Looking around - then refocus to locked target.

[Tacyon]

Is there a way to refocus the left hand small HUD (just to the left of the target hologram) back to the locked target ?

Example: I'm locked to a station and in SC for a trip. I switch to the left hand panel and contacts and start scanning contacts that appear there. As soon as I do the left hand Holo HUD switches off the station and on the ship that I've selected.

I know want to have the still locked station back on the left hand Holo HUD. Currently I have to go back to Nav screen on the left panel, selected the still locked station, unlock, re-lock, at which point the Holo HUD is once again displaying the station and my SC info.

Is there a way to do this w/o having to do the above ?

 

[Kalearne]

From what I've found through playing is that you seem to have a 'celestial target' which covers stars, planets, stations and 'temporary targets' which are ships, canisters and anything not covered in the celestial section.

temporary targets don't affect your celestial. You navigation guide will always show the way to your celestial target regardless of what temporary is chosen. So when your temporary target is destroyed, leaves or is otherwise out of range, you will flick back to your celestial target and the image updates. But you've always had the celestial targetted.

Sorry if that makes little sense.

 

[Wedgetail]

If you hit your "select target ahead" key/button when pointed at an empty patch of sky it will clear your current target and revert to your nav destination. Admittedly, you need to steer away from where you are (presumably) going for a couple seconds, but it's the only way i have found to do it (apart from the unlock/relock)

 

[Tacyon]

ok, so scariest place imaginable ! That's all you had to say. Scariest place imaginable.

I'd tried the select target ahead as it seemed like the most logical but it always selected one of the many ship targets in front and not station as I wanted.

You trick of pointing out in dead space (a different game) is what I was looking for. I'll try that when I get home tonight.

Thanks tons !

ps. oh and .. Kalearne your sig-text of "Mmmh... Nav Bacon. With Undiscovered Signal Sauce" cracks me up every time I see it. I even hear it in Homer's voice.

 

[Dannyc]

The dead space methods the quickest.. But you have to be clicked on nothing first otherwise it just goes to the next target (This really does need a new button or key to take you back to your primary nav point)