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More info?)
If you use UFO4VPA it will also show you where the storm will tow you to
(mostly)
Mydgard
"Christian Graefe" <cg-nntp#NOSPAM#@graefe.net> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
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> ikeequa wrote:
> > Is there any way to counter class 4/5 storms?
> > Without using any add-ons, is there any way to anchor a ship to a
planet
> > or set a waypoint and wrp factor that will prevent the storm from
> > dragging the ship all over the universe?
>
> Unformtunately, there is no 100% way to do this, at least none that I
> know of. I'd recommend using VPA (I would do that in any case...). There
> is a feature I implemented some time ago that might help you. Let me
> quote from the docs:
>
> Ion Storm Waypoint Prediction
> -----------------------------
> This feature will help you to navigate your ships through class 4 and 5
> ion storms that will drag your ships along. Note: Movement of ion storms
> is not entirely predictable. So I should say this feature mearly helps
> you to guess where to move your ships.
> If one of your ships is under the influence of a dragging ion storm,
> press space and move the cursor to the location you want to go (or where
> you want to stay).
> Now press alt-i: The cursor will be moved to the location you should
> send your ship to so that you'll have a chance to end up where you
> wanted to go in the first place. However, as stated above this is not
> guaranteed. An arc of dots on the map indicates all the coordinates that
> your ship might be dragged to.
>
> Hope this helps.
> Christian
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