So I am about to go on a longish exploration trip. Maybe some day I will go to the core like everyone else but I'd prefer to go places others haven't been. Anyway, it occurs to me: when I get way, way out there, how do you find your way back to Known Space? There seem to be no cardinal direction markers in the galaxy map and so I am wondering how I will find my way back home?
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Buy a Sidewinder and store it at the station where you bought it. You'll see a red marker over the star system where it is stored.
Or open Galaxy Map, search for Sol, select the Sun and then pick you route towards it.
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Ah, thank you. That makes so much sense!
Or you could write down EVERYTHING like I did for a while...
Full disclosure: I don't recommend writing everything down...
There are, have a look at the coordinates. Left coordinate is west-east, middle coordinate is up-down, right coordinate is south-north. Sol is at 0,0,0.
When you're more experienced you'll start recognising some of the nebulae and star clusters near Sol - Barnard's Loop (the big red round thing in Orion) is a good indicator that you're near home.
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Barnard's Loop (the big red round thing in Orion) is a good indicator that you're near home.
Or that you've messed up and overshot, depends what direction you're coming from
Or you could write down EVERYTHING like I did for a while...
Full disclosure: I don't recommend writing everything down...
lol, I still do, on my third log book...
I have a spreadsheet...
I take screenshots of the system maps along with my "tourist" snaps of interesting phenomena. Saves me having to transcribe...
The if you turn verbose debugging on the log does contain the name of every system you visit too.
The if you turn verbose debugging on the log does contain the name of every system you visit too.
I did (and still do)...Or you could write down EVERYTHING like I did for a while...
Full disclosure: I don't recommend writing everything down...
-- Pete.
If you ever get lost whilst out in the black, head towards the co-ordinates 0,0,0 (This is Sol). Eventually you will come across the populated space bubble.
Its a quick and easy rule of thumb, just look at the co-ordinates on the galaxy map and you should get a rough idea of which direction to go to head home, this is especially useful once you get over 1000 l/years away from occupied space.
CMDR Flaxton
Its a quick and easy rule of thumb, just look at the co-ordinates on the galaxy map and you should get a rough idea of which direction to go to head home, this is especially useful once you get over 1000 l/years away from occupied space.
CMDR Flaxton
Pick a random direction and head that way until you cannot go any further. Repeat until home.
Sure, it's not the quickest or most efficient way, but you do get an awesome adventure out of it.
But anyway, what Zieman (if you have a second ship) and Flaxton (if you don't) said is the best advice. I certainly used the latter when I went out on my first long distance journey - it can also work the other way if there is a specific distant destination you wish to visit: just take a note of the rough galactic coordinates of your target and slowly make your way towards it.
Sure, it's not the quickest or most efficient way, but you do get an awesome adventure out of it.
But anyway, what Zieman (if you have a second ship) and Flaxton (if you don't) said is the best advice. I certainly used the latter when I went out on my first long distance journey - it can also work the other way if there is a specific distant destination you wish to visit: just take a note of the rough galactic coordinates of your target and slowly make your way towards it.
