The struggle is real.

Katejina · Jun 8, 2015

Please bear with me. I find it extremely difficult to do any amount of exploration as efficiently as I was in 1.2.

Especially when this happens:

Frustrated, I tried again, plotting one star closer and then added the destination star manually:

I don't get it, why is it so broken? It's already bad enough that I can't seem to plot routes further than 200ly but now I can't even trust that the routes I am plotting are efficient...

Rauminen · Jun 8, 2015

But but but... you explore WAY MORE starts this way!

Engadine · Jun 8, 2015

You're not alone!!!!

I've had some strange routes plotted since 1.3 was applied.

I have been exploring one Nedula, started before 1.3. In 1.2 I had both Fastest & Economical Routes unticked and I could plot a direct jump to the System. Since 1.3, even with both unticked as before I've had routes plotted for me that went around the houses. Took a few tick & unitcks to get my route plotted direct.

Also, in 1.2 you could enter the System Name in the Search field and press Enter and it would locate it on the map. Not anymore!! Even clicking on the > button requires clicking at least twice for me.

Not sure what's been done to cause it, but something has been changed. It's clear they've tweaked it for PP etc, but as soon as you open the Galaxy Map it just appears on screen a lot busier than before.

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Rauminen said:
But but but... you explore WAY MORE starts this way!

See.... Every cloud.... Silver lining

Katejina · Jun 8, 2015

Aside from the fact that it almost always makes me backtrack at least 2-3 systems before I head in a new direction, then yeah, sure I get to see more, but where I'm at is already difficult enough to travel through. I don't need more hassle than I already have. qq

Ulysses_W · Jun 8, 2015

It's just another example that we explorers are the lepers of the Galaxy. Come on FD, it's really time to put some love into exploration.

Please?

Kancro Vantas · Jun 8, 2015

Between this and the crashing of jumps, we are having PowerAnger 1.3 instead.. lol..

I will never be back home...geez..

clavain · Jun 8, 2015

I've been having problems with the route planner all afternoon. It has told me that routes are unavailable, when they are. It has gotten halfway through calculating a route, and then just stopped and simply marked the "plot route" icon red. I am hoping a lot of this is down to server issues and disconnects, but that is unclear.

I have also been having problems with the System Map - if you select a system in the Galaxy Map other than the one you are at, and then click on the System Map icon, you often just get the loading screen and it stalls with no error message at all, and you have to kill the client. Again, I am hoping this is just the server issues, and it will go away when that is fixed.

Two steps forward, one step back. Should be sorted out by about 1.3.8 is my guess, and then we can start all over again...

gooddoc · Jun 8, 2015

Im not having these problems....but Im on my last 2k LYs to the core & there's that much clutter on the galaxy map that im only plotting 75LY routes at a time, so that's only 3 jumps then re-plot...any more than that & it's the dreaded wait 5+ mins for a route to appear...

...Im getting to the core....eventually....then the long trek back to civvy space, before 1.4 hits

Erimus Kamzel · Jun 8, 2015

Well, I managed to put up with the constant disconnects for my last few thousand LYs back to civilization to sell my data at the CG.... only to find it impossible to sell the data because the "cartography webserver" is constantly down.

FD just had to rush 1.3 out didn't they, despite calls from testers asking for a delay

Commander Dave · Jun 8, 2015

Your maps are showing you that you have Economic Routes selected. Or it has defaulted to that and could be showing the incorrect setting.
Unselect and reselect Fast Routes. That should fix it.
It's already been said by Commander Ziggy up there but it's worth repeating.
Raise a ticket if it's showing the wrong thing.

Katejina · Jun 9, 2015

Commander Dave said:
Your maps are showing you that you have Economic Routes selected. Or it has defaulted to that and could be showing the incorrect setting.
Unselect and reselect Fast Routes. That should fix it.
It's already been said by Commander Ziggy up there but it's worth repeating.
Raise a ticket if it's showing the wrong thing.

I never, ever use economical and unticking/reticking fastest route never helps. I simply chose the one system closer than my destination and the whole route changed to one it should have been.

And it looks like the failures in route plotting are more numerous in areas where systems are not clustered very well. I travelled back to a sector that has more systems within ~10-15ly as opposed to ~20-30 and it is allowing me to ploy upward of 1kly again.

Nexolek · Jun 9, 2015

Erimus said:
Well, I managed to put up with the constant disconnects for my last few thousand LYs back to civilization to sell my data at the CG.... only to find it impossible to sell the data because the "cartography webserver" is constantly down.

FD just had to rush 1.3 out didn't they, despite calls from testers asking for a delay

You are not alone. I've managed to get just under 1000 systems sold in the last 48 hours. I've found that selling systems one at a time is stable enough to do without any errors. It just takes FOREVER.

Ziljan · Jun 9, 2015

It's not much better in the bubble. Try checking the system map in PP view. Loading..... Loading.... Loading... You have to close and then reopen the map with a hot button to clear the error. The problem is that this happens almost every time you look at the power play map in detail. So planning any kind strategy means not only fiddling with umpteen menus, but also closing them and digging back down to the map detail each time it crashes or hangs.

I wish I could play 1.2 until they work it out. I am not even getting the graphical benefit of 1.3 since my game is now choppier with more stutters and poppins.

InMemoriamSirocco · Jun 9, 2015

The next update HAS to be focused on exploration.

Murishani · Jun 9, 2015

InMemoriamSirocco said:
The next update HAS to be focused on exploration.

I hope you've got a REALLY good life support system. Because at this rate, you'll be holding your breath for a long time. I dearly hope FDev makes me look like a fool for saying this. Please FDev, make me look stupid for doubting you.

Zeeman · Jun 9, 2015

Engadine said:
You're not alone!!!!

I've had some strange routes plotted since 1.3 was applied.

I have been exploring one Nedula, started before 1.3. In 1.2 I had both Fastest & Economical Routes unticked and I could plot a direct jump to the System. Since 1.3, even with both unticked as before I've had routes plotted for me that went around the houses. Took a few tick & unitcks to get my route plotted direct.

Also, in 1.2 you could enter the System Name in the Search field and press Enter and it would locate it on the map. Not anymore!! Even clicking on the > button requires clicking at least twice for me.

Not sure what's been done to cause it, but something has been changed. It's clear they've tweaked it for PP etc, but as soon as you open the Galaxy Map it just appears on screen a lot busier than before.

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See.... Every cloud.... Silver lining

Yup, same here. Being 60k Ly from Sol, it sure is slowing down my progress...

Z...

Pharoh · Jun 9, 2015

Are you sure its not because your in the rift ... i have been having the same trouble and put it down to the lack of stars in the area

Your not too far from me katejina

Katejina · Jun 9, 2015

Pharoh said:
Are you sure its not because your in the rift ... i have been having the same trouble and put it down to the lack of stars in the area

Your not too far from me katejina

Aye; wish that would explain it. But I am straight up being denied plots that are well within my range for no reason. Found a proto star system (they are rather rare out here as I'm sure you've noticed) that I was unable to travel to. I traveled to the nearest star and then the GalMap told me the proto star system was only ~26ly away. I have an unladen jump range of ~30.31, ~32 when I've expended more fuel. There is no sense there. I have never had this issue pre-1.3.