jup, formation works fine to trick the queue.

aswell docking with trade lanes in the last possible moment will give you a nice time save in your round trips

What about when it says dock in use, and the friggin NPC "using" it is just sitting there and won't go! That happens all the time and I have to blow the thing up to get through! Sometimes it's really bad because it's a faction I don't want any more angry than they already are!

Edited by - Hand Solo on 23-03-2003 06:26:44

Nothing exists if players aren't around, so just get a good 5k or so away from the jump gate and come back (ie get on trade lane, then stop halfway and come back).

Another way to get further up in the queue:
Destroy all the other ships. Heh.

Browclops

Cutting in line. This one is tricky, but it works.

Position your ship at the very entrance of the white lights. Make sure that the other ships entering are BETWEEN you and the light...as soon as you form on them, you will be sucked in. I have entered Jump gates instantly before by doing this. It takes practice, but it can be done.

If you are too close to the white light, it will make you circle around, so positioning is important. As long as you are in front of the ships trying to enter, you will enter first. It's an easy way to cut in line. If you are fast enough you can do this on the fly without even slowing down...go from cruise mode to hyperspace instantly.

the worst thing to do is click on the gate when your far way and press F3, the AI is dumb and makes you cut off cruise like 1k away from the gate, which makes you a sitting duck for like the 10 corsairs that are ALWAYS THERE FOR NO REASON

I say become friendlier with the corsairs and do not worry about being jumped by 10 of them

I'm sorry, but I just cant bring myself to do that. They are just too much fun to murder.