Map improvements in 1.2?

[Dan Doyle]

I would be so happy with just a favorite route placeholder so I don't have to go into the Galaxy Map each time I run my 3 system jump tour.

Oh I like this idea as well ....

 

[Scoob]

Some good ideas in this thread. However, my number 1 request would be to make both the Galaxy and System maps more responsive when first opened. Many a time I've gone to quickly check one of the maps and I'm sat there watching the timer circle for 5-10 seconds before anything happens. There's no internet traffic flowing - other than after the initial burst when I first click to open - so I'm guessing it must be some server-side thing. Other than that, a more feature rich map once opened would be welcome.

Scoob.

 

[Spicy Weiner]

My small wish is a setting that shows "I have data for this system." in the galaxy map. A sort of pin on the map that shows "I've been there" for explorers.

It is my belief that a version of this is already in the game.
When your out exploring and looking at the galaxy map. Hover your cursor over a star. If system info button is white ---- you've been there ---- plane and simple.

But reflecting on it now I can see your point . Something like a button toggle, that changed the colour of all the stars currently shown on the map. Would make it very easy to explore an entire region of space , leaving none undiscovered.

But being a "negative nancy" , there isn't a snowballs change in hell you will ever see this , or even an acknowledgement the FD has read this....

 

[Abil Midena]

I would be so happy with just a favorite route placeholder so I don't have to go into the Galaxy Map each time I run my 3 system jump tour.

Seriously. My route is only 2 jump, and it's annoying.

I go back and forth to the same system/station and the interface to map that out is a little clunky. For us traders, it would be nice to add the destination station to the list. Such as a drop down list of stations on the gal map if you click on it, so you can select the station and not have to use the left hand menu when you get there...every single stinkin time.

 

[Doctor Axel]

My main want is a Find Nearest function in the galaxy map - like Find Nearest Alliance System, Find Nearest System With X Faction, Find Nearest System With Station, Find Nearest System With K-Type Star, et cetera.

Would be immensely helpful with random local bounties without their system names in them. =P

 

[Sayne]

It needs clearer North, South, East, West markings. The grid shows you he lat-long, of your system (take a look, the numbers mean something) but there really needs to be a clear North arrow so you can orient yourself quicky. Astronomical north being defined as a line running from Sol to the center of the Galaxy. http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galactic_coordinate_system

 

[Calim]

My main issue is, when I hoover a system and click the system map icon, then exit, I'm back to the galaxy map where the view is always reset to the current location INSTEAD of being centered on the system I've just checked !

 

[iain666]

And definitely we need a way to know in advance if a system has been discovered or not and to what extent. With so many systems, I don't understand this stubborness from FD to make systems availble for exploring more than once. Shouldnt!!

If you're not in populated space and you're not very close to a popular nebula or other well-known destination then it is almost certainly unexplored

Plus, if you couldn't have multiple explorers then that would imply that the first explorer extracted all valuable data from the system - and I'd expect that to take years. Which would make exploring kind of dull.

Then I'm not all that fussed how many "First discovered by" tags I get.