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Galactic Map shows information on Mepsest system

Galactic Map is a feature.

Summary[]

Galaxy Map is an enormous interface that endlessly displays countless star system. It can be opened when boarding a spaceship or freighter. On a [[Starship, open the Quick Menu in space on and select Open Galaxy Map . PC can also be opened directly by pressing . On a freighter, open it from the "Freighter Warp Map" terminal, one of the consoles on the central circular platform on the bridge of the ship. It is located on the opposite side of the Frigate Expedition officer.

A screen for investigating information on other star systems and traveling there by warp. Since the warp capability of ship and freighters is very short distance compared to the size of the galaxy, it is mainly used to investigate and travel to nearby star systems. Several routes can be set.

Destination[]

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It shows the distance in light-years for the current destination.

Filter[]

It shows different colour coding for the star systems, but there is no in-game legend for explaining these.

Controls[]

Action PC PS4 Xbox
Destination
Filter
Scan Discoveries
Select nearest
(after scanning started)
? ?
Deselect current system ?
Select next system ?
Leave
Free camera
Free camera
Select my location ?
Select targeted system ?
Select targeted system
Warp ?
Set waypoint ?
Deselect ?

Additional information[]

  • On PC, when the player is focused on the system discovered by themselves, pressing + will allow the player jump to nearest discovered system by themselves. (27th August, 2016)
  • On all platforms, a faint "whoosh" sound plays whenever you move the camera.

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