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Landing

Syntax:
Land [planet | city/spaceport/coordinates]
Land [city/spaceport/coordinates]
Land

Description:
The land command allows you to land your starship on the surface of a planet, asteroid, or other celestial body large enough to accommodate your ship.

Arguments
The land command accepts several optional arguments. If you simply type LAND with no arguments, you will be prompted for a landing destination. If there are multiple objects nearby that can be landed on, you will first be prompted which to land on, followed by another prompt for where you wish to land on that object. An example of a landing menu with no arguments and one planet nearby:

>land
Where do you wish to land on Yanwis?
[1] City of Tiered
[2] Specific coordinates

Additionally, you can specify which object to land on and where to land on that planet all from within the command. This is especially convenient for people who know where they are going and don't need to be bothered with the full list of destinations. You can specify your specific landing destination in one of three ways: The number it's listed as on the menu, the name of the city/spaceport, or the coordinates on the planet. A few examples of this syntax are:

LAND Yanwis | 153, 725
LAND Yanwis | 1
LAND Yanwis | Tiered

The first example would set you down at coordinates 153, 725 on the planet's surface. The second example will choose option 1 from the regular landing menu, which is the City of Tiered. The third option will also land outside the city. If there is only one planet in range, you can skip the name of the planet and simply type your destination.

Landing Conditions
There are a few conditions that must be met before landing can be successfully accomplished. The first is the size of your starship. Landing is limited to the smallest of ships, usually class 1 hulls and shuttles.

The second is having the necessary landing equipment installed on your starship:

Terrestrial - Allows you to set down on a stretch of land.
Aquatic - Allows you to submerge your starship under water and secure it there.
Atmospheric - Allows your starship to maintain position within the atmosphere, specifically on gas giants.

The next condition that must be met is a friendliness with your landing destination. If flight control advises you not to land, you should heed their advice in order to avoid the wrath of planetary defenses that may be targeting you on the way down.

Finally, you should ensure that nothing is occupying your landing coordinates. This only applies to large things, such as starships and structures. Life forms in the area will likely not impede your landing. If a structure is occupying the coordinates, and it's equipped to accept starships, you will be automatically redirected to the coordinates of a landing pad.

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