Exploration: Distance out from where?
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should use SOL. But then I have a marker ship in that system ,so that it shows on the map easily !!!
Human civilization isn't widespread, just a couple of hundred LYs across, so it could be referred to as inhabited space in general, or SOL to be a more precise point of reference.
Since I tend to explore the lower half of the galactic disk, I use Facece as a benchmark. It's close to the bottom of the human sphere.
Since I tend to explore the lower half of the galactic disk, I use Facece as a benchmark. It's close to the bottom of the human sphere.
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Go to your map and turn on all the factions, and turn off un-aligned systems. Then zoom back and you'll see what human space looks like. You can also do that by setting population > 0 and it'll only show populated systems.
Usually when explorers say "I am 1000ly out" they mean that when they mouse over their home system (where they have all their ships parked) it says 1000ly. Human space is about 500ly across or thereabouts. There are a few outposts on the edge - a lot of explorers stop in at those outposts to fuel and repair before they run in to wherever they plan to turn in their discoveries.
Usually when explorers say "I am 1000ly out" they mean that when they mouse over their home system (where they have all their ships parked) it says 1000ly. Human space is about 500ly across or thereabouts. There are a few outposts on the edge - a lot of explorers stop in at those outposts to fuel and repair before they run in to wherever they plan to turn in their discoveries.
You can use whatever system you like. Usually explorers use Sol as a precise indicator. Sol coordinates are 0,0,0 after all.
If you want to partecipate in various off game events like this: https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=119065 , distance from Sol is the way to go.
If you want to partecipate in various off game events like this: https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=119065 , distance from Sol is the way to go.
I list mine from my adopted home of Sui Guei. No idea where I started the game btw. Defo wasn't Sol though. Never been there.
I generally use Sol as a reference point for distance. Once you get pretty far out the difference between inhabited systems doesn't really mean much.
I'm currently 11K LY out heading core wards with a cracked canopy due to an encounter with a red dwarf. Wish me luck!
I'm currently 11K LY out heading core wards with a cracked canopy due to an encounter with a red dwarf. Wish me luck!
I always use both distance to Sagittarius A*, center of the Galaxy [25, -21, 25900] and distance to Sol, birth of human civilization [0,0,0].
I usually refer to going North as the direction Sagittarius A* is seen from Sol, which makes positive X coordinates East, negative X coordinates West.
I usually refer to going North as the direction Sagittarius A* is seen from Sol, which makes positive X coordinates East, negative X coordinates West.
Inhabited space is so tiny (600 ly across) compared to the whole milky way that is really does not matter after a few K ly, its like the 3rd digit of the distance
