Difference between revisions of "Navball"

Revision as of 16:06, 16 August 2012

Understanding the navball is critical to successful flight. Its behavior may seem illogical at first, but it can be tamed.

Your speed is relative to your point of reference. Clicking it will change between surface and orbit.

Throttle is how much power you are giving your engines.

The heading is the direction in degrees that you are facing.

G forces are the pressures exerted due to acceleration.

The target is the space center unless you are within 50km of some debris or another ship (verification needed).

The level indicator tells you the direction your ship is headed.

Blue is skyward. Brown is toward the ground.

Prograde means that you are faced toward something.

Prograde means you are faced away.

Default control W moves the indicator down on the navball.

Default control S moves it up.

Default control A moves it left.

Default control D moves it right.

Default control Q rolls it counterclockwise.

Default control E rolls it clockwise.

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 G forces are the pressures exerted due to acceleration.
-Your level is how far your ship has rolled left or right.
+The target is the space center unless you are within 50km of some debris or another ship (verification needed).
+The level indicator tells you the direction your ship is headed.
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-Prograde means that you are headed toward something.
+Blue is skyward. Brown is toward the ground.
-Prograde means you are headed away.
+Prograde means that you are faced toward something.
-The target is the space center unless you are within 50km of some debris or another ship (verification needed).
+Prograde means you are faced away.
+Default control W moves the indicator down on the navball.
+Default control S moves it up.
+Default control A moves it left.
+Default control D moves it right.
+Default control Q rolls it counterclockwise.
+Default control E rolls it clockwise.