[Greybeard]

Originally posted by Puke:
or once you have the device, when you activate it, the map that you use to select the destination system will calculate distances for you.

unfortunately, you can't calculate distances before hand, to see how big of a device you will need.

Sorry Puke, but you can calculate the distance prior to trying the device. Just count the squares and use the Pythagorean Theorum to calculate the distance (like Slick said). Will be very close to what the game calculates. You can turn on the squares under to do the count and then shut them off again because they are annoying...Greybeard