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		GrumpyYoungMan on Dec 25, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Outer Orbit – old school Spacewar-for-one game Apparently slingshotting around the sun is needed to get any appreciable velocity. Start thrusting at 90 degrees to the line between the ship and the star as soon as the ship materializes to enter an orbit.

vulcan01 on Dec 25, 2020 [–]

Yep. You can also wait for a second or so after materialisation to get a higher velocity.

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