Navigator Station

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Navigator Station
File:Navigator Station.png
Information
Mass per Module: 80kg

Introduction

The navigator station assists in finding your way among the stars. The navigator station displays cartographic information about the planets, moons, and stars in a solar system. The navigator station also displays cartographic information about nearby solar systems and the sectors that contain them.

Controls are activated by clicking on the console using the hand cursor. Controls also have corresponding keyboard equivalents. Help about using the hand cursor and a table showing the key commands for this station can be found on the Keyboard and Mouse Controls page.

The navigator display screen operates in two distinct magnification modes. At high magnification levels, the display shows the contents of a solar system. At low magnification levels, the display shows the contents of sectors. The magnification level is controlled using a purple graph at the right of the display. The top six increments of the graph are solar system magnifications. The lower six increments on the graph are sector magnifications.

Solar System Magnification

At solar system magnifications, the display panel shows a top down view of a solar system. The name of the current solar system is shown at the top left of the display in bright green letters.

• The display can be panned using the rosette of green buttons at the top right corner. The center green button returns the pan to center on the solar system.
• The display will center on your spacecraft when the small green triangle button at the top right corner is pressed.
• Click on an object in the display to select it. The name of the selected object appears at the bottom right of the display in bright blue letters.
• The display will center on the selected object when the green cross button below the green triangle button is pressed.
• The orbit rings of planets and companion stars are turned on and off using a button at the upper right.

System	Function
Orbit Rings Off	Orbit rings are not displayed.
Orbit Rings On	Orbit rings and a key to ring colors are displayed. This also enables a HUD-like display of orbit rings in space around the bridge that is only visible to the navigator.

Wormholes are shown in the image above, near the primary star. Wormholes are always near the primary star. They never orbit secondary or tertiary stars. Wormholes will show a bright dot in the center when they have been explored by a player.

The above example shows a waypoint set at a wormhole. Courses and waypoints are discussed below.

Sector Magnification

At sector magnification, the display shows a three dimensional perspective view of a sector and the solar systems it contains. The display can be rotated using the rosette of green buttons at the top right corner. The center green button returns the rotation to top view. The display will center on your spacecraft when the small green triangle button at the top right corner is pressed. This will change the current solar system back to the one containing your ship if it is not the current system.

Explored wormholes may also be displayed at sector magnification. A button at the right turns this feature on and off.

System	Function
Wormhole Lines Off	Wormhole lines are not displayed.
Wormhole Lines On	Explored wormhole lines are displayed. This also enables a HUD-like display of wormhole lines in space around the bridge that is only visible to the navigator.

Sectors are cubic sections of space. The display default shows the sector containing the spacecraft. A button at the right enables the neighboring sectors to be displayed as well. This is essential for navigating between sectors.

System	Function
Neighbor Sectors Off	The display only shows the sector containing the targetted object. Initially the targetted object is the spacecraft. This can be changed.
Neighbor Sectors On	The display shows a three by three by three cube of sectors, centered on the sector containing the spacecraft.

The name of the current sector is shown at the bottom left of the display in bright gold letters.

Click on a solar system in the display to select it. When a solar system is selected, its name and distance from the current system are displayed in bright blue at the lower left. In the example below, the selected system Theridiidae is 3.153 parsecs away.

The display will center on the selected solar system when the green cross button at the upper right is pressed. The magnification controls can then be used to view information about the centered solar system. This has limitations. A solar system that has never been explored by your empire cannot be displayed. Sometimes the server you are communicating with does not have more information about the selected system and the information cannot be displayed.

Courses and Waypoints

The navigation console is used to plot courses to other planets and solar systems. The course of the ship is defined by a set of waypoints. Controls for managing the waypoints of the ship's course are present in both solar system and sector magnifications. Course controls appear as small square buttons at the bottom right of the display.

System	Function
Add route to selected.	Creates a route of one or more waypoints. Tries to find a route via explored wormholes from the last waypoint in the route to the selected object.
Add waypoint at selected.	Adds a waypoint to the route at the selected object. No routing logic is invoked.
Add waypoint where I click.	Adds a waypoint at an arbitrary location in the solar system. Click the button then click a spot on the solar system display to add a waypoint there.
Add waypoint command active.	Waiting for navigator to click somewhere.
Clear Route.	Removes all waypoints from the route.
Delete waypoint at selected.	Removes the waypoint at the selected object, if there is one there.
Insert waypoint where I click.	Inserts a waypoint before the selected waypoint. The location may be an object or an arbitrary point in space. Click an existing waypoint then click this button then click an object or any arbitrary spot in a solar system to insert a waypoint there.
Insert waypoint command active.	Waiting for navigator to click somewhere.

Course lines and waypoint blips can be turned on and off using a button at the right of the display. There are several declutter options.

System	Function
Waypoints and Routes	Waypoints and routes are displayed. This is the default setting.
Waypoints Only	Only the waypoint markers are displayed. Route lines are not displayed.
Routes Only	Only route lines are displayed. Waypoint markers are not displayed.
Routes and Waypoints Off	No waypoint markers or route lines are displayed.