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Starsector => Suggestions => Topic started by: Yubbin on February 01, 2021, 03:01:21 PM

Title: More Obvious Planets on The Map
Post by: Yubbin on February 01, 2021, 03:01:21 PM

I would be nice if some small barren worlds (or all planets maybe?) were more obvious on the system map. Sometimes I'm looking for a bounty, and I can't find the planet because it blends in to an asteroid belt.

In this picture, where I am traveling to a small barren planet, and it's barely visible.

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(https://i.imgur.com/haVhaUX.png)

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The way I found it was looking at the system overview, so it's not that much of a problem, but it might be hard for newer players trying to find planets.

Title: Re: More Obvious Planets on The Map
Post by: SafariJohn on February 01, 2021, 05:18:53 PM

Maybe planet icons should have a minimum size?

Title: Re: More Obvious Planets on The Map
Post by: Thaago on February 01, 2021, 05:58:55 PM

I would like that - I've had similar experiences to the OP, and if someone hasn't discovered/remembered the system overview small planets can be really hard to find.

Title: Re: More Obvious Planets on The Map
Post by: ubuntufreakdragon on February 01, 2021, 07:40:29 PM

enable exploration map info and some nice bracket appear next to each planet.

Title: Re: More Obvious Planets on The Map
Post by: Grievous69 on February 02, 2021, 12:01:06 AM

This is the only reason why I sometimes have to pull up the planets info screen that shows all of them in one place, and then I lay in course from there. Even hovering your mouse over the asteroid belts to accidentally find it may not work since these planets are so small.

Title: Re: More Obvious Planets on The Map
Post by: SCC on February 02, 2021, 12:12:14 AM

Bringing up the intel system overview to find a specific planet is the norm for me. Partially because some planets are really small and partially because it's just easier to read and I can see all the planets at once.

Title: Re: More Obvious Planets on The Map
Post by: Serenitis on February 02, 2021, 02:20:37 AM

Quote from: ubuntufreakdragon on February 01, 2021, 07:40:29 PM

enable exploration map info and some nice bracket appear next to each planet.

There is also the option to have the names of objects appear next to them in the <Tab> map, which makes things even more visible.
(Iirc you have to turn on "names" and turn off "inhabited")

Title: Re: More Obvious Planets on The Map
Post by: DatonKallandor on February 02, 2021, 07:45:36 AM

Is that with mods? I've never seen a planet anywhere close to that small.

Title: Re: More Obvious Planets on The Map
Post by: SafariJohn on February 02, 2021, 10:01:40 AM

Quote from: DatonKallandor on February 02, 2021, 07:45:36 AM

Is that with mods? I've never seen a planet anywhere close to that small.

Proof that they need to be more visible ;)