Freeport Main Spacestation Attacks Me

Vortex · #1 February 10th, 2004, 02:48 AM

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Originally posted by IdeoPraxist:
Why isn't their any notification from the station?

There is. Watch you mini-map (as long as its not set to whole system - use the R key and set it to 300ls - I don't have mine set to anything else).
If the station is friendly (or any ship for that matter) it appears as a blue triangle, if hostile it turns red.
The interesting point is that there are no neutrals - which should appear in green.

IdeoPraxist · #2 February 11th, 2004, 06:11 AM

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Originally posted by Vortex:

quote:
Originally posted by IdeoPraxist:
Why isn't their any notification from the station?

There is. Watch you mini-map :
If the station is friendly (or any ship for that matter) it appears as a blue triangle, if hostile it turns red.
The interesting point is that there are no neutrals - which should appear in green.

Thanks. I stopped looking at that mini-map at the start of the game.

The problem I have with the mini-map is that it is too "mini". I end up going to the larger map many times to see what's going on.

FEATURE REQUEST: Allow the mini-map to be expanded. I'm tired of looking for tiny 1-pixel red dots.

POSSIBLE BUG FIX: The space station doesn't appear sometimes when I look at the 'big map'. I ended up making a note to myself "the spacestation is near planet Freeport V".

Thanks

Phoenix-D · #3 February 11th, 2004, 07:06 AM

You can zoom the radar map in, you know. It was whole-system, 300ls, 150ls, and 75ls views.

dHay · #4 February 11th, 2004, 04:18 PM

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Originally posted by IdeoPraxist:

POSSIBLE BUG FIX: The space station doesn't appear sometimes when I look at the 'big map'. I ended up making a note to myself "the spacestation is near planet Freeport V".

On the system map screen, make sure you have "Show Ship Names" turned on. Space stations show up a lot better then.

IdeoPraxist · #5 February 12th, 2004, 12:51 AM

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Originally posted by Phoenix-D:
You can zoom the radar map in, you know. It was whole-system, 300ls, 150ls, and 75ls views.

Yeah, but that zoom is too limited. I'd like to see the entire sector and know which direction I am going. After a battle, i'd like to get my bearings quickly since I usually need repairs.

Anyways, I just find the mini-map not very useful due to its size.

FEATURE REQUEST: Could there be 'automated enemy targeting' and an alert with direction pointer? When I fly around, I usually get shot by fighters or satellites without even seeing them. I never saw them coming (except if I keep hitting the 'T' key).
I'd like to have enemies targeted automatically, a small alarm to wake me up saying there is an enemy near-by, and a pointer that tells where it is. An indication on the display panel of the distance to the enemy would also be good. This saves me from spinning around trying to find the object.

Thanks again.

Phoenix-D · #6 February 12th, 2004, 02:40 AM

You want to see the entire sector..but complain that makes things too small? Er, ok.

There isn't a feasable way to make the minimap cover the entire sector and still be large enough to give direction indicators. The 300ls view does give direction indicators as well as hostile/not hostile indication, and nothing can fire on you from outside this radar range.

IdeoPraxist · #7 February 12th, 2004, 03:40 AM

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Originally posted by Phoenix-D:
You want to see the entire sector..but complain that makes things too small? Er, ok.

There isn't a feasable way to make the minimap cover the entire sector and still be large enough to give direction indicators. The 300ls view does give direction indicators as well as hostile/not hostile indication, and nothing can fire on you from outside this radar range.

Not even if the map was 50-100% bigger and in the bottom left of the screen? This improvement and an option to see 600ls would be very appealing.