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Year 12 Day 16 9:49 Location
Jonno Calourius

Hi,

I'm quite new, but have managed to pilot a ship from A to B. It's now been taken over by another faction member, and I am on it. That's fine.

What I'd like to know - and I can't find it in any of the literature - is whether there is a way that I can find out where I am. I don't mean that I am in a ship, I mean where in the Universe I am. Nothing seems to show on the Galaxy map.

I'm used to RPG games, and there's always a button that shows with an icon or something where in the "world" you are.

Thanks in advance,

Jon Cal


Year 12 Day 16 11:21 Location
Jevon Lambright

Unless you have control of the entity are or are explicitly told, there are very few ways to figure out where you are. Adds to the fun of kidnapping/secrecy.

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Year 12 Day 16 13:25 Location
Jonno Calourius

Thank you Jevon for that reply. I'm assuming then that when I'm actually piloting a ship or something, there's a way to know where you are and how far along your route you have got. Some sort of graphic display on a map, perhaps?


Year 12 Day 16 13:39 Location
Jevon Lambright

I am not at home right now or I would give you a screenshot.

In sublight or ground travel it will show you on a map your general location. But in hyperspace, your only method of knowing "where" you are is based on the timer below your general information panel. Mine says:

Onboard the Bayonet-class Light Cruiser JC Valiant
ETA: 13H 27M 51S

So in 13 hours I will arive, so in comparison to my 9-day fly time I am fairly close (hooray!) Otherwise aborting and dropping into realspace is a gamble because you do NOT know where you are.

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Year 12 Day 16 14:51 Location
Jonno Calourius

Thanks, you're a star. Yes, it was hyperspace that I was meaning. That's a shame really - it would be good to have your position marked on the galaxy map by means of a blinking cursor or something. Shouldn't be too difficult. I might suggest it when I've got into the game a bit!

All best,

Jonno C.


Year 12 Day 16 17:48 Location
Ellias Aubec

Its been designed to not let you know - otherwise it would already be available.

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