beacons

O7 Commanders. While exploring planets and moons I often use the external camera feature to find interesting places and features. I keep thinking of how useful it would be to have a drone on board which the commander can fly. With that drone the commander would be able to set virtual markers to...

This simple feature could greatly change the game and lay foundation for even more to do. Buy your first beacon for relatively cheap at 1,000,000 cr. Deploy it while in normal space or while in supercruise only upon establishing a perfect orbital speed at your desired altitude over a planet...

Hey folks, was just curious if there's been any news on when and where the beacons mentioned in a previous GalNet back when the Colonia Bridge ended would be or when they plan to add them? Checked in Alcor today and aside from all the dead Fleet Carriers, there's no sign of any beacon with...

🤷‍♂️ If nothing else but for the sake of convenience, and making the game less tedious with the unnecessarily long flights to your destination. All they need to do is blanket each star system with more navigation beacons, that way, all I have to do is pick the one that is closest to my...

Okay so I get the initial concern that many players will have with distress beacons, you know with gankers either faking or hunting calls. But I have a couple ideas on how they could be implemented effectively. First of all enabling a beacon broadcasts the players location on the galaxy map with...

Good Luck Out There CMDR's. Safe Travels, Dangerous Roads. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jL-nT4A2LLU&feature=youtu.be

What in the world are capital ships and checkpoints even for? Capital ships I dropped out on a capital ship earlier today and saw what it was since ive never needed to go there. MY GOD THAT IS LEGIT. why cant we do anything with it except ooh and ahh at it? Surely a ship like that needs...