Like Powerplay, some more graphics could be added to the GalMap to make finding systems of interest faster.
At the simplest level they would only mirror the major system states like Famine, War, Locked Down, Permit Required . . .
As step two, these could be duplicated in the left-hand HUD list in Navigation. There is a lot of opportunity to minimize the need to open the wholly separate map screens by adding a bit more QOL info to the Nav panel and icons and color are handy ways to do that in a small amount of space.
The map icons would be free for systems the player has free info about already, and for other systems only if the player bought system data in the past to view the system and info about it.
Placement of the icons could be on the Plane of the current sector or around the star image itself and be restricted to the map view for example.
Also, the PP icons for expansion, fortification, etc could be similarly available to select or deselect outside of the Power Play view.
Similar information should be shown on the system maps, showing what factions control which starports and outposts, where there is active war-zone, planets/factions in famine, mining extraction sites in the system map, etc. This would make for a more immersive system map and more of a reason to go there (and hopefully an Orrey view one day soon).
There is no significance to the shapes I chose, FD could make something more graphically appealing. This is just a quick MS Paint mock-up showing the potential.
At the simplest level they would only mirror the major system states like Famine, War, Locked Down, Permit Required . . .
As step two, these could be duplicated in the left-hand HUD list in Navigation. There is a lot of opportunity to minimize the need to open the wholly separate map screens by adding a bit more QOL info to the Nav panel and icons and color are handy ways to do that in a small amount of space.
The map icons would be free for systems the player has free info about already, and for other systems only if the player bought system data in the past to view the system and info about it.
Placement of the icons could be on the Plane of the current sector or around the star image itself and be restricted to the map view for example.
Also, the PP icons for expansion, fortification, etc could be similarly available to select or deselect outside of the Power Play view.
Similar information should be shown on the system maps, showing what factions control which starports and outposts, where there is active war-zone, planets/factions in famine, mining extraction sites in the system map, etc. This would make for a more immersive system map and more of a reason to go there (and hopefully an Orrey view one day soon).
There is no significance to the shapes I chose, FD could make something more graphically appealing. This is just a quick MS Paint mock-up showing the potential.
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