Access to "close-by" bookmarks from Left-side Navigation panel <3

[Kinky Jalepeno]

Hello Commanders,
I have taken part in my very 1st CG over at Kamadhenu which highlighted a bit of a pain in the backside for me doing the Palladium haulage.

I was getting Palladium one jump away which was great, and that jump was close enough for the system to appear on my left Navigation panel so could plot a course straight from there with no maps needed.
On the way back however, Kamadhenu was too far away to make it to the navigation list by about 1 ly having been crowded out by closer systems. This forced me to open the galaxy map on every trip back so I could plot the course from my bookmark.

Now this at face-value doesn't seem like too much bother, but when you are ferrying non-stop between systems ad-nauseoum , loading up the galaxy map over and over and over again in rapid succession, gets really old.

Ok so to help pilots doing the rapid short haul trade trips and reduce self-harming rates, I propose that any bookmarks that are within, oh I don't know, lets say 50 light years for starters, should appear on the left side navigation panel. Just by selecting the entry you plot a course without needing to open any maps (should your destination be crowded out of the list by closer systems) speeding things up and making it far less tedious.

Personally I think it's a great idea.

Alternatively, allow us to mark just two systems on the galaxy map and have them appear on the Nav panel until removed, just anything to easily navigate between two systems.

What do you think?

~Kinky o7

 

[Non Grata]

Hello Commanders,
I have taken part in my very 1st CG over at Kamadhenu which highlighted a bit of a pain in the backside for me doing the Palladium haulage.

I was getting Palladium one jump away which was great, and that jump was close enough for the system to appear on my left Navigation panel so could plot a course straight from there with no maps needed.
On the way back however, Kamadhenu was too far away to make it to the navigation list by about 1 ly having been crowded out by closer systems. This forced me to open the galaxy map on every trip back so I could plot the course from my bookmark.

Now this at face-value doesn't seem like too much bother, but when you are ferrying non-stop between systems ad-nauseoum , loading up the galaxy map over and over and over again in rapid succession, gets really old.

Ok so to help pilots doing the rapid short haul trade trips and reduce self-harming rates, I propose that any bookmarks that are within, oh I don't know, lets say 50 light years for starters, should appear on the left side navigation panel. Just by selecting the entry you plot a course without needing to open any maps (should your destination be crowded out of the list by closer systems) speeding things up and making it far less tedious.

Personally I think it's a great idea.

What do you think?

~Kinky o7

I think they want you to have to scroll through stuff, i.e. to fully interact with the panels. Same reason there isn't a hot key for docking requests. That said it would certainly make life easier.

 

[Kinky Jalepeno]

I think they want you to have to scroll through stuff, i.e. to fully interact with the panels. Same reason there isn't a hot key for docking requests. That said it would certainly make life easier.

I think you missed the point entirely, I WANT to use the Nav panel and scroll down. If the system I want however is not on the list because its been crowded out by closer systems I'm screwed. This means I have to open the galaxy map every return trip.

 

[Non Grata]

I think you missed the point entirely, I WANT to use the Nav panel and scroll down. If the system I want however is not on the list because its been crowded out by closer systems I'm screwed. This means I have to open the galaxy map every return trip.

You're right, I did - I tend to skim over longer posts!

 

[Kinky Jalepeno]

You're right, I did - I tend to skim over longer posts!

S'ok..

I posted a similar thing on Reddit and a player called "Toeler" came up with a good idea as an option.

Tag two systems on the gal map who's courses are auto set as you land on the opposite pad.

Land at location "A" and location "B" is auto set as your destination, rinse repeat for the other pad until the tags are removed from the gal map.