Suggestion about FSS

[James Son]

"Throttle down to use FSS mode". OK, the fact that in order to scan, you must go slow is understandable and acceptable. Why however can't you just see the FSS screen (without being able to scan planets)? "Why?" one might ask. Well, having the ability to see the "filtered spectral analysis" bar without wasting time to stop the ship would be useful. If then from what the pilot sees, decides it's worth it, he will stop the ship and start scanning the planets. As things are now, not only it's a waste of time to have to stop the ship, see the screen and then full-thrust it again, it's also irritating.

Also, why not be able to see how many jumps remain to reach to a destination when you are in hyperspace or in Galaxy Map mode?

 

[WR3ND]

Or better yet just have the option of having the FSS in the cockpit and let me fly my ship around and point it at stuff and keep the FSS view for people flying Anacondas and whatnot. Same could go for the DSS too for that matter. Do they want explorers to be sitting targets for some reason or something? I don't get the design philosophy behind it.