Are there any time-saving tips for finding planetary POIs via coordinates?
- Thread starter Branithar
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Geysers and such like - find passenger missions which take you there directly .... easiest way to find them in my opinion.
Robert Maynard
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Which platform do you play on?
On PC there are a number of tools available to assist in navigation to specific surface co-ordinates. I am developing StatusDisplay which can perform this function, among other things.
On PC there are a number of tools available to assist in navigation to specific surface co-ordinates. I am developing StatusDisplay which can perform this function, among other things.
We should be able to use the system map to zoom in on the planet, rotate it to find the coordinates, and set a waypoint.
Only I can think of is focus on one direction at a time. Always follow ONE of the 4 directions 0 90 180 270 until you get to the first value of the coordinate. Then do a 90 degree from there and go straight line to your target.
I'm pretty horrible at it. And even worse at explaining [haha]
That's been asked for since 2.0. It's not a priority to Frontier.
I'd personally be thrilled if you could mouse over the planet in the system view, and see the lat-long, so you can figure out the heading and fly directly to the point...then letting you add a POI bookmark to the coordinates AFTER you've arrived. I have a couple baseplate compasses with 0-360 degree markings, and I'd love using it to find POIs (using a physical baseplate compass to find POIs would feel pretty hardcore and add to the immersion).
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Wait till we get Legs and you find you have been walking in the opposite direction for several hours 
Wait till we get Legs and you find you have been walking in the opposite direction for several hours
0= north, 90= east, 180= south and 270= west...pretty simple. An easy solution would be to add a tear-drop shape for the location marker, pointing at what direction you're facing.
I just use this: http://edcodex.info/?m=tools&entry=451
Dirt simple:
It maybe coming in the Q4 update, it is on the list. Sandro said in a live stream that he wasn't sure if was coming in Q4 or a later update. Hopefully Q4.
I do it by visualising the globe, the target location and my location (it's not as new-age as it sounds )
https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showt...ething-wrong?p=5898530&viewfull=1#post5898530
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First you need to understand the coordinate system. Starting at zero lat/long North is heading zero and latitude increases. South is heading 180 and latitude decreases. East is heading 90 and longitude increases. West is heading 270 and longitude decreases. The North Pole is at latitude +90 and the South Pole is at latitude -90. Longitude ranges between -180 and +180. Just like here on Earth in real life.
My recommendation is to get to the correct longitude first, then turn and find the correct latitude. Doing it in that order means you're flying straight lines both times. If you did latitude first, you'd have to fly a curved course to maintain that latitude while finding the longitude.
After a while you'll get a feel for how it works and can start cutting corners (literally).
Also, keep flying between the OC and DROP altitudes. The higher you are the faster you'll go. Remember that the surface curves away from you and your altitude will tend to increase unless you keep pushing your ship's nose down.
My recommendation is to get to the correct longitude first, then turn and find the correct latitude. Doing it in that order means you're flying straight lines both times. If you did latitude first, you'd have to fly a curved course to maintain that latitude while finding the longitude.
After a while you'll get a feel for how it works and can start cutting corners (literally).
Also, keep flying between the OC and DROP altitudes. The higher you are the faster you'll go. Remember that the surface curves away from you and your altitude will tend to increase unless you keep pushing your ship's nose down.
To be accurate, Sandro said during that one livestream that they'd like to do it someday, but it isn't planned for the Beyond updates and will likely not be in Q4.
I'd love to see it, but let's not spread false hope.