is 11.637 boost enough to get anywhere in the SE Universe within a reasonable amount of time (12 hours at most?)  I'm a little disappointed, I thought there would be a warp bubble around the ship.

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Just zoom out and you'll see the bubble.
With current physical velocity of your ship, you will be able to travel just under 1 million light years in 12 hours. Increase it to go further during the same amount of time (that is the whole goal of the black hole slingshot!!!, but here you can just accelerate using the engines).

The ship does seem to be accelerating as the speed is increasing with time.  So the ship will automatically decelerate when I approach my target?  I've noticed it do that before.

So Control-Numpad doesn't change the direction the ship is moving, but gives the appearance of the pilot changing the direction he or she is looking in?

Yes, it effectively pans the camera. You should still see the HUD if you have it active.

By the way, does this work in warp mode too, to see beyond the field of view?

Sure thing.

So Control-Numpad doesn't change the direction the ship is moving, but gives the appearance of the pilot changing the direction he or she is looking in?

Yes, it effectively pans the camera. You should still see the HUD if you have it active.

By the way, does this work in warp mode too, to see beyond the field of view?

Sure thing.

Yes it's active.  I think I finally got the hang of it, I'll post some screenshots when I get to a new planet.  I'm hoping this ship I'm using is powerful enough to go anywhere in the SE universe in 12 hours or less.  Looks like it maxes out at warp 11.5

The ship does seem to be accelerating as the speed is increasing with time.  So the ship will automatically decelerate when I approach my target?  I've noticed it do that before.

To keep a constant speed in warp, turn off the main engines. Otherwise you will keep accelerating.

Your warp speed will slow down and drop out of warp completely when you get to your target if using the autopilot. However, once you  drop out of warp, all bets are off. You will likely be travelling tens to hundreds of kilometers per second relative to your target. Some good old fashioned main engine braking will likely be in order. And sometimes you're just too close and too fast, and your target will provide the braking for you. :o Rather abruptly!

Yes it's active.  I think I finally got the hang of it, I'll post some screenshots when I get to a new planet.  I'm hoping this ship I'm using is powerful enough to go anywhere in the SE universe in 12 hours or less.  Looks like it maxes out at warp 11.5

Check out the top right panel, "Arrival after:".  Hope you're not in a hurry.

The ship does seem to be accelerating as the speed is increasing with time.  So the ship will automatically decelerate when I approach my target?  I've noticed it do that before.

To keep a constant speed in warp, turn off the main engines. Otherwise you will keep accelerating.

Your warp speed will slow down and drop out of warp completely when you get to your target if using the autopilot. However, once you  drop out of warp, all bets are off. You will likely be travelling tens to hundreds of kilometers per second relative to your target. Some good old fashioned main engine braking will likely be in order. And sometimes you're just too close and too fast, and your target will provide the braking for you. :o Rather abruptly!

Haha sounds like the recipe for a planetary face plant!  Has that ever happened to you?  I do want some acceleration right now as getting there in 3-4 days isn't going to cut it for me, I want it to be more like 3-4 hours lol.  The arrival after number keeps getting shorter- that's because of acceleration?

Main engine braking? I think that happens automatically too doesn't it? 

As per my HUD these are active:

Autopilot
Program
Stage
Sync Velocity
Orientation

I picked this ship because it is small, fast and easily manueverable (and has a cockpit of course).  I've been able to use it on planets and in space, so it's very versatile.  Unlike the large space ships (like the various Enterprises) that I tried which would zoom off a planet without a moment's notice.  I love Star Trek more than any other TV series I've ever watched and I use its music for my SE background music, but there is a reason you never see the Enterprise flying right over a planet lol.

How do I accelerate the ship even more?  It still says it will take another over 1.1 days to get there and I want it to get there in about 10 hours or so?  Main engines are still maxxed at 100 and Boost is all the way at 11.637-- the highest it can get for this ship

How do I accelerate the ship even more?  It still says it will take another over 1.1 days to get there and I want it to get there in about 10 hours or so?  Main engines are still maxxed at 100 and Boost is all the way at 11.637-- the highest it can get for this ship

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When you spawn the ship use your main engines to accelerate to a comfortable speed close to c in the direction of your target, turn off your engines, and then engage warp.

How do I accelerate the ship even more?  It still says it will take another over 1.1 days to get there and I want it to get there in about 10 hours or so?  Main engines are still maxxed at 100 and Boost is all the way at 11.637-- the highest it can get for this ship

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When you spawn the ship use your main engines to accelerate to a comfortable speed close to c in the direction of your target, turn off your engines, and then engage warp.

Thanks, when I started the trip I actually did it backwards.  First I engaged the warp and then I accelerated the ship.  That is probably why it's not going faster.  Down to under 16.5 hours so perhaps the acceleration will be enough to get me there within the time frame I want (7 hours from now).

How do I accelerate the ship even more?  It still says it will take another over 1.1 days to get there and I want it to get there in about 10 hours or so?  Main engines are still maxxed at 100 and Boost is all the way at 11.637-- the highest it can get for this ship

You picked a very distant target to start with. Over 23 million light years away according to one of your first screen shots on the previous page. And now that you have accelerated to near Ludicrous speed ( ), you will likely find yourself zipping right past your target once you drop out of warp. You must remember, that time spent accelerating must also be followed by a similar amount of time decelerating.

Haha sounds like the recipe for a planetary face plant!  Has that ever happened to you?

Most assuredly. Quite frequently, unfortunately.
Check the last pic here.

How do I accelerate the ship even more?  It still says it will take another over 1.1 days to get there and I want it to get there in about 10 hours or so?  Main engines are still maxxed at 100 and Boost is all the way at 11.637-- the highest it can get for this ship

You picked a very distant target to start with. Over 23 million light years away according to one of your first screen shots on the previous page. And now that you have accelerated to near Ludicrous speed ( ), you will likely find yourself zipping right past your target once you drop out of warp. You must remember, that time spent accelerating must also be followed by a similar amount of time decelerating.

Haha sounds like the recipe for a planetary face plant!  Has that ever happened to you?

Most assuredly. Quite frequently, unfortunately.
Check the last pic here.

Yep, I think it was 25 million LY lol I wanted to see how far I could go in a given period of time.  I decided to split it by doing two videos, 12 hours each, so I can extend it to a total of 24 hours.  But that still puts me up against a deadline of 9:42 tonight (7 hours from now lol.)  The arrival after indicates 10.5 hours currently, but since I'm still accelerating, I should still be able to make it (maybe by the skin of my teeth lol.)
Wait, since I'm on autopilot won't the ship just slow down automatically? That does mean I have to do a third video for braking lol.  Question, how come I don't see stars whizzing by like I see in Planetarium mode? They seem like they're blurry and just frozen in place? I remember I was in warp before (over a much shorter distance, I think that was from the outskirts of M87 to its center black hole-- so that was a 28,000 LY trip) and I remember seeing stars streaking by but during this trip they're frozen in place?

current position and velocity

How do I accelerate the ship even more?  It still says it will take another over 1.1 days to get there and I want it to get there in about 10 hours or so?  Main engines are still maxxed at 100 and Boost is all the way at 11.637-- the highest it can get for this ship

You picked a very distant target to start with. Over 23 million light years away according to one of your first screen shots on the previous page. And now that you have accelerated to near Ludicrous speed ( ), you will likely find yourself zipping right past your target once you drop out of warp. You must remember, that time spent accelerating must also be followed by a similar amount of time decelerating.

Haha sounds like the recipe for a planetary face plant!  Has that ever happened to you?

Most assuredly. Quite frequently, unfortunately.
Check the last pic here.

Wow, your trip started out so well, and then what happened?!  And that was  a nice plane too (it looks like an airplane)- what ship is that?  I like that you also traveled across rings.  With the new rings in 0.990 is it possible to travel in an orbit in parallel to the rings without crashing into them?