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Galactic Chart - what's the icon?

Posted: Thu Oct 14, 2021 7:46 pm
by hiran
In my galactic chart there is an icon I cannot explain from the information given in
http://wiki.alioth.net/index.php/F6_pag ... t_%221%22):

See screenshot at https://app.box.com/s/2crzx33anqo4pw5phgkwvrdhqlcr2z9k

What is the green square on Raleen meant to be?

Re: Galactic Chart - what's the icon?

Posted: Thu Oct 14, 2021 8:04 pm
by Slartibartfast
Ohh -- yes

I wanted to ask that too.

matthias

Re: Galactic Chart - what's the icon?

Posted: Thu Oct 14, 2021 8:11 pm
by Nite Owl
It usually means that there is some sort of event waiting for you at that location. It could be a mission based event, it could be a Giant Space Pizza, it all depends on what OXZs you have installed. These symbols vary depending on what their creators decided to use when creating the OXZ. It could be a green square or a red diamond or a blue circle or... you get the idea. Pop on over there and see what the attraction might be.

Re: Galactic Chart - what's the icon?

Posted: Thu Oct 14, 2021 8:24 pm
by Slartibartfast
Hi

i think that this should be communicated in the WIKI

for a new/poor/weak-armed pilot -- it's a great decision
to go far away from the milkrun, he's just doing
- without seeing the sense of that.

matthias

Re: Galactic Chart - what's the icon?

Posted: Thu Oct 14, 2021 8:43 pm
by Cody
It can also be player-selected, to mark a particular system for some reason. Go F6/F6 Find Planet/enter planet name - that will put the green square on it, then select a different target system with mouse or cursor keys, and the green square will remain where it was.

Re: Galactic Chart - what's the icon?

Posted: Thu Oct 14, 2021 8:53 pm
by Slartibartfast
Hi Cody
It can also be player-selected, to mark a particular system for some reason. ..........

This makes a better explanation only more necessary.

matthias

Re: Galactic Chart - what's the icon?

Posted: Thu Oct 14, 2021 9:43 pm
by Cholmondely
So, the wiki page and the list were mine, because I'd seen very little on the subject, and wanted to provide some sort of guide.

If you provide us with a list of which oxp's you have loaded, that might help narrow down the culprit.

The list might be easiest provided from your latest.log

Re: Galactic Chart - what's the icon?

Posted: Thu Oct 14, 2021 9:56 pm
by Cody
Slartibartfast wrote: Thu Oct 14, 2021 8:53 pm
This makes a better explanation only more necessary.
Tricks of the trade, Master Fjordster! By rights, that green square should probably be known as Cody's Square. Back in the mists of time, it was disappeared during an upgrade to the F6 charts (if memory serves). I seemed to be the only one who used it for marking systems, and had to lobby the devs to reinstate it (which took a little explaining). I use it mainly to mark a system where there's a particularly handy rock hermit (or somesuch thing), even though it may be off my planned course. Easily forgotten, but when marked thusly, never missed.

Re: Galactic Chart - what's the icon?

Posted: Thu Oct 14, 2021 10:15 pm
by Slartibartfast
Hi Cholmondely

..thats no critism of your (great ) work!!!!!
i have seen what you are doing ( here should be a "respect" smily )
If you provide us with a list of which oxp's you have loaded, that might help narrow down the culprit.
i don 't think, that my list would help very much - its has changed meanwhile very often.

as i see there two possibilities for the markers
- self done
? how can i do this
- oxp done
? what could be the meaning
( maybe it is enough to tell, that there could be a oxp-mission ) *)
*) without knowing that - i have looked into the press to get any hints....

matthias

Re: Galactic Chart - what's the icon?

Posted: Fri Oct 15, 2021 12:53 pm
by hiran
Cody wrote: Thu Oct 14, 2021 8:43 pm
It can also be player-selected, to mark a particular system for some reason. Go F6/F6 Find Planet/enter planet name - that will put the green square on it, then select a different target system with mouse or cursor keys, and the green square will remain where it was.
Is that a feature or a side effect? It does not sound meaningful...

Re: Galactic Chart - what's the icon?

Posted: Fri Oct 15, 2021 1:07 pm
by hiran
Slartibartfast wrote: Thu Oct 14, 2021 10:15 pm
Hi Cholmondely

..thats no critism of your (great ) work!!!!!
i have seen what you are doing ( here should be a "respect" smily )
If you provide us with a list of which oxp's you have loaded, that might help narrow down the culprit.
i don 't think, that my list would help very much - its has changed meanwhile very often.

as i see there two possibilities for the markers
- self done
? how can i do this
- oxp done
? what could be the meaning
( maybe it is enough to tell, that there could be a oxp-mission ) *)
*) without knowing that - i have looked into the press to get any hints....

matthias
I believe that is a straightforward and sufficient update to the documentation.
:thumbsup:

Re: Galactic Chart - what's the icon?

Posted: Fri Oct 15, 2021 1:30 pm
by hiran
Slartibartfast wrote: Thu Oct 14, 2021 10:15 pm
If you provide us with a list of which oxp's you have loaded, that might help narrow down the culprit.
i don 't think, that my list would help very much - its has changed meanwhile very often.
I believe the OXP list request was meant for me. AAAAANNNNNND here it is:

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Re: Galactic Chart - what's the icon?

Posted: Fri Oct 15, 2021 2:59 pm
by Cholmondely
I'm stumped!

If it's not a random mission generated by The Collector (if it actually is capable of that sort of thing) or the vanilla game code for missions (which you would know about), I don't see anything there.

Unless you have other oxp's in your AddOns folder. But if that is from your latest.log, they will have been included.

Maybe your computer is trying to tell you something about Raleen? Flog you an antique crossbow? Or a nice chewy tree-grub?

Looks as though it must be Cody's square!

I'll add it to the wiki.

Re: Galactic Chart - what's the icon?

Posted: Fri Oct 15, 2021 3:04 pm
by hiran
Cholmondely wrote: Fri Oct 15, 2021 2:59 pm
I'm stumped!

If it's not a random mission generated by The Collector (if it actually is capable of that sort of thing) or the vanilla game code for missions (which you would know about), I don't see anything there.

Unless you have other oxp's in your AddOns folder. But if that is from your latest.log, they will have been included.

Maybe your computer is trying to tell you something about Raleen? Flog you an antique crossbow? Or a nice chewy tree-grub?

Looks as though it must be Cody's square!

I'll add it to the wiki.
Oh, so we've been editing in parallel...

Re: Galactic Chart - what's the icon?

Posted: Fri Oct 15, 2021 3:14 pm
by Cholmondely
hiran wrote: Fri Oct 15, 2021 3:04 pm
Cholmondely wrote: Fri Oct 15, 2021 2:59 pm
I'm stumped!

If it's not a random mission generated by The Collector (if it actually is capable of that sort of thing) or the vanilla game code for missions (which you would know about), I don't see anything there.

Unless you have other oxp's in your AddOns folder. But if that is from your latest.log, they will have been included.

Maybe your computer is trying to tell you something about Raleen? Flog you an antique crossbow? Or a nice chewy tree-grub?

Looks as though it must be Cody's square!

I'll add it to the wiki.
Oh, so we've been editing in parallel...
At least you did it!

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