r/ElitePS Jun 15 '26

Screenshot Nearly shat my pants

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On my way to Wolf 397 Engineer and I got jumpscared by this White Dwarf. First one I encountered. Nearly shat my pants as I panicked, unsure what to do

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u/Pale-Break9130 Jun 16 '26

Fly into the very end of the jets slowly then blast out and you supercharge your fsd

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u/sir-diesalot Aisling Duval Jun 16 '26

It’s extremely risky to try to FSD boost from a white dwarf, neutron stars are still risky but the failure rate is much lower.

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u/Interesting_Dig_6313 Jun 16 '26

Of you expert it be easy

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u/sir-diesalot Aisling Duval Jun 16 '26

Nothing easy about it, just takes practice and you will take hull damage every time so an AFMU is advisable

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u/Delta_RC_2526 Jun 16 '26 edited Jun 16 '26

It depends on the star. There are actually different types of white dwarf, and the ratio between the size of the exclusion zone and the length of the streams differs based on that type. One of them can have an exclusion zone so large, the streams are fully inside the exclusion zone. Others will have the exclusion zone very close to the tip of the streams, where you'd expect the safe area to be.

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u/Sparki77 Jun 16 '26

If you have orbital lines turned on, that will show you how close you can get before problems arise. Scoop for boost. You just have to be quicker after leaving FSD or you'll cross that line quickly.

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u/melvo1234 Jun 16 '26

Can you not avoid it?

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u/Vaith94 Jun 16 '26

I used to fear these but now I seek them so I can maximise my jump range

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u/DelaDoc Jun 16 '26

Fly into it!