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QUERY approximately up braking point system
Approximately Up Braking Point Guide: Stop Safely
CURRENT TEST NEEDED
DIRECT ANSWER
Build a repeatable braking record for one ship and route: record destination, mass, approach velocity, reverse thrust, and remaining fuel or power; begin braking early, note the start distance and recovery margin, then repeat before changing one variable. There is no source-backed universal braking distance, and the Braking Point System unlock remains unconfirmed.
BRAKING VARIABLES / EDITORIAL · NOT GAMEPLAY
A stopping point belongs to one ship and route.
A source-backed measurement model, not current UI, a tested split, or a universal distance.
- VELOCITY
- record the approach state before braking
- MASS
- keep the same craft for the first comparison
- REVERSE THRUST
- record the active braking configuration
- ENVIRONMENT
- name the destination, gravity, and atmosphere
- RESERVES
- keep fuel or power and recovery margin
- Universal distance
- missing
- Compare like with like
- same ship + same route
- Braking-system unlock
- missing from official sources
FLIGHT NOTE / CHECKED 2026-08-23 / NO PERSONAL PLAYTEST CLAIM
Why this page exists: A player can approach a destination but needs to know when braking must begin.
Why one number would be misleading
The official description says planets differ in gravity, atmosphere, and temperature, while ship construction allows different engines, fuels, and power systems. Those variables make a single braking point unsafe across ships and destinations.
Update 1.0.008 made the Braking Point System accept negative speed values as absolute values. That input fix does not establish a universal braking distance or an unlock rule.
Community discussion also asks whether the Braking Point System is locked behind Moon progression. The checked official sources do not provide that unlock rule, so this page does not state one.
Build one useful braking record
The useful answer is a repeatable record for one ship and destination, not a distance copied from somebody else's build. Keep the ship and route unchanged for the first comparison.
- Record the destination, ship mass, approach velocity, reverse-thrust configuration, and remaining fuel or power.
- Note the distance at which reverse thrust begins and whether the ship stops with recovery margin.
- Repeat the same route before changing one variable at a time.
- Keep the result attached to that ship, destination, and game build; do not publish it as a universal distance.
Braking Point System: what is still missing
The checked official sources do not state a universal stopping distance or whether the Braking Point System is unlocked by Moon progression. The community discussion proves that players ask both questions, not that a fixed value or unlock step is correct.