Mapped vs unmapped planets?
- Thread starter Enride
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On the system map it is stated when you select each planet, on the properties panel.
I'm wondering the same thing, if there isn't then FD need to put some sort of indicator in to show something is mapped or not.
A symbol similar to the landable planets in the nav-panel maybe. Right now I would have to plan on paper how to efficiently scan all moons of a gas giant.
Agreed, it defo needs needs a little icon like that or similar.
Yeah some quick indicator in the UI would be great.
Ive found a fairly simple way, by targeting whatever body im wondering about and engaging the "surface detail scanner" even if out of range/sight will still enter scanner mode and tell me if the planet is 100% mapped or not.
Its one way of doing it but some indicator would still be great. Or perhaps a filter in the nav panel to only show unmapped bodies.
Ive found a fairly simple way, by targeting whatever body im wondering about and engaging the "surface detail scanner" even if out of range/sight will still enter scanner mode and tell me if the planet is 100% mapped or not.
Its one way of doing it but some indicator would still be great. Or perhaps a filter in the nav panel to only show unmapped bodies.
Nice tip!
Going to bump this old thread, since I can't find anything more recent.
So, I'm back to this game after a break, last played before the new scanning system. I immediately went back to scanning, but found it extremely annoying to not see at a glance what planets I've mapped. Before, they'd all show unexplored in the navigation tab which was quick to show where to go, but now? Either click them one by one to see the mapped tag, or go to system map and mouse over each and every one. Slow and tedious.
Is there no faster way to do it?
So, I'm back to this game after a break, last played before the new scanning system. I immediately went back to scanning, but found it extremely annoying to not see at a glance what planets I've mapped. Before, they'd all show unexplored in the navigation tab which was quick to show where to go, but now? Either click them one by one to see the mapped tag, or go to system map and mouse over each and every one. Slow and tedious.
Is there no faster way to do it?
The Full Spectrum Scanner (FSS) easily takes care of this getting info on every planet in a system if a player has programmed their controls to efficiently use it. Using an X-56 grey HOTAS I can scan 30 planets in about 3 minutes. ED has the tools and a player has to program their controller and know how to use them.
This is about seeing what planets are mapped or not mapped easily....not the actual process of mapping them.
The process is what it is all about. Easy to do. Say a player mapped 28 out of 30 in the FSS and cannot find the last 2. Extt going to the system map and find the last two not scanned then enter the FSS to complete. All info on every planet is available in the system map. Maybe I'm missing the point...
I'm reading it as there's a system of scanned planets, user has mapped some but not all, user wants a quick way to see which planets are mapped and which are not. An icon on the system map would be ideal.
Left panel isn't it?
You can tell from system map (hover mouse over the body .. you have mapped this planet, or not is in the info) but select a body in your left panel and it will open up some key info on the planet, including whether you've mapped it or not
You can tell from system map (hover mouse over the body .. you have mapped this planet, or not is in the info) but select a body in your left panel and it will open up some key info on the planet, including whether you've mapped it or not
Yeah, in the system map, hover over a planet and one of the panels on the left will tell you if you've mapped it or not. Its the same one that tells you if a body is terraformable or not.
No idea what the panel is called but its the second one along so, once you've opened the system map, you only have to press one button to get to it (RB on Xbox, don't know what it would be on PC)
No idea what the panel is called but its the second one along so, once you've opened the system map, you only have to press one button to get to it (RB on Xbox, don't know what it would be on PC)
I rarely bother with mapping any more. Too little return for the investment. I'm not talking credits, but rather purpose / info. Except for landable planets that have POIs that might be of interest (biologicals where they are rare, for example), mapping with probes gives us nothing that isn't revealed by the FSS. As for spreading my name - Old Duck and Jenny Diver have claimed thousands of planets and nobody cares, LOL 
Used ED Discovery - it flags the mapped planets for you in the system display
The FSS scans every planet and don't wait for the scan to complete showing the details. Once a player sees the planet exit and find another one. All the details will be in the System Map. If an interesting planet shows up then go there and fire off some DSS missiles to map the planet showing all the POIs. Actually this is overkill as if a new player goes to the Jameson crash site planet, fires some DSS missiles, then the coordinates show up on the left panel Nav page. No more challenge per manually flying to those coordinates for the first time. You kids have it too easy...
Yes, the FSS can quickly scan all the planets at a glance. But the issue is that if I want to also map all of them for whatever reason, that's not easy as there's no way at a glance to see which need mapping.
Before, I open the navigation tab scroll down and see "unexplored", and know that's where I need to go. Now? Open navigation tab, choose a target, select it, see if it's mapped, close it, select the next one, check it, and so on and so on. So slow and tedious. Same thing if I go and look at the system map. Mousing over everything, when before all I needed was a quick scroll down the list and that's it, as the unexplored was an immediate giveaway that the object needed attention.
But I'll check ED Discovery. I even used it before taking the break, but completely forgot its existence.
Before, I open the navigation tab scroll down and see "unexplored", and know that's where I need to go. Now? Open navigation tab, choose a target, select it, see if it's mapped, close it, select the next one, check it, and so on and so on. So slow and tedious. Same thing if I go and look at the system map. Mousing over everything, when before all I needed was a quick scroll down the list and that's it, as the unexplored was an immediate giveaway that the object needed attention.
But I'll check ED Discovery. I even used it before taking the break, but completely forgot its existence.